Advanced Placement Physics Course Outline
Textbooks
Physics, Fifth Edition (Beiser)
College Physics (Sears, Zemansky & Young)
Physics for the Inquiring Mind
Physics (by Halliday and Resnick) Part I
Physics (by Halliday and Resnick) Part II
Physics (by Halliday and Resnick) (1968)
College Physics (by Miller)
Modern Physics (by Dull et.al.)
Foundations of Modern Physical Science (Holton & Roller)
Modern College Physics (Sears et. al.)
Quick Calculus
Mr. Tompkins in Paperback (Gamow)
Schaum's Outline Series of Physics
Fundamental Physics (Orear)
The Project Physics Course (Harvard U)
Physics (Physical Science Study Committee)
The Man Made World
Physics - Principles and Problems (Hewitt)
Subject Time
Mathematics Review 1 week
Introduction to functions and limits 1 week
Graphical analysis of motion 1 week
Derivatives and applications 1 week
Integration and applications 1 week
Calculus as applied to accelerated motion 1 week
Experiment set 1 2 weeks
Forces and Linear equilibrium 1 week
Rotational motion (Torque and moment of inertia) 2 weeks
Torque and Rotational equilibrium 2 weeks
Experiment set 2 2 weeks
Work-energy theorem and power 1 week
Ideal gas laws 1 week
Thermodynamics 3 weeks
Static electricity and field mapping 2 weeks
Capacitors 1 week
Current electricity including Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws 3 weeks
Negative exponentials and RC circuits 1 week
Experiment set 3 2 weeks
Magnetism and field mapping 1 week
Magnetic/moving charge interactions 1 week
Inductance and AC circuits 1 week
Waves 2 weeks
Experiment set 4 2 weeks
Review for AP exam 2 weeks
Final exams 1 week
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