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AP Physics C |
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Why an Advanced Placement Physics Course C?
- The AP Physics Course C serves as the foundation in physics for students majoring in the physical sciences or engineering during their college years.
Who can take up the AP Physics Course C?
- Students who have the knowledge of the introductory college physics courses.
- A previous or concurrent course in calculus is often required of students taking Physics C. Students taking an AP Physics C should attempt an AP course in calculus as well. Either of the AP Calculus courses are acceptable but Calculus BC is recommended. Therefore, if students must choose between AP Physics or AP Calculus at high school, they should probably choose AP Calculus.
What is the AP Physics Course C all about?
- The course may be a very intensive one-year course in college but often extends over one and one-half to two years.
- The AP Physics course C covers two major areas: mechanics, and electricity and magnetism, with equal emphasis on both. Students may take either or both the AP Physics C exams, and separate grades are reported.
- Although fewer topics are covered in Physics C than in Physics B, they are covered in greater depth, including calculus applications.
What does a student get at eTutorWorld?
- At etutorworld, we design approaches that best fit the needs of our students so the goals of the course are met.
- Students are able to read, understand, and interpret physical information - verbal, mathematical and graphical.
- Students learn to describe and explain the sequence of steps in the analysis of a physical phenomenon or problem.
- Students use basic mathematical reasoning to solve a physical problem.
More on AP Physics Course C:
- This year the AP Physics C exam will be held on May 10, 2010.
- For more on the AP Physics C course and exam please go to www.collegeboard.com
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AP PHYSICS-C - I |
Newtonian Mechanics
- Kinematics
- Vectors, vector algebra, components of vectors,
- Coordinate systems,
- Displacement, velocity, and aceleration
- 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
- Linear momentum
- Impulse and momentum
- Conservation of linear momentum, collisions
- Circular motion
- Rotational motion
- Torque and rotational statics
- Rotational kinematics and dynamics
- Angular momentum and its conservation
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
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AP PHYSICS-C - II |
Electricity
- Electrostatics
- Charge and Coulomb’s law
- Electric field and electric potential (including point charges)
- Gauss’s law
- Fields and potentials of other charge distributions
- Conductors
- Electrostatics with conductors
- Capacitors
- Capacitance
- Parallel plate capacitors
- Spherical and cylindrical
- Dielectrics
- Electric circuits
- Current, resistance, power
- Steady-state direct current circuits with batteries and resistors only
- Capacitors in circuits
- Steady state
- Transients in RC circuits
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| Magnetism |
- Magnetic Fields
- Forces on moving charges in magnetic fields
- Forces on current-carrying wires in magnetic fields
- Fields of long current-carrying wires
- Biot–Savart law and Ampere’s law
- Electromagnetism
- Electromagnetic induction (including Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law)
- Inductance (including LR and LC circuits)
- Maxwell’s equations
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