AP AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Past Papers
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Available years: 2025, 2024, 2023
The 2025 AP Physics 1 Free-Response section comprises 4 structured questions totaling 40 marks across 100 minutes. Covering Linear Momentum, Conservation of Energy, Torque & Rotational Dynamics, and the newly added Fluids unit, the exam balanced multi-step symbolic derivations, qualitative-quantitative translations, experimental linearization, and energy representations.
The 2024 AP Physics 1 Free-Response section consisted of five questions totalling 45 marks over 90 minutes. It heavily evaluated multi-representation translation, including energy bar charts, position-time graphing of center-of-mass kinematics, rotational equilibrium derivations, and experimental design for simple harmonic motion.
The 2023 AP Physics 1 Free-Response section was a rigorous 45-mark assessment emphasizing rotational mechanics, experimental data linearization, and multi-representation reasoning. While students demonstrated competent baseline graphing skills in Question 2, significant mark drops occurred across rotational dynamics, system boundary definitions in work-energy scenarios (Question 5, mean 1.57/7), and quantitative derivations from fundamental principles.
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