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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.