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Unit: One-dimensional motion

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AP Physics 1 foundations

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Introduction to physics
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Preparing to study physics
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Distance, displacement, and coordinate systems

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Distance and displacement introduction
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Distance and displacement in one dimension
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Position-time graphs
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Average velocity and average speed

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Velocity and speed from graphs

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Instantaneous speed and velocity
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Finding displacement from velocity graphsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Average and instantaneous acceleration

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Acceleration
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Connecting acceleration and velocity graphsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Motion with constant acceleration

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Objects in freefall

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Freefall review
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Let's explore the ideas of displacement, velocity, and acceleration. We'll do exciting things like throw things off cliffs (far safer on paper than in real life) and see how high a ball will fly in the air.
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