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All information for the course during the COVID-19 pandemic is being transmitted through school email and Microsoft Teams in each student's school Office 365 account.  We will be meeting on every M, W, F from 7- 8 PM with optional meetings on T, Th, Sa, Su.  For more info on optional meeting days and times, please refer to the calendar.

 

BRIEF COURSE OVERVIEW:

 

AP Physics 2 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of Physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore topics such 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.

LABORATORY REQUIREMENT:

 

This course requires that 25 percent of the instructional time will be spent in hands-on laboratory work, with an emphasis on inquiry-based investigations that provide students with opportunities to apply the science practices. Each student should complete a lab notebook or portfolio of lab reports.

RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES:

 

Students should have had AP Physics 1 or a comparable Physics introductory course. Students should have taken or be concurrently taking pre-calculus or an equivalent course.