Advanced Placement Physics Course Outline

Textbooks Physics, Fifth Edition (Beiser) College Physics (Sears, Zemansky & Young) Physics for the Inquiring Mind Physics (by Halliday and Resnick) Part I Physics (by Halliday and Resnick) Part II Physics (by Halliday and Resnick) (1968) College Physics (by Miller) Modern Physics (by Dull et.al.) Foundations of Modern Physical Science (Holton & Roller) Modern College Physics (Sears et. al.) Quick Calculus Mr. Tompkins in Paperback (Gamow) Schaum's Outline Series of Physics Fundamental Physics (Orear) The Project Physics Course (Harvard U) Physics (Physical Science Study Committee) The Man Made World Physics - Principles and Problems (Hewitt)
Subject Time Mathematics Review 1 week Introduction to functions and limits 1 week Graphical analysis of motion 1 week Derivatives and applications 1 week Integration and applications 1 week Calculus as applied to accelerated motion 1 week Experiment set 1 2 weeks Forces and Linear equilibrium 1 week Rotational motion (Torque and moment of inertia) 2 weeks Torque and Rotational equilibrium 2 weeks Experiment set 2 2 weeks Work-energy theorem and power 1 week Ideal gas laws 1 week Thermodynamics 3 weeks Static electricity and field mapping 2 weeks Capacitors 1 week Current electricity including Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws 3 weeks Negative exponentials and RC circuits 1 week Experiment set 3 2 weeks Magnetism and field mapping 1 week Magnetic/moving charge interactions 1 week Inductance and AC circuits 1 week Waves 2 weeks Experiment set 4 2 weeks Review for AP exam 2 weeks Final exams 1 week
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