Advanced Placement Physics 1 is a university-level course intended for highly motivated students. This course is equivalent to the first semester of a one-year university physics course in content, rigor, and demands on the student. Diverse topics in classical physics include: Kinematics, Dynamics: Newton’s Laws, Circular motion and universal law of gravitation, Simple harmonic motion: simple pendulum and mass-spring systems, Impulse, linear momentum, and conservation of linear momentum: Collisions, Work, energy, and conservation of energy, Rotational motion: torque, rotational kinematics and energy, rotational dynamics, and conservation of angular momentum, Electrostatics: electric charge and electric force, DC circuits: resistors only Mechanical waves and sound. Also emphasized are strategies for successfully completing the College Board Advanced Placement Physics 1 examination. This class includes a combination of lecture, demonstration and laboratory activities. A “C” or better in both semesters earns the student one unit for the “D” requirement on the UC/CSU A-G list.
AP Physics C: Mechanics is a one-semester, calculus-based, college-level physics course, especially appropriate for students planning to specialize or major in one of the physical sciences or engineering. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study and activities as well as hands-on laboratory work as they explore concepts like change, force interactions, fields, and conservation.
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is a one-semester, calculus-based, college-level physics course, especially appropriate for students planning to specialize or major in one of the physical sciences or engineering. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study and activities as well as hands-on laboratory work as they explore concepts like change, force interactions, fields, and conservation.
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