AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
Extend algebra-based physics into thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, waves, and modern physics through models, experiments, and conservation reasoning.
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9Thermodynamics6 topics
Connect microscopic particle behavior with macroscopic temperature, pressure, energy transfer, equilibrium, and the laws of thermodynamics.
10Electric Force, Field, and Potential7 topics
Model charge interactions through electric force, fields, potential energy, potential, capacitance, and energy conservation.
11Electric Circuits8 topics
Use current, resistance, power, Kirchhoff’s rules, and capacitor behavior to analyze simple and compound direct-current circuits.
12Magnetism and Electromagnetism4 topics
Explain magnetic fields and forces produced by moving charges and currents and connect changing magnetic flux to induced emf.
13Geometric Optics4 topics
Apply reflection and refraction models to predict how mirrors and lenses form and transform images.
14Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics9 topics
Connect wave representations and boundary behavior to sound, electromagnetic waves, interference, diffraction, polarization, and Doppler shifts.
15Modern Physics8 topics
Use quantum and nuclear evidence to explain wave-particle duality, atomic spectra, radiation, scattering, decay, fission, and fusion.