AP Physics C

AP Physics C study planner for May 2027

Choose your exams, rate each unit and set your weekly hours. The planner weights units by their share of the exam.

Which exams?
Hours a week for AP Physics C
Unit 1: Kinematics 10–15%
Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics 20–25%
Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power 15–25%
Unit 4: Linear Momentum 10–20%
Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics 10–15%
Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 10–15%
Unit 7: Oscillations 10–15%
Unit 8: Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law 15–25%
Unit 9: Electric Potential 10–20%
Unit 10: Conductors and Capacitors 10–15%
Unit 11: Electric Circuits 15–25%
Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism 10–20%
Unit 13: Electromagnetic Induction 10–20%

28 weeks to your first exam on May 3, 2027

Start with Unit 2

Force and Translational Dynamics: 11.4 of your 112 hours. It carries 20–25% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 9 of its 42 questions.

Hours per unit
UnitHoursAbout this many questions
Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics11.49 of 42
Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power10.18 of 42
Unit 8: Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law10.18 of 42
Unit 11: Electric Circuits10.18 of 42
Unit 4: Linear Momentum7.66 of 42
Unit 9: Electric Potential7.66 of 42
Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism7.66 of 42
Unit 13: Electromagnetic Induction7.66 of 42
Unit 1: Kinematics6.35 of 42
Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics6.35 of 42
Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems6.35 of 42
Unit 7: Oscillations6.35 of 42
Unit 10: Conductors and Capacitors6.35 of 42

Week by week

  1. Week 1 · Oct 14Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics
  2. Week 2 · Oct 21Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics
  3. Week 3 · Oct 28Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics, Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power
  4. Week 4 · Nov 4Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power
  5. Week 5 · Nov 11Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power
  6. Week 6 · Nov 18Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power, Unit 8: Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law
  7. Week 7 · Nov 25Unit 8: Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law
  8. Week 8 · Dec 2Unit 8: Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law, Unit 11: Electric Circuits
  9. Week 9 · Dec 9Unit 11: Electric Circuits
  10. Week 10 · Dec 16Unit 11: Electric Circuits
  11. Week 11 · Dec 23Unit 11: Electric Circuits, Unit 4: Linear Momentum
  12. Week 12 · Dec 30Unit 4: Linear Momentum
  13. Week 13 · Jan 6Unit 4: Linear Momentum, Unit 9: Electric Potential
  14. Week 14 · Jan 13Unit 9: Electric Potential
  15. Week 15 · Jan 20Unit 9: Electric Potential, Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism
  16. Week 16 · Jan 27Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism
  17. Week 17 · Feb 3Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism, Unit 13: Electromagnetic Induction
  18. Week 18 · Feb 10Unit 13: Electromagnetic Induction
  19. Week 19 · Feb 17Unit 13: Electromagnetic Induction, Unit 1: Kinematics
  20. Week 20 · Feb 24Unit 1: Kinematics, Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics
  21. Week 21 · Mar 3Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics
  22. Week 22 · Mar 10Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics, Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
  23. Week 23 · Mar 17Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems, Unit 7: Oscillations
  24. Week 24 · Mar 24Unit 7: Oscillations
  25. Week 25 · Mar 31Unit 7: Oscillations, Unit 10: Conductors and Capacitors
  26. Week 26 · Apr 7Unit 10: Conductors and Capacitors
  27. Week 27 · Apr 14Timed practice exam, then review every miss
  28. Week 28 · Apr 21Timed practice exam, then review every miss

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FAQ

Should I study for both exams at once?

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