Science Department
Advanced Placement
Physics
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The Advanced Placement Physics (or Physics 3,4 A-Level) course
follows the curriculum of the A.P. Physics C course with one semester of
college-level Mechanics and one semester of college-level Electricity and
Magnetism. Students have the option of taking two separate A.P. exams in
May and receiving two separate A.P. grades. The course uses elementary
calculus and relies heavily on both the laboratory experience and problem
solving.
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1ST SEMESTER TOPICS |
2ND SEMESTER TOPICS |
| Linear Motion |
Electrostatics |
| 2 Dimensional Motion |
Electric Fields |
| Newton's Laws of Motion |
Electric Potential |
| Work/Energy |
DC Circuits |
| Impulse/Momentum |
Capacitors |
| Rotational Motion |
Magnetic Fields |
| Angular Momentum |
Electromagnetism |
| Simple Harmonic Motion |
Maxwell's Equations |