Describe the movement of electric charges through a medium.
Describe the behavior of a circuit.
Boundary Statement:
Unless otherwise specified, all circuit schematic diagrams will be drawn using conventional current.
Describe the resistance of an object using physical properties of that object.
Describe the electrical characteristics of elements within a circuit.
Describe the transfer of energy into, out of, or within an electric circuit, in terms of power
Describe the equivalent resistance of multiple resistors connected in a circuit.
Describe a circuit with resistive wires and a battery with internal resistance.
Boundary Statement:
Students are only expected to qualitatively discuss how a non-ideal ammeter or voltmeter will affect the results of the measurements. Unless otherwise stated, all batteries, wires, and meters are assumed to be idea.
Describe a circuit or elements within a circuit by applying Kirchhoff’s Loop rule.
Describe a circuit or elements within a circuit by applying Kirchhoff’s Junction rule.
Describe the equivalent capacitance of multiple capacitors.
Describe the behavior of a circuit containing combinations of resistors and capacitors.
Boundary Statement:
Descriptions of charging/discharging RC circuits in AP Physics 2 are limited to qualitative descriptions and representations. While students should be able to mathematically describe initial and end states of RC circuits, students are not expected to mathematically model these behaviors with respect to time.