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• AP® COLLEGE PHYSICS COURSE
  

  AP® COLLEGE PHYSICS COURSE

  
  

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• Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics AP®
  

  Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics AP®

  
  

  • 1.1 Physics: An Introduction SCORM package

    • Explain the difference between a principle and a law.
    • Explain the difference between a model and a theory.

    
    

  • 1.2 Physical Quantities and Units SCORM package

    • Perform unit conversions both in the SI and English units.
    • Explain the most common prefixes in the SI units and be able to write them in scientific notation.

    
    

  • 1.3 Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Figures SCORM package

    • Determine the appropriate number of significant figures in both addition and subtraction, as well as multiplication and division calculations.
    • Calculate the percent uncertainty of a measurement.

    
    

  • 1.4 Approximation SCORM package

    • Make reasonable approximations based on given data.

    
    

• Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics - Final Assessment
  

  Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics - Final Assessment

  
  
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• Kinematics AP®
  

  Kinematics AP®

  
  

  2.1. Displacement
  2.2. Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems
  2.3. Time, Velocity, and Speed
  2.4. Acceleration
  2.5. Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One Dimension
  2.6. Problem-Solving Basics for One Dimensional Kinematics
  2.7. Falling Objects
  2.8. Graphical Analysis of One Dimensional Motion
  Final Assessment
• Two-Dimensional Kinematics AP®
  

  Two-Dimensional Kinematics AP®

  
  

  3.1. Kinematics in Two Dimensions: An Introduction
  3.2. Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphical Methods
  3.3. Vector Addition and Subtraction: Analytical Methods
  3.4. Projectile Motion
  3.5. Addition of Velocities
  Final Assessment
• Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion AP®
  

  Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion AP®

  
  

  4.1. Development of Force Concept
  4.2. Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia
  4.3. Newton's Second Law of Motion: Concept of a System
  4.4. Newton's Third Law of Motion: Symmetry in Forces
  4.5. Normal, Tension, and Other Examples of Force
  4.6. Problem-Solving Strategies
  4.7. Further Applications of Newton's Laws of Motion
  4.8. Extended Topic: The Four Basic Forces—An Introduction
  Final Assessment
• Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity AP®
  

  Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity AP®

  
  

  5.1. Friction
  5.2. Drag Forces
  5.3. Elasticity: Stress and Strain
  Final Assessment
• Gravitation and Uniform Circular Motion AP®
  

  Gravitation and Uniform Circular Motion AP®

  
  

  6.1. Rotation Angle and Angular Velocity
  6.2. Centripetal Acceleration
  6.3. Centripetal Force
  6.4. Fictitious Forces and Non-inertial Frames: The Coriolis Force
  6.5. Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
  6.6. Satellites and Kepler's Laws: An Argument for Simplicity
  Final Assessment
• Work, Energy, and Energy Resources AP®
  

  Work, Energy, and Energy Resources AP®

  
  

  7.1. Work: The Scientific Definition
  7.2. Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
  7.3. Gravitational Potential Energy
  7.4. Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
  7.5. Nonconservative Forces
  7.6. Conservation of Energy
  7.7. Power
  7.8. Work, Energy, and Power in Humans
  7.9. World Energy Use
  Final Assessment
• Linear Momentum and Collisions AP®
  

  Linear Momentum and Collisions AP®

  
  

  8.1. Linear Momentum and Force
  8.2. Impulse
  8.3. Conservation of Momentum
  8.4. Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
  8.5. Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension
  8.6. Collisions of Point Masses in Two Dimensions
  8.7. Introduction to Rocket Propulsion
  Final Assessment
• Statics and Torque AP®
  

  Statics and Torque AP®

  
  

  9.1. The First Condition for Equilibrium
  9.2. The Second Condition for Equilibrium
  9.3. Stability
  9.4. Applications of Statics, Including Problem-Solving Strategies
  9.5. Simple Machines
  9.6. Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints
  Final Assessment
• Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum AP®
  

  Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum AP®

  
  

  10.1. Angular Acceleration
  10.2. Kinematics of Rotational Motion
  10.3. Dynamics of Rotational Motion: Rotational Inertia
  10.4. Rotational Kinetic Energy: Work and Energy Revisited
  10.5. Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
  10.6. Collisions of Extended Bodies in Two Dimensions
  10.7. Gyroscopic Effects: Vector Aspects of Angular Momentum
  Final Assessment
• Fluid Statics AP®
  

  Fluid Statics AP®

  
  

  11.1. What Is a Fluid?
  11.2. Density
  11.3. Pressure
  11.4. Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid
  11.5. Pascal’s Principle
  11.6. Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement
  11.7. Archimedes’ Principle
  11.8. Cohesion and Adhesion in Liquids: Surface Tension and Capillary Action
  11.9. Pressures in the Body
  Final Assessment
• Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications AP®
  

  Fluid Dynamics and Its Biological and Medical Applications AP®

  
  

  12.1. Flow Rate and Its Relation to Velocity
  12.2. Bernoulli’s Equation
  12.3. The Most General Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation
  12.4. Viscosity and Laminar Flow; Poiseuille’s Law
  12.5. The Onset of Turbulence
  12.6. Motion of an Object in a Viscous Fluid
  12.7. Molecular Transport Phenomena: Diffusion, Osmosis, and Related Processes
  Final Assessment
• Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws AP®
  

  Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws AP®

  
  

  13.1. Temperature
  13.2. Thermal Expansion of Solids and Liquids
  13.3. The Ideal Gas Law
  13.4. Kinetic Theory: Atomic and Molecular Explanation of Pressure and Temperature
  13.5. Phase Changes
  13.6. Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling
  Final Assessment
• Heat and Heat Transfer Methods AP®
  

  Heat and Heat Transfer Methods AP®

  
  

  14.1. Heat
  14.2. Temperature Change and Heat Capacity
  14.3. Phase Change and Latent Heat
  14.4. Heat Transfer Methods
  14.5. Conduction
  14.6. Convection
  14.7. Radiation
  Final Assessment
• Thermodynamics AP®
  

  Thermodynamics AP®

  
  

  15.1. The First Law of Thermodynamics
  15.2. The First Law of Thermodynamics and Some Simple Processes
  15.3. Introduction to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Heat Engines and Their Efficiency
  15.4. Carnot’s Perfect Heat Engine: The Second Law of Thermodynamics Restated
  15.5. Applications of Thermodynamics: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators
  15.6. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Disorder and the Unavailability of Energy
  15.7. Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: The Underlying Explanation
  Final Assessment
• Oscillatory Motion and Waves AP®
  

  Oscillatory Motion and Waves AP®

  
  

  16.1. Hooke’s Law: Stress and Strain Revisited
  16.2. Period and Frequency in Oscillations
  16.3. Simple Harmonic Motion: A Special Periodic Motion
  16.4. The Simple Pendulum
  16.5. Energy and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
  16.6. Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
  16.7. Damped Harmonic Motion
  16.8. Forced Oscillations and Resonance
  16.9. Waves
  16.10. Superposition and Interference
  16.11. Energy in Waves: Intensity
  Final Assessment
• Physics of Hearing AP®
  

  Physics of Hearing AP®

  
  

  17.1. Sound
  17.2. Speed of Sound, Frequency, and Wavelength
  17.3. Sound Intensity and Sound Level
  17.4. Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms
  17.5. Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns
  17.6. Hearing
  17.7. Ultrasound
  Final Assessment
• Electric Charge and Electric Field AP®
  

  Electric Charge and Electric Field AP®

  
  

  18.1. Static Electricity and Charge: Conservation of Charge
  18.2. Conductors and Insulators
  18.3. Conductors and Electric Fields in Static Equilibrium
  18.4. Coulomb’s Law
  18.5. Electric Field: Concept of a Field Revisited
  18.6. Electric Field Lines: Multiple Charges
  18.7. Electric Forces in Biology
  18.8. Applications of Electrostatics
  Final Assessment
• Electric Potential and Electric Field AP®
  

  Electric Potential and Electric Field AP®

  
  

  19.1. Electric Potential Energy: Potential Difference
  19.2. Electric Potential in a Uniform Electric Field
  19.3. Electrical Potential Due to a Point Charge
  19.4. Equipotential Lines
  19.5. Capacitors and Dielectrics
  19.6. Capacitors in Series and Parallel
  19.7. Energy Stored in Capacitors
  Final Assessment
• Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law AP®
  

  Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law AP®

  
  

  20.1. Current
  20.2. Ohm’s Law: Resistance and Simple Circuits
  20.3. Resistance and Resistivity
  20.4. Electric Power and Energy
  20.5. Alternating Current versus Direct Current
  20.6. Electric Hazards and the Human Body
  20.7. Nerve Conduction–Electrocardiograms
  Final Assessment
• Circuits, Bioelectricity, and DC Instruments AP®
  

  Circuits, Bioelectricity, and DC Instruments AP®

  
  

  21.1. Resistors in Series and Parallel
  21.2. Electromotive Force: Terminal Voltage
  21.3. Kirchhoff’s Rules
  21.4. DC Voltmeters and Ammeters
  21.5. Null Measurements
  21.6. DC Circuits Containing Resistors and Capacitors
  Final Assessment
• Magnetism AP®
  

  Magnetism AP®

  
  

  22.1. Magnets
  22.2. Ferromagnets and Electromagnets
  22.3. Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Field Lines
  22.4. Magnetic Field Strength: Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field
  22.5. Force on a Moving Charge in a Magnetic Field: Examples and Applications
  22.6. The Hall Effect
  22.7. Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor
  22.8. Torque on a Current Loop: Motors and Meters
  22.9. Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents: Ampere’s Law
  22.10. Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Conductors
  22.11. More Applications of Magnetism
  Final Assessment
• Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies AP®
  

  Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies AP®

  
  

  23.1. Induced Emf and Magnetic Flux
  23.2. Faraday’s Law of Induction: Lenz’s Law
  23.3. Motional Emf
  23.4. Eddy Currents and Magnetic Damping
  23.5. Electric Generators
  23.6. Back Emf
  23.7. Transformers
  23.8. Electrical Safety: Systems and Devices
  23.9. Inductance
  23.10. RL Circuits
  23.11. Reactance, Inductive and Capacitive
  23.12. RLC Series AC Circuits
  Final Assessment
• Electromagnetic Waves AP®
  

  Electromagnetic Waves AP®

  
  

  24.1. Maxwell’s Equations: Electromagnetic Waves Predicted and Observed
  24.2. Production of Electromagnetic Waves
  24.3. The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  24.4. Energy in Electromagnetic Waves
  Final Assessment
• Geometric Optics AP®
  

  Geometric Optics AP®

  
  

  25.1. The Ray Aspect of Light
  25.2. The Law of Reflection
  25.3. The Law of Refraction
  25.4. Total Internal Reflection
  25.5. Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms
  25.6. Image Formation by Lenses
  25.7. Image Formation by Mirrors
  Final Assessment
• Vision and Optical Instruments AP®
  

  Vision and Optical Instruments AP®

  
  

  26.1. Physics of the Eye
  26.2. Vision Correction
  26.3. Color and Color Vision
  26.4. Microscopes
  26.5. Telescopes
  26.6. Aberrations
  Final Assessment
• Wave Optics AP®
  

  Wave Optics AP®

  
  

  27.1. The Wave Aspect of Light: Interference
  27.2. Huygens's Principle: Diffraction
  27.3. Young’s Double Slit Experiment
  27.4. Multiple Slit Diffraction
  27.5. Single Slit Diffraction
  27.6. Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion
  27.7. Thin Film Interference
  27.8. Polarization
  27.9. *Extended Topic* Microscopy Enhanced by the Wave Characteristics of Light
  Final Assessment
• Special Relativity AP®
  

  Special Relativity AP®

  
  

  28.1. Einstein’s Postulates
  28.2. Simultaneity And Time Dilation
  28.3. Length Contraction
  28.4. Relativistic Addition of Velocities
  28.5. Relativistic Momentum
  28.6. Relativistic Energy
  Final Assessment
• Introduction to Quantum Physics AP®
  

  Introduction to Quantum Physics AP®

  
  

  29.1. Quantization of Energy
  29.2. The Photoelectric Effect
  29.3. Photon Energies and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
  29.4. Photon Momentum
  29.5. The Particle-Wave Duality
  29.6. The Wave Nature of Matter
  29.7. Probability: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  29.8. The Particle-Wave Duality Reviewed
  Final Assessment
• Atomic Physics AP®
  

  Atomic Physics AP®

  
  

  30.1. Discovery of the Atom
  30.2. Discovery of the Parts of the Atom: Electrons and Nuclei
  30.3. Bohr’s Theory of the Hydrogen Atom
  30.4. X Rays: Atomic Origins and Applications
  30.5. Applications of Atomic Excitations and De-Excitations
  30.6. The Wave Nature of Matter Causes Quantization
  30.7. Patterns in Spectra Reveal More Quantization
  30.8. Quantum Numbers and Rules
  30.9. The Pauli Exclusion Principle
  Final Assessment
• Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics AP®
  

  Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics AP®

  
  

  31.1. Nuclear Radioactivity
  31.2. Radiation Detection and Detectors
  31.3. Substructure of the Nucleus
  31.4. Nuclear Decay and Conservation Laws
  31.5. Half-Life and Activity
  31.6. Binding Energy
  31.7. Tunneling
  Final Assessment
• Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics AP®
  

  Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics AP®

  
  

  32.1. Medical Imaging and Diagnostics
  32.2. Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
  32.3. Therapeutic Uses of Ionizing Radiation
  32.4. Food Irradiation
  32.5. Fusion
  32.6. Fission
  32.7. Nuclear Weapons
  Final Assessment
• Particle Physics AP®
  

  Particle Physics AP®

  
  

  33.1. The Yukawa Particle and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Revisited
  33.2. The Four Basic Forces
  33.3. Accelerators Create Matter from Energy
  33.4. Particles, Patterns, and Conservation Laws
  33.5. Quarks: Is That All There Is?
  33.6. GUTs: The Unification of Forces
  Final Assessment
• Frontiers of Physics AP®
  

  Frontiers of Physics AP®

  
  

  34.1. Cosmology and Particle Physics
  34.2. General Relativity and Quantum Gravity
  34.3. Superstrings
  34.4. Dark Matter and Closure
  34.5. Complexity and Chaos
  34.6. High-Temperature Superconductors
  34.7. Some Questions We Know to Ask
  Final Assessment
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