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PHYSICS AP II SYLLABUS
Chapter 17: The Principle of Linear Superposition and Interference Phenomena
The Principle of Linear Superposition
The Constructive and Destructive Interference of Sound Waves
Diffraction
Chapter 18: Electric Forces and Electric Fields
Reading:
18.1-18.8
Electric Field
Electric Field Lines
Electric Field Inside a Conductor: Shielding
Chapter 19: Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential
Reading:
19.1, -19.5
Electric Potential Energy
Electric Potential Difference
Electric Potential Created by Point Charges
Equipotential Surfaces and Their Relation to Electric Field
Energy Stored in Capacitors
Electric Field in Capacitors
Chapter 20: Electric Circuits
Lab Activities :
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Capacitors in Series and Parallel
Circuit Analysis
Chapter 21: Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields
Reading:
21.1-21.5, 21.7
Magnetic Fields
Force that a Magnetic Field Exerts on a Moving Charge
Motion of a Conductor in a Magnetic Field
Magnetic Field Produced by a Current Carrying Rod or Wire
Magnetic Field Produced by a Coil with n Turns
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Induction
Reading:
Lab Activities:
22.1 - 22.5
Induced Currents and Voltages
Motional EMF
Magnetic Flux
Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction
Lenz’s Law
Induction- Magnet Through a Coil, Lenz’s Law
Chapter 24: Electromagnetic Waves
Reading:
24.1 – 24.3, 24.6
Nature of Electromagnetic Waves
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Speed of Light
Polarization
Chapters 25: Reflection of Light - Mirrors
Reading:
Chapter 25
Wave Fronts and Rays
Reflection of Light
Images Formed by Plane and Spherical Mirrors
Mirror Equation and Ray Diagrams
Magnification
Spherical Aberration
Lab Activities:
Reflection – Plane and Curved Mirrors
Chapter 26: Refraction of Light - Lenses
Reading:
26.1- 26.3, 26.5 – 26.8
Index of Refraction
Snell’s Law and Refraction of Light
Total Internal Reflection
Dispersion of Light
Prisms and Rainbows
Formation of Images by Lenses
Thin Lens Equation and Ray Diagrams
Magnification
Lab Activities:
The Prism
Snell’s Law
Total Internal Reflection
Refraction- Concave and Convex Lenses
Apparent Depth
Focal Length of a Thin Lens
Chapter 27: Interference and the Wave Nature of Light
Reading:
Lab Activities:
27.1 – 27.3, 27.5, 27.7
Principle of Linear Superposition
Young’s Double Slit Experiment
Thin Film Interference
Diffraction
Dark Fringes for Single Slit Diffraction
Diffraction Grating
Double Slit Interference
Diffraction Grating
Chapter 29: Particles and Waves
Reading:
Chapter 29
The Wave Particle Duality
Black Body Radiation and Planck’s Constant
Photons and Photoelectric Effect
The Momentum of a Photon
Compton Effect
The de Broglie Wavelength and Wave Nature of Matter
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Lab Activities:
The Simple Pendulum: Period and Centripetal Force
Chapter 30-31: The Nature of the Atom and Nuclear Physics
Reading:
30.1 – 30.2, 30.7, 31.1-31.4
Nuclear Atom
Line Spectra and Energy Level Transitions
X-Rays
Radioactivity
Nuclear Structure
The Strong Nuclear Force
The Mass Defect
Nuclear Binding Energy
Alpha Decay
Beta Decay
Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Chapter 12-14: Heat
Reading:
12.2, 12.7 – 12.8
13.2
14.2 – 14.3
The Kelvin Scale of Temperature
Heat and Temperature Change
Specific Heat Capacity
Heat and Phase Change
Latent Heat of Fusion and Vaporization
Conduction of Heat
The Ideal Gas Law
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Thermodynamics
The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
The First Law of Thermodynamics
Thermal Processes
Isothermal Expansion or Contraction
Adiabatic Expansion or Compression
PV Diagrams
Isochoric and Isobaric Processes
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Heat Engines and Efficiency
Entropy
Lab Activities:
Calorimetric Experiments
Chapter 11 : Fluids
Reading:
11.1- 11.10
Mass Density
Pressure
Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid
Absolute Pressure and Gauge Pressure
Pascal’s Principle
Archimedes Principle and Buoyancy
The Equation of Continuity
Bernoulli’s Equation
Applications of Bernoulli’s Equation
Lab Activities:
Bernoulli’s Principle
AP Physics Course Organization
Tests
One of the major goals of this course is to improve your ability to synthesize and
integrate concepts as you analyze physical systems. As a result, it would be
counterproductive to give you lots of short tests. There will be AP style examinations
towards the next of the year, as they require a three-hour time block. These will be
comprehensive in nature and should give you a taste of what to expect on the AP exam.
Problem Sets
Problem sets will be assigned from the textbook and from test banks on a regular
basis (about one per week). These will be graded and will add to the term grade. At the
end of each major section, Free Response Problems will be assigned to you. This will
significantly increase your problem solving skills.
Additionally, homework problems will be assigned on a daily basis and the answers will
be discussed.
Lab and Interactive Physics Activities
Labs will be assigned every week and the reports will be subsequently graded.
You will be expected to work on the labs with prior preparation based on the directions
given in the folder. You may be required to design experiments, observe and measure real
phenomena, organize, display and critically analyze data, draw inferences from
measurements and communicate results.