AP Physics 2 – Notes and Study Guides

Unit 1 – Fluids

1.0 Unit 1 Overview: Fluids

1.1 Fluid Systems

1.2 Density

1.3 Fluids: Pressure and Forces

1.4 Fluids and Free-Body Diagrams

1.5 Buoyancy

1.6 Conservation of Energy in Fluid Flow

1.7 Conservation of Mass Flow Rate in Fluids

Unit 2 – Thermodynamics

2.0 Unit 2 Overview: Thermodynamics

2.1 Thermodynamic Systems

2.2 Pressure, Thermal Equilibrium, and the Ideal Gas Law

2.3 Thermodynamics and Forces

2.4 Thermodynamics and Free-Body Diagrams

2.5 Thermodynamics and Contact Forces

2.6 Heat and Energy Transfer

2.7 Internal Energy and Energy Transfer

2.8 Thermodynamics and Elastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum

2.9 Thermodynamics and Inelastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum

2.10 Thermal Conductivity

2.11 Probability, Thermal Equilibrium, and Entropy

Unit 3 – Electric Force, Field, and Potential

3.0 Unit 3 Overview: Electric Force, Field, and Potential

3.1 Electric Systems

3.2 Electric Charge

3.3 Conservation of Electric Charge

3.4 Charge Distribution— Friction, Conduction, and Induction

3.5 Electric Permittivity

3.6 Introduction to Electric Forces

3.7 Electric Forces and Free-Body Diagrams

3.8 Describing Electric Force

3.9 Gravitational and Electromagnetic Forces

3.10 Vector and Scalar Fields

3.11 Electric Charges and Fields

3.12 Isolines and Electric Fields

3.13 Conservation of Electric Energy

Unit 4 – Electric Circuits

4.0 Unit 4 Overview: Electric Circuits

4.1 Definition and Conservation of Electric Charge

4.2 Resistivity and Resistance

4.3 Resistance and Capacitance

4.4 Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule

4.5 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule and the Conservation of Electric Charge

Unit 5 – Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

5.0 Unit 5 Overview: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

5.1 Electric Fields & Forces

5.2 Magnetic Permeability and Magnetic Dipole Moment

5.3 Electromagnetic Induction

5.4 Monopole and Dipole Fields

5.5 Magnetic Fields and Forces

5.6 Magnetic Forces

5.7 Forces Review

5.8 Magnetic Flux

Unit 6 – Geometric and Physical Optics

6.0 Unit 6 Overview: Geometric and Physical Optics

6.1 Waves

6.2 Electromagnetic Waves

6.3 Periodic Waves

6.4 Refraction, Reflection, and Absorption

6.5 Images from Lenses and Mirrors

6.6 Interference and Diffraction

Unit 7 – Quantum, Atomic, and Nuclear Physics

7.0 Unit 7 Overview: Quantum, Atomic, and Nuclear Physics

7.1 Systems and Fundamental Forces

7.2 Radioactive Decay

7.3 Energy in Modern Physics

7.4 Mass-Energy Equivalence

7.5 Properties of Waves and Particles

7.6 Photoelectric Effect

7.7 Wave Functions and Probability