College Board Approvals to Use the AP Designation for My 3 AP Courses

Course Policies

AP Exams and Solutions

Labs

Concept Demonstrations

College Board Learning Objectives

AP Exam Equations

First Semester (13 Chapters): 1 through 10, 13 through 15

I. Newtonian Mechanics: Amount of Time AP Recommends be Devoted to Subject Area: 35%

1. Measurement, Estimating

4. Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion

7. Linear Momentum

2. One-Dimensional Kinematics

5. Circular Motion, Gravitation

8. Rotational Motion

3. Two-Dimensional Kinematics, Vectors

6. Work and Energy

9. Static Equilibrium

II. Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics: Amount of Time AP Recommends be Devoted to Subject Area:15%

10. Fluids

13.Temperature and Kinetic Energy

14. Heat 

15. The Laws of Thermodynamics

Second Semester (14 Chapters): 16 through 21, 11 and 12, 22 through 24, 27, 30, 31

III. Electricity and Magnetism: Amount of Time AP Recommends be Devoted to Subject Area:25%

16. Electric Charge and Electric Field

17. Electric Potential

18. Electric Currents

19. DC Circuits

20. Magnetism

21. Electromagnetic Induction/Faraday's Law

IV. Waves and Optics: Amount of Time AP Recommends be Devoted to Subject Area:15%

11. Vibrations and Waves

22. Electromagnetic Waves

23. Light: Geometric Optics

24. The Wave Nature of Light

 12. Sound

V. Atomic and Nuclear Physics: Amount of Time AP Recommends be Devoted to Subject Area:10%

27: Early Quantum Theory & Atomic Models

30. Nuclear Physics & Radioactivity

31. Nuclear Energy ,Radiation

Appendices

A. Greek Letters and Pronunciations

B. Table of the Elements

C. Physics Humor

D. Videos

E. Cast of Characters