This course sequence is intended to help students advance towards fluency in Physics and to prepare them for the Advanced Placement Physics examinations. Along the way, the students will develop their physical and quantitative reasoning skills through conceptual discourses in the classroom, intensive problem solving, guided and self-directed laboratory investigations, and oral presentations on topics of interest to them. Emphasis is placed on developing independent thinking in a collaborative environment. Beginning in 2014-2015, the College Board replaced AP Physics-B with two year-long courses -- AP Physics-I and AP Physics-II. The information below reflects this change.
Course Introductions and Syllabi
Helpful Guides and Worksheets
Guidelines for Documenting Problems and Activities
Worksheet for Documenting Activities
Exemplary Papers and Presentations by AP Physics Students ...
Civil Defense Radiation Survey Meters (Emma Ouellette, 2011)
Geiger Counters (Aedan McCarthy, 2012)
Photovoltaic Solar Panels on Cape Ann (Savannah Reed, 2012)
Physics of a Frisbee (Sam Cunningham and William Gleckner, 2012)
Physics of a Frisbee (Paper) - Sam Cunningham and William Gleckner.pdf
Cloud Chambers as Particle Detectors (O'Malley Bach, 2012)
Presentation Photos (May 2012)
Polonium Decay (Sam Cunningham, 2013)
Music and Genetic Algorithms (Oliver Herman, 2015)
Community Altruism versus Graduation Rates (Nelson Pike, 2015)
Aerial Therapies for people suffering from limited spinal mobility (Soni Razdan, 2015)
Quantitative Gerrymandering (Sayles Kasten, 2015) {JSHS Award Winner)
Stereoscopic Imaging with Cellphone Cameras (Brandon Silva, 2016)
A Quantitative Assessment of Four Modalities for Learning Swedish Numbers (McKenzie Beaton, 2016)
The Physics of a Car's Waste Heat (Stephen Grier, 2016)
Body Temperature Change During Exercise (Lydia Sweetser, 2016)
Physics of Sailing (Isabel Gleckner, 2016)
Modeling Energy Generation from Industrial Waste Heat (Peter DeRosa, 2017)
The Mystery of Dark Matter (Naomi Woodson, 2017)
Prison vs. Society: Which is Safer? (Grace Sweetser & Emma Twombly, 2018)
The Future of Roofing (Meagan Smith, 2018)
A Quantitative Assessment of the Electoral College (Jacob Wessel and Sam Crocker, 2018)
Exploring Rocket Fuel (Sam Vinson, 2018)