AP Physics 2

This is where I post all of the public information for AP Physics 2 as well as links to more resources on Google Drive. Please let me know if you have any questions by emailing me at ccarman *at* kentschools *dot* net!

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• Homework keys

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In AP Physics 2, we'll follow the topic order described in the College Board's Course & Exam Description (CED) based on this estimated schedule:

Unit 1: Fluids – August-September 2023

• 1.1 – Fluid Systems

• 1.2 – Density

• 1.3 – Fluids: Pressure and Forces

• 1.4 – Fluids and Free-Body Diagrams

• 1.5 – Buoyancy

• 1.6 – Conservation of Energy in Fluid Flow

• 1.7 – Conservation of Mass Flow Rate in Fluids

Unit 2: Thermodynamics – September-October 2023

• 2.1 – Thermodynamic Systems

• 2.2 – Pressure, Thermal Equilibrium, and the Ideal Gas Law

• 2.3 – Thermodynamics and Forces

• 2.4 – Thermodynamics and Free-Body Diagrams

• 2.5 – Thermodynamics and Contact Forces

• 2.6 – Heat and Energy Transfer

• 2.7 – Internal Energy and Energy Transfer

• 2.8 – Thermodynamics and Elastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum

• 2.9 – Thermodynamics and Inelastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum

• 2.10 – Thermal Conductivity

• 2.11 – Probability, Thermal Equilibrium, and Entropy

Unit 3: Electric Force, Field, and Potential (Electrostatics) – October-November 2023

• 3.1 – Electric Systems

• 3.2 – Electric Charge

• 3.3 – Conservation of Electric Charge

• 3.4 – Charge Distribution - Friction, Conduction, and Induction

• 3.5 – Electric Permittivity

• 3.6 – Introduction to Electric Forces

• 3.7 – Electric Forces and Free-Body Diagrams

• 3.8 – Describing Electric Force

• 3.9 – Gravitational and Electromagnetic Forces

• 3.10 – Vector and Scalar Fields

• 3.11 – Electric Charges and Fields

• 3.12 – Isolines and Electric Fields

• 3.13 – Conservation of Electric Energy

Unit 4: Electric Circuits – November-December 2023

• 4.1 – Definition and Conservation of Electric Charge

• 4.2 – Resistivity and Resistance

• 4.3 – Resistance and Capacitance

• 4.4 – Kirchhoff's Loop Rule

• 4.5 – Kirchhoff's Junction Rule and the Conservation of Electric Charge

Unit 5: Magnetism and Electromagnetism Induction – January 2024

• 5.1 – Magnetic Systems

• 5.2 – Magnetic Permeability and Magnetic Dipole Moment

• 5.3 – Vector and Scalar Fields

• 5.4 – Monopole and Dipole Fields

• 5.5 – Magnetic Fields and Forces

• 5.6 – Magnetic Forces

• 5.7 – Forces Review

• 5.8 – Magnetic Flux

Unit 6: Geometric and Physical Optics – February 2024

• 6.1 – Waves

• 6.2 – Electromagnetic Waves

• 6.3 – Periodic Waves

• 6.4 – Refraction, Reflection, and Absorption

• 6.5 – Images from Lenses and Mirrors

• 6.6 – Interference and Diffraction

Unit 7: Quantum, Atomic and Nuclear (Modern) Physics – March 2024

• 7.1 – Systems and Fundamental Forces

• 7.2 – Radioactive Decay

• 7.3 – Energy in Modern Physics (Energy in Radioactive Decay and E = mc2)

• 7.4 – Mass-Energy Equivalence

• 7.5 – Properties of Waves and Particles

• 7.6 – Photoelectric Effect

• 7.7 – Wave Functions and Probability

With some luck, we'll be able to spend the entire month of April to study for the AP Physics 2 Exam in May!