AP Physics Curriculum

1. Review of Physics
   • Problem Solving in Physics
   • One Dimensional Kinematics
   • Vectors in Physics
   • Two- Dimensional Kinematics
   • Newton’s Laws of Motion
   • Applications of Newton’s Laws
   • Work and Kinetic Energy
   • Potential Energy and Conservative Forces
   • Linear Momentum and Collisions
2. Gravity
   • Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
   • Gravitational Attraction of Spherical Bodies
   • Kepler’s Laws of Orbital Motion
3. Rotational Dynamics and Static Equilibrium
   • Torque
   • Static Equilibrium
   • Center of Mass and Balance
4. Oscillations About Equilibrium
   • Periodic Motion
   • Simple Harmonic Motion
   • The Pendulum
5. Waves and Sound
   • Types of Waves
   • Waves on A String
   • Sound : Doppler Effect, Intensity, Superposition and Interference
   • Standing Waves
   • Light: Snell’s Law, Reflection and Refraction
   • Harmonics
6. Fluids
   • Density
   • Pressure
   • Archimedes’ Principle and Buoyancy
   • Bernoulli’s Equation
7. Internal Energy: Temperature and Heat
   • Laws of Thermodynamics
   • Thermal Expansion
   • Conduction, Convection and Radiation
8. Electric Charges, Forces and Fields
   • Electric Charge
   • Insulators and Conductors
   • Coulomb’s Law
   • The Electric Field
   • Electric Field Lines
9. Current Electricity
   • Series Circuits
   • Parallel Circuits
   • Resistance and Ohm’s Law
   • Energy and Power in Electric Circuits
10. Magnetism
    • The Magnetic Field
    • The Magnetic Force Exerted on a Current Carrying Wire
    • Current Loops and Solenoids
    • The Motion of Charged Particles in a Magnetic Field
11. Nuclear Physics
    • Half-Life and Radioactive Dating
    • Nuclear Binding Energy
    • Fission and Fusion
    • Elementary Particles