AP+Physics+Big+Ideas

AP Physics 1 Course Content Students explore principles of Newtonian mechanics (including rotational motion); work, energy, and power; mechanical waves and sound; and introductory, simple circuits.The course is based on six Big Ideas, which encompass core scientific principles, theories, and processes that cut across traditional boundaries and provide a broad way of thinking about the physical world.


 * The following are Big Ideas: **
 * • Objects and systems have properties such as mass and charge. Systems may have internal structure. **
 * • Fields existing in space can be used to explain interactions. **
 * • The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces. **
 * • Interactions between systems can result in changes in those systems. **
 * • Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws. **
 * • Waves can transfer energy and momentum from one location to another without the permanent transfer of mass and serve as a mathematical model for the description of other phenomena. **