Students enrolling in Advanced Placement Physics 1 should have a strong foundation in both Algebra and Geometry prior to enrollment.
The Advanced Placement Physics program is a standalone program. AP Physics 1 is designed to be a student's first course in Physics and does not require students to have taken any prior Physics courses. The topics include Kinematics, Forces, Energy, Momentum, Circular and Rotational Motion, Universal Gravitation, Waves, Sound, Electrostatics, and Electric Circuits.
This class is the prerequisite course for AP Physics 2. Students planning a college curriculum that requires one year of science (non-calculus Physics) may be able to fulfill half of this requirement by passing the Advanced Placement Physics 1 test.