AP Physics 2 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study, in-class activity, and hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory work as they explore concepts like systems, fields, force interactions, change, conservation, waves, and probability.

Students should have completed AP Physics 1 or a comparable introductory physics course and should have taken or be concurrently taking pre-calculus or an equivalent course.

1. Fluids
   
   1. Fluid Systems
   2. Density
   3. Fluids: Pressure and Forces
   4. Fluids and Free-Body Diagrams
   5. Buoyancy
   6. Conservation of Energy in Fluid Flow
   7. Conservation of Mass Flow Rate in Fluids
2. Thermodynamics
   
   1. Thermodynamic Systems
   2. Pressure, Thermal Equilibrium, and The Ideal Gas Law
   3. Thermodynamics and Forces
   4. Thermodynamics and Free-Body Diagrams
   5. Thermodynamics and Contact Forces
   6. Heat and Energy Transfer
   7. Internal Energy and Energy Transfer
   8. Thermodynamics and Elastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum
   9. Thermodynamics and Inelastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum
   10. Thermal Conductivity
   11. Probability, Thermal Equilibrium, and Entropy
3. Electric Force, Field, and Potential
   
   1. Electric Systems
   2. Electric Charge
   3. Conservation of Electric Charge
   4. Charge Distribution-Friction, Conduction, and Induction
   5. Electric Permittivity
   6. Introduction to Electric Forces
   7. Electric Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
   8. Describing Electric Force
   9. Gravitational and Electromagnetic Forces
   10. Vector and Scalar Fiels
   11. Electric Charges and Fields
   12. Isolines and Electric Fields
   13. Conservation of Electric Energy
4. Electric Circuits
   
   1. Definition of Conservation of Energy
   2. Resistivity and Resistance
   3. Resistance and Capacitance
   4. Kirchhoff's Loop Rule
   5. Kirchhoff's Junction Rule and The Conservation of Electric Charge
5. Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
   
   1. Magnetic Systems
   2. Magnetic Permeability and Magnetic Dipole Moment
   3. Vector and Scalar Fields
   4. Monopole and Dipole Fields
   5. Magnetic Fields and Forces
   6. Magnetic Forces
   7. Forces Review
   8. Magnetic Flux
6. Geometric and Pysical Optics
   
   1. Waves
   2. Electromagnetic Waves
   3. Periodic Waves
   4. Refraction, Reflection, and Absorption
   5. Images from Lenses and Mirrors
   6. Interference and Diffraction
7. Quantum, Atomic, and Nuclear Physics
   
   1. Systems and Fundamental Forces
   2. Radioactive Decay
   3. Energy in Modern Physics (Energy in Radioactive Decay and E = mc²)
   4. Mass-Energy Equivalance
   5. Properties of Waves and Particles
   6. Photoelectric Effect
   7. Wave Functions and Probability

The exam is 3 hours long and includes 50 multiple choice questions and 4 free-response questions. The four free-response questions may appear in any order. A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed on both sections of the exam.

Format of Assessment

Section I: Multiple-choice | 50 Questions | 90 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

■ 45 single-select multiple-choice questions (discrete or in sets).
■ 5 multiple-select multiple-choice items (all discrete).

Section II: Free-response | 4 Questions | 90 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

■ Question 1: Experimental Design (12 points).
■ Question 2: Qualitative/Quantitative Translation (12 points).
■ Question 3: Paragraph Argument Short Answer (10 points).
■ Question 4: Short Answer (10 points).