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Physics II A,B AP (HP) (6359, 6360) | |||
| Grade Range: | |
| 11–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Physics I A,B AP | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Science; weighted | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| d - Laboratory Science | |
| Course Description: | |
AP Physics II is equivalent the second semester of an introductory, algebra-based college physics course. This course provides teachers with time to foster deep conceptual understanding through student-centered, inquiry-based instruction. Twenty-five percent of instructional time is spend in laboratory work. The course explores such topics as fluid statics and dynamics; thermodynamics with kinetic theory; PV diagrams and probability; electrostatics; electrical circuits with capacitors; magnetic fields; electromagnetism; physical and geometric optics; and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 9344 - Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 2: Algebra-based | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Wilson and Buffa, College Physics, 5th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2003. Supplementary Resources: Science Safety Handbook for California High Schools, California Department of Education, 2014. | |