AP Physics

Description:
CareerTech AP Physics is intended to be a rigorous course that is on the level of most college physics courses. Whether AP Physics B or AP Physics C is taught is up to the discretion of the individual CareerTech. The following standard will cover the objectives of both with the understanding that the course direction is up to the CareerTech and their program needs. CareerTech AP Physics B has a trigonometry emphasis. Five major content areas of physics will be taught. They are: mechanics, thermodynamics, waves and optics, electricity & magnetism, and modern physics. Students will be expected to sit for the AP exam at the completion of the course. CareerTech AP Physics C expects the student to have knowledge of trigonometry and calculus. It is an analytical course that focuses on mechanics and electricity & magnetism. CareerTech AP Physics C-Mechanics should provide instruction in each of the following content areas: kinematics, Newton's Laws of Motion, work, energy and power, systems of particles and linear momentum, circular motion and rotation, and oscillations and gravitation. CareerTech AP Physics C-Electricity and Magnetism should provide instruction in each of the five content areas: electrostatics; conductors, capacitors, and dielectrics; electric circuits; magnetic fields; and electromagnetism. These subjects will be covered in depth with laboratory activities and lab reports an essential part of the coursework. Students will be expected to sit for the AP exam at the completion of the course.

Course Type:
"Regular"

Schools That Offer:

OCAS Code:
5215 AP Physics B
5216 AP Physics C--Mechanics
5217 AP Physics C--Electricity and Magnetism

OHLAP Credit:
True

Course Length in Hours:
120

Course Length Explanation:

Contact:

Tina Fugate
or
Robin Schott

Prerequisites:

Biology I, Algebra I, Geometry, Pre-AP Algebra II, Pre-AP Trig./Calc.-Highly recommended.

Knowledge and Skills:

Kinematics
Newton's Laws of Motion
Work, Energy, Power
Systems of Particles, Linear Momentum
Circular Motion and Rotation
Oscillations and Gravitation
Fluid Mechanics (AP Physics B only)
Temperature and Heat (AP Physics B only)
Kinetic Theory and Thermodynamics (AP Physics B only)
Electrostatics
Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics
Electric Circuits
Magnetic Fields
Electromagnetism
Waves Motion (AP Physics B only)
Physical Optics (AP Physics B only)
Geometric Optics (AP Physics B only)
Atomic Physics and Quantum Effects (AP Physics B only)
Nuclear Physics (AP Physics B only)

Suggested Labs/Activities Areas

Design physics experiments
Measurements/error/graphs
Adding forces/vectors
Spreadsheets
Mass/Volume/Density
Position, velocity, acceleration
Free fall
Uniformly accelerated motion
Projectile Motion
Inclined Plane
Ballistic Pendulum
Hooke's Law
Simple Pendulum
Oscillation/Harmonic Motion
Friction
Atwood's Machine
Forces
Newton's Laws of Motion
Centripetal Force/Circular Motion
Work and Energy/Conservation of Energy
Momentum/Impulse
Torque/Static Equilibrium
Rotational Motion/Moment of Inertia
Electrostatics
Ohm's Law
Resistance
Equipotentials
Series and Parellel Resistors
DC Circuits
Bridge Circuits
Faraday's Law
Ammeter/Voltmeter Measurements
Diodes/Transistors
RC Circuits
AC Circuits
Magnetic Fields
Acceleration of Particles in fields
Capacitors
Ampere's Law
Wave Labs (char. of waves, resonance, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction)
Mirrors/Lenses
Geometric Optics
Polarization
Lasers
Speed of Sound
Thermal Expansion
Specific Heats
Gas Laws
Spectroscopy
Archimedes' Principle

Accountability Measures, Assessments, or Evaluation Procedures:

Referenced Standards

National Science Standards (5^th ed). (1998). National Research Council, Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences

Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (2003). Oklahoma State Department of Education-PASS-{ www.sde.state.ok.us}

All AP Courses undergo an AP Course Audit through College Board. Please refer to their website for further information.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com

Industry Alignments:

Curriculum Resources:

More textbooks than those listed below may be appropriate for the AP Physics B course. However, schools should make every effort to acquire textbooks no older than 15 years old for use in this course.

Bueche, Frederick J., and David A. Jerde. Principles of Physics. San Francisco: McGraw-Hill.

Coletta, Vincent P. College Physics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Cutnell, John D., and Kenneth W. Johnson. Physics. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Giambatista, Alan, Betty McCarthy Richardson, and Robert C. Richardson. College Physics.
Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics: Principles with Applications. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Hecht, Eugene, and Jerry Shi. Physics: Algebra/Trig. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Jones, Edwin R., and Richard L. Childers. Contemporary College Physics. Boston:
McGraw-Hill.

Sears, Francis W., Mark W. Zemansky, and Hugh D. Young. College Physics. Reading, MA:
Addison Wesley.

Serway, Raymond A., and Jerry S. Faughn. College Physics. Fort Worth, TX: Saunders.

Serway, Raymond A., and Jerry S. Faughn. College Physics. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning.

Tipler, Paul A., and Gene Mosca. Physics for Scientists. Bedford, NJ: W. H. Freeman.

Walker, James S. Physics. Vols 1 & 2. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Wilson, Jerry D., and Anthony J. Buffa. College Physics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Chabay, Ruth W., and Bruce A. Sherwood. Electric and Magnetic Interactions. New York: John
Wiley & Sons.

Chabay, Ruth W., and Bruce A. Sherwood. Matter and Interactions I: Modern Mechanics. New
York: John Wiley & Sons.

Chabay, Ruth W., and Bruce A. Sherwood. Matter and Interactions II: Electricity and Magnetic
Interactions. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Fishbane, Paul M., Stephen Gasiorowicz, and Stephen M. Thornton. Physics for Scientists and
Engineers. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall.

Halliday, David, Robert Resnick, and Kenneth Krane. Physics. Vols. 1 & 2. New York: John Wiley
& Sons.

Halliday, David, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker. Fundamentals of Physics. New York: John
Wiley & Sons.

Hecht, Eugene. Physics: Calculus. New York: Brooks/Cole.

Knight, Randall D. Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern
Physics. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Sanny, Jeff, and William Moebs. University Physics. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Serway, Raymond A. Principles of Physics. Fort Worth, TX: Saunders.

Serway, Raymond A., Robert J. Beichner, and John W. Jewett, Jr. Physics for Scientists and
Engineers. Vols. 1 & 2. Fort Worth, TX: Saunders.

Serway, Raymond A., and John W. Jewett, Jr. Physics for Scientists and Engineers with
PhysicsNow and InfoTrac. New York: Brooks/Cole.

Tipler, Paul A. Physics for Scientists and Engineers. New York: W. H. Freeman.

Wolfson, Richard, and Jay M. Pasachoff. Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Reading, MA:
Addison Wesley Longman.

Young, Hugh D., and Roger A. Freedman. University Physics. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley
Longman.

Young, Hugh D., Roger A. Freedman, T.R. Sandin, and A. Lewis Ford. Sears and Semansky's
University Physics. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Reese, Ronald Lane. University Physics. Brooks/Cole.

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Referenced Standards

National Science Standards (5th ed). (1998). National Research Council, Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences

Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (2003). Oklahoma State Department of Education-PASS-{ www.sde.state.ok.us}

National Science Standards (5^th ed). (1998). National Research Council, Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences