About the course
Have you ever thought about why you feel the downward pull of Earth but not an upward pull from the Moon? Why throwing a heavy rock forward pushes you backward? Or why the end of a stick swings down faster than a rock that is dropped? In AP Physics C: Mechanics, you’ll explore concepts such as motion, gravitation, momentum, and rotation using conceptual explanations and calculus-based mathematics.
What you’ll learn
- Creating representations that depict physical phenomena 
- Conducting analyses to derive, calculate, estimate, or predict 
- Describing experimental procedures, analyzing data, supporting claims 
- Equivalency and Prerequisites 
- College Course Equivalent 
- A semester-long, introductory calculus-based college course in physics. 
Exam Date
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
