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Free Chapter 1 Sample · 45 Pages

See How a Strong Physics Solution Is Built — Step by Step

Download the complete Chapter 1 (Kinematics) sample from AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Practice Workbook — worked MCQs with full distractor analysis and a complete free-response solution, exactly as they appear in the printed book.

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183fully worked problems
8 unitsfull exam syllabus
2024 CEDcurrent exam format
Free sample AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Practice Workbook — book cover

What You'll See Inside the Sample

The same solution architecture used across all 183 problems in the full workbook — not a shortened answer key.

Exam-Speed MCQ Reasoning

Every multiple-choice solution opens with the correct answer, then the fastest legitimate path to it — the way a well-prepared student reasons under real time pressure.

Why Every Wrong Answer Is Wrong

Each distractor is explained through the specific misconception behind it, so students learn to recognize the trap next time — not just memorize the right letter.

A Complete FRQ Walkthrough

One full free-response problem worked through Identify → Represent → Solve → Evaluate, with diagrams, units checks, and a limiting-case sanity check on the final answer.

Look Inside the Sample

Real pages from the Chapter 1 (Kinematics) sample — unedited, exactly as printed.

Key Concepts summary page for Chapter 1, Kinematics
Key ConceptsEvery essential equation and key distinction for the unit, on one page.
Multiple-choice solution page showing distractor analysis and key principle
MCQ SolutionFast path, full distractor analysis, and the key principle behind the question.
Motion diagram and common-mistake box from a free-response solution
FRQ RepresentationMotion diagrams, common-mistake flags, and fully derived symbolic results.

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Who This Is For

The same 183 problems serve four very different readers — here's what each one gets out of it. Teachers, and families running the course at home, each get a free set of materials of their own.

Student

Learn the reasoning, not just the formula

See the process from model to justified answer, so you can reproduce it on problems you haven't seen before.

Parent

Preview it before you buy it

Judge the depth and clarity of the solutions yourself — no guessing whether it matches the current exam.

Homeschool Family

A self-study system, not a worksheet

Complete worked solutions your student can follow independently, without needing daily teacher support — plus free planning materials, with the registration and deadline facts cited to College Board pages.

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AP Physics 1 Teacher Notes

A separate series, built only from the published College Board record — scoring guidelines, scoring commentary and Chief Reader Reports. Every claim is quoted from its source and cited, so you can check it, argue with it, or put it in front of a class on Monday.

  • Two to four pages per issue — one narrow question, answered from the documents
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The Chapter 1 PDF lands in your inbox immediately. Then, as part of the Step-by-Step study letter, you'll occasionally receive:

  • Study tips that build intuition

    Short, practical notes on how to think about physics — the reasoning habits behind strong exam scores.

  • A problem to solve — then the full solution

    An exam-style challenge lands in your inbox; the complete step-by-step solution follows a few days later.

  • Bonus problems and hands-on projects

    Extra practice sets and curiosity-driven physics projects that go beyond the workbook.

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Ready for the Complete Workbook?

All 8 units, 183 fully worked problems, and the complete exam-readiness system — in print on Amazon, in two editions.

Both editions contain the identical 183 problems, solutions, and diagrams. Full-color matches the sample you'll download; black & white is the budget-friendly print of the same book.

Already own a copy? Confirmed corrections to the first edition are listed page by page on the errata page, together with the exam-format change that takes effect in May 2027.

AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Practice Workbook is written and published independently by Jakub Jan Borkała, PhD (StepByStep Science Publishing). I am the author and publisher of this workbook and this page.

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