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AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Apply calculus and experimental reasoning to electric fields, potential, conductors, circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic induction.

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8Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss’s Law6 topics

Use charge conservation, electric-force models, flux, and Gauss’s law to calculate and represent fields from particles and distributions.

  1. 8.1Electric Charge and Electric Force
  2. 8.2Conservation of Electric Charge and the Process of Charging
  3. 8.3Electric Fields
  4. 8.4Electric Fields of Charge Distributions
  5. 8.5Electric Flux
  6. 8.6Gauss’s Law

9Electric Potential3 topics

Relate electric potential energy, potential, and conservation of energy to the motion and configuration of charges.

  1. 9.1Electric Potential Energy
  2. 9.2Electric Potential
  3. 9.3Conservation of Electric Energy

10Conductors and Capacitors4 topics

Analyze charge redistribution, electrostatic conductors, capacitance, and dielectric effects using field, potential, and energy models.

  1. 10.1Electrostatics with Conductors
  2. 10.2Redistribution of Charge between Conductors
  3. 10.3Capacitors
  4. 10.4Dielectrics

11Electric Circuits8 topics

Model steady and transient circuit behavior with current, resistivity, power, Kirchhoff’s rules, and resistor-capacitor systems.

  1. 11.1Electric Current
  2. 11.2Simple Circuits
  3. 11.3Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm’s Law
  4. 11.4Electric Power
  5. 11.5Compound Direct Current Circuits
  6. 11.6Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule
  7. 11.7Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule
  8. 11.8Resistor Capacitor (RC) Circuits

12Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism4 topics

Use forces on charges and currents, field integrals, the Biot-Savart law, and Ampère’s law to describe magnetic interactions.

  1. 12.1Magnetic Fields
  2. 12.2Magnetism and Moving Charges
  3. 12.3Magnetic Fields of Current-Carrying Wires and the Biot-Savart Law
  4. 12.4Ampère’s Law

13Electromagnetic Induction6 topics

Connect changing magnetic flux to induced emf, forces, inductance, and the dynamics of LR and LC circuits.

  1. 13.1Magnetic Flux
  2. 13.2Electromagnetic Induction
  3. 13.3Induced Currents and Magnetic Forces
  4. 13.4Inductance
  5. 13.5Circuits with Resistors and Inductors (LR Circuits)
  6. 13.6Circuits with Capacitors and Inductors (LC Circuits)