AP Physics C: Mechanics

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Hi!

This year I want to self study the mechanics part of physics C, but I was wondering whether it is a full or mid year course. Does it have as much content as AP Biology or Chemistry, for example?

And what textbook/review book is recommend? I guess I’ll have to use a textbook.

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Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers.
I’d say it’s a mid-year course, especially with college teaching it in one semester. If you study chapters 1-14, that’s the equivalent of Physics C. As far as Calculus for the course, I think it’s easy to apply the Calculus to the concepts learned in the course.

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What chapters would be just mechanics?

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Topics:
Kinematics 1D, 2D
Vectors
Force / Motion
Dynamics in 1D and 2D
Newton’s Third Law
Impulse and Momentum
Energy
Work
Rotation of a Rigid Body
Newton’s Theory of Gravity
Oscillations

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Thanks!