Academics · Grades 8–12
AP Physics 2
Where physics moves past mechanics—heat, electricity, light, and the modern picture.
Course overview
- Homework: 60 minutes a week
- Prerequisite: AP Physics 1, or equivalent
What you’ll learn
The second half of the algebra-based sequence
- Thermodynamics — heat, work, and the behaviour of gases
- Electric force, field, and potential
- Electric circuits
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Geometric optics — reflection, refraction, and how images form
- Waves, sound, and physical optics
- Modern physics — quantum, atomic, and nuclear
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