AP Physics 2
Study fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics using algebra-based approaches.
Fluid Mechanics
Density, pressure, buoyancy, and fluid dynamics
Density and Pressure
Fluid density, pressure, Pascal's principle, and pressure variation with depth
Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle
Buoyant force, floating and sinking, apparent weight in fluids
Fluid Dynamics and Continuity
Flow rate, continuity equation, and fluid motion in pipes
Bernoulli's Equation
Energy conservation in fluids, applications to lift and flow
Thermodynamics
Temperature, heat, thermal properties, and laws of thermodynamics
Temperature and Thermal Expansion
Temperature scales, thermal equilibrium, and thermal expansion of materials
Heat and Specific Heat
Heat transfer, specific heat capacity, and calorimetry
Phase Changes and Latent Heat
States of matter, phase transitions, and latent heat
Laws of Thermodynamics
First and second laws of thermodynamics, PV diagrams, and thermodynamic processes
Electrostatics
Electric charge, Coulomb's law, electric fields, and electric potential
Electric Circuits
Current, resistance, Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits, Kirchhoff's laws
Magnetism
Magnetic fields, forces on charges and currents, electromagnetic induction
Optics
Reflection, refraction, mirrors, lenses, interference, diffraction
Reflection and Refraction
Law of reflection, Snell's law, total internal reflection, dispersion, mirrors
Lenses
Converging and diverging lenses, thin lens equation, magnification, optical instruments
Interference and Diffraction
Young's double slit, single slit diffraction, diffraction grating, thin film interference
Modern Physics
Photons, photoelectric effect, atomic models, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics