AP Physics C-EM is an extracurricular calculus powered version of electricity and magnetism. In this interactive Harkness style course, you'll see how scientist tackle complex problems with various problem solving skills. Physics C-Mech and Physics C-EM are a pair of physics courses designed for students who plan to pursue a STEM major such as physics and engineering in college
6 Units,
One Deep Dive
Unit 1
Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss’s Law
When simple charges and fields get complex, the problem may seem impossible to solve. In this unit, let's utilize the calculus tool to handle challenging situations and see the real purpose of learning calculus. We'll also see how to verify our finding by cross checking with an alternative approach
Unit 3
Conductors and Capacitors
Capacitors are crucial electronic components. How could you achieve a bigger capacity with limited space and materials? What's the best way to utilize different materials for this purpose and why?
Unit 5
Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism
Even a complex magnetic field follows the same basic physic rule as a simple field does, but calculus does empower us to solve problems that we had no clue how to solve before
Unit 2
Electric Potential
In a complex electric field, the electric potential is likely to be complex as well. We'll explore various complex problems and see what are our options to solve these problems, again with the mighty calculus tool. In this unit, we'll also explore the potential energy within a complex field and see how we can apply the conservation law
Unit 4
Electric Circuits
In calculus based Physics C/EM, circuits may get complex but the underlying physics stay the same. We'll examine different complex circuits to develop a few effective methods to solve these problems effectively and efficiently
Unit 6
Electromagnetic Induction
In this unit, you'll see from a new perspective about how people generate electricity. Let's also discuss why an inductor-capacitor circuit behaves so much like a spring-box system