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AP Physics 2 Course Contents

The AP Physics 2 Exam consists of multiple-choice questions weighted across various units, with Thermodynamics, Electric Force, and Electric Circuits each accounting for 15-18% of the exam. Each unit is broken down into topics that align with specific learning objectives and science practices, emphasizing skills such as graph interpretation and problem-solving. Additionally, a list of required equations is provided, which students can reference during the exam to support their understanding of physical concepts.

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AP Physics 2 Course Contents

The AP Physics 2 Exam consists of multiple-choice questions weighted across various units, with Thermodynamics, Electric Force, and Electric Circuits each accounting for 15-18% of the exam. Each unit is broken down into topics that align with specific learning objectives and science practices, emphasizing skills such as graph interpretation and problem-solving. Additionally, a list of required equations is provided, which students can reference during the exam to support their understanding of physical concepts.

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Exam Weighting for the Multiple-Choice Section of the AP Physics 2 Exam.

Units of Instruction Exam Weighting

Unit 9: Thermodynamics 15–18%

Unit 10: Electric Force, Field, and Potential 15–18%

Unit 11: Electric Circuits 15–18%

Unit 12: Magnetism and Electromagnetism 12–15%

Unit 13: Geometric Optics 12–15%

Unit 14: Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics 12–15%

Unit 15: Modern Physics 12–15%

TOPICS
Each unit is divided into teachable segments called topics. Visit the topic pages (starting on page 29) to see all the
required content for each topic.

Learning Objectives and Science ! How would students create or interpret graphs or
other visual representations?
Practices
! What quantitative problems could students solve?
In the AP Physics 2 course and exam, every assessment
! What experiment could a student design, or what
of student proficiency will be aligned to a learning
datawouldstudentsanalyze?
objective and a skill. The learning objectives represent
the content domain, while the skill represents the ! How could the concepts be described verbally?
science practice required to successfully complete the ! How could the material be used as evidence to
assessment. The three categories of science practices justify or support a claim about the behavior of a
are described as discrete practices; they are in fact system, physical phenomena, or outcome of an
interrelated. For example, scientific questions and experiment?
predictions are associated with underlying mathematical
relationships, and those relationships are used to create Required Equations
diagrams and graphs. The ordering of the science
Not all equations in this course framework appear on
practices is not meant to describe any hierarchy of
the equation sheet provided to students while taking
importance or difficulty.
the AP Physics 2 Exam. Many of the equations in this
The three science practices, and their associated skills, document are provided for reference and guidance, or to
will be applied to all learning objectives in the course demonstrate the final results of derivations expected of
framework. The task verb “describe,” which is used in students on the exam. These equations are denoted as
nearly all learning objectives, encompasses the range “Derived Equations.” Additionally, variables used within
of possible graphical, mathematical, or verbal skill this course framework follow the definitions given on
applications. Within these multiple representations, the equation sheet. For a complete list of the equations
students should be able to “describe” a physical concept available to students on the AP Physics 2 Exam, please
graphically, mathematically, and verbally. see the AP Physics 2 Table of Information: Equations in
the Appendix.
For example, for a given learning objective, teachers
are encouraged to ask the following questions about a
physical phenomenon:

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