Required Materials
1.) Pencils
2.) Whiteboard Markers
3.) Graphing Calculator
Only certain calculators are approved for AP Physics 1. Any calculator approved for the AP Calculus test is also approved for the AP Physics 1 test.
Only calculators approved for the AP Physics 1 test will be permitted for use in the class.
A partial list of approved calculators includes, but is not limited to:
- TI-80 through TI-86
- TI-89
- TI-Nspire
- HP-39, 40, 48-50
- Many Casio FX models
Scientific (non-graphing) Calculators are NOT permitted .
Calculators with QWERTY keyboards are NOT permitted.
Devices with stylus pen or wifi capability are NOT permitted.
Devices with cell phone or camera capability are NOT permitted.
Click
here for the official list of approved calculators
4.) 50-page Barbakam Lab Notebook
Found for the cheapest price (about $10) at the Hamilton Bookstore. Carbon-copy, tear-out pages required.
Please do not purchase the 100-page book. Those are reserved for AP Physics 1.
Recommended Materials
5.) Clear Protractor
6.) Clear Ruler
7.) Laptop Computer/Macbook Air/Microsoft Surface - with excel
The school-issued computer will work perfectly.