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AP Physics 2011-2012 Content Standards
Newtonian Mechanics
Kinematics (including vectors, vector
algebra, components of vectors, coordinate
systems, displacement, velocity, and
acceleration)
Motion in one dimension
Motion in two dimensions,
including projectile motion
Newton’s laws of motion
Static equilibrium (first law)
Dynamics of a single particle
(second law)
Systems of two or more objects
(third law)
Work, energy, power
Work and work–energy theorem
Forces and potential energy
Conservation of energy
Power
Systems of particles, linear momentum
Impulse and momentum
Conservation of linear momentum,
collisions
Circular motion and rotation
Uniform circular motion
Torque and rotational statics
Oscillations and gravitation
Simple harmonic motion (dynamics
and energy relationships)
Mass on a spring
Pendulum and other oscillations
Newton’s law of gravity
Orbits of planets and satellites
Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics
Fluid Mechanics
Hydrostatic pressure
Buoyancy
Fluid flow continuity
Bernoulli’s equation
Temperature and heat
Mechanical equivalent of heat
Heat transfer and thermal expansion
Kinetic theory and thermodynamics
Ideal gases
Kinetic model
Ideal gas law
Laws of thermodynamics
First law (including processes
on PV diagrams)
Second law (including heat
engines)
Electricity and Magnetism
Electrostatics
Charge and Coulomb’s law
Electric field and electric potential
(including point charges)
Conductors, capacitors, dielectrics
Electrostatics with conductors
Capacitors
Capacitance
Parallel plate
Electric circuits
Current, resistance, power
Steady-state direct current circuits
with batteries and resistors only
Capacitors in circuits
Magnetic Fields
Forces on moving charges in
magnetic fields
Forces on current-carrying wires in
magnetic fields
Fields of long current-carrying
wires
Electromagnetism
Electromagnetic induction
(including Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law)
Waves and Optics
Wave motion (including sound)
Traveling waves
Wave propagation
Standing waves
Superposition
Physical optics
Interference and diffraction
Dispersion of light and the
electromagnetic spectrum
Geometric optics
Reflection and refraction
Mirrors
Lenses
Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Atomic physics and quantum effects
Photons, the photoelectric effect,
Compton scattering, x-rays
Atomic energy levels
Wave-particle duality
Nuclear physics
Nuclear reactions (including
conservation of mass number and charge)
Mass–energy equivalent
AP Physics 2011-2012 Content Standards
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