This summer AP Physics 1 course will take five weeks (30 hours in total) to complete the entire AP Physics 1 course standard set by the College Board. This course has no prerequisite for students' physics background. This course will lay a solid foundation for students to prepare for next year's AP Physics 1 standard examination or to prepare for next year's U.S. Physics Olympiad F=ma competition. It will also enable students to more confidently study school-related courses and improve their school performance.
This course uses The Princeton Review Cracking the AP Physics 1 Exam 2017 Edition as the textbook. The main reason for choosing this book is based on the characteristics of this course - students will use five weeks to complete what they normally need an entire school year to study. The book is characterized by its reasonable structure, conciseness, and emphasis. Some students are busy during the summer break so it is difficult for them to have time to read long textbook materials. They would waste a lot of time reading some non-focused details, and they would have less time to master basic physics knowledge. Based on this consideration and past teaching experience, we chose the Princeton Review book to help students improve their reading efficiency. The explanations in the textbook are very concise and logical, so it's more effective for students to understand. This textbook focuses on the basic concepts of physics, making it easy for students to master the main contents of AP Physics 1 in a short period of time. Each chapter of this book has a summary after reading, which is convenient for students to review and consolidate knowledge. In addition, each chapter is followed by a selection of exercises that allow students to practice how to apply what they have learned. Dr. Yang will explain and supplement in class some of the important details that this book lacks to help students learn basic physics comprehensively.