AP Physics 2 is an extracurricular algebra-based physics course that covers physics topics beyond mechanics. These topics include waves, optics, electricity, magnetism, quantum and nuclear physics. Physics 1 and Physics 2 are a pair of physics courses designed for students who plan to pursue a non-physics and non-engineering major in college.
Physics 2 course will be offered in the Spring semester.
7 Units,
A Broad Coverage
Unit 1
Thermodynamics
By exploring the internal structure of gas, we'll get a chance to understand the nature of temperature, heat, pressure, energy transfer, and advance topics such as entropy in the thermodynamic world
Unit 3
Electric Circuits
Circuits power a big portion of our humanity. We'll look into various types of circuits and analyze them with a toolset. The goal is to establish an effective process to solve most circuit related problems
Unit 5
Geometric Optics
Reflection and refraction reveal the behavior of light while traveling in different materials, so called "media". Will the strategy of divide-and-conquer be useful to understand images formed by a mirror or lens? We'll see
Unit 7
Modern Physics
Quantum and nuclear stuff is cool. In this unit, we're to dive into the microscopic world to understand how those little particles' behavior may change the world
Unit 2
Electric Force, Field, and Potential
In this unit, we'll put our hands around various electrostatic topics and get to the bottom of the relationships among electric change, force, field, potential, and energy
Unit 4
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
If circuits power our humanity, this unit tells us what powers those circuits. We'll see the interesting interaction between electricity and magnetism, and explore real-world applications
Unit 6
Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics
Waves are both abstract and real. We'll explore some interesting phenomena about waves including diffraction and interference to see why colorful lights have anything to do with wave behaviors