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This outline is taken from the College Board's publication, Course Description - Physics.

Physics
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  Pre-AP      AP      AP Physics B      AP Physics C      AP English Literature      AP English Language    
 
  Physics
    Exploratorium Experiments
    Articles on the Nobel Prize in Physics
    Demonstrations of Oscillations and Waves
    Scientific American: Ask the Physics Experts
    Bad Physics in Movies
    Motion on an Inclined Plane
    Spring-Mass Oscillator
    Introductory College Physics Notes
    Physics Simulations
    Contributions of Women to 20th Century Physics
    Demonstrating Vibrations and Mechanical Waves
    Demonstrating Wave Optics
    Calculating the Amount of Work Done by Forces
    Bar Chart Illustrations of the Work-Energy Theorem
    Astrophysics
    Capacitors
    Micron Science and Technology Scholars Program
    Low-Cost Physics Activities
    World Year of Physics 2005: Einstein in the 21st Century
  NEWTONIAN MECHANICS
    Bad Physics in Movies
    Physics Question of the Week
    Motion on an Inclined Plane
    Spring-Mass Oscillator
    Bar Chart Illustrations of the Work-Energy Theorem
  Kinematics
  Motion in 1 dimension
  Motion in 2 dimensions, incl. projectile motion
  Newton’s laws of motion (including friction and centripetal force)
    Understanding Dynamics
    Newton's Life and Gravitational Theories
    Circular and Planetary Motion
    Velocity Effects on Aerodynamic Forces
    Range and Constant Velocity
    Kinematics
    Motion on an Inclined Plane
    Construction of Free Body Diagrams
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
    Exploring Gravity
  Static equilibrium (1st law)
  Dynamics of a single particle (2nd law)
  Systems of 2 or more bodies (3rd law)
  Work, energy, power
    Understanding Dynamics
    Motion on an Inclined Plane
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
    Calculating the Amount of Work Done by Forces
    Bar Chart Illustrations of the Work-Energy Theorem
  Work and work-energy theorem
  Conservative forces and potential energy
  Conservation of energy
  Power
  Systems of particles, linear momentum
    HyperPhysics
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
  Center of mass
  Impulse and momentum
  Conservation of linear momentum, collisions
  Circular motion and rotation
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    HyperPhysics
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
  Uniform circular motion
  Torque and rotational statics
  Rotational kinematics and dynamics
  Angular momentum and its conservation
  Oscillations and gravitation
    Understanding Dynamics
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    HyperPhysics
    Spring-Mass Oscillator
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
  Simple harmonic motion (dynamics and energy relationships)
  Mass on a spring
  Pendulum and other oscillations
  Newton’s laws of gravity
  Orbits of planets and satellites
  FLUID MECHANICS AND THERMAL PHYSICS
    Velocity Effects on Aerodynamic Forces
    Bad Physics in Movies
    Physics Question of the Week
  Fluid mechanics
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
  Hydrostatic pressure
  Buoyancy
  Fluid flow continuity
  Bernoulli’s equation
  Temperature and heat
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
  Mechanical equivalent of heat
  Specific and latent heat (incl. calorimetry)
  Heat transfer and thermal expansion
  Kinetic theory and thermodynamics
    Brownian Motion Applet
    Physics Course Notes, Part I
  Ideal gases
  Laws of thermodynamics
  ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
    Bad Physics in Movies
    Physics Question of the Week
    Electromagnetic Principles
    Physics and Archaeology
    Capacitors
  Electrostatics
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Demonstrations of Electricity and Magnetism
  Charge, field, and potential
  Gauss’ law
  Coulomb’s law and field and potential of point charges
  Fields and potentials of other charge distributions
  Conductors, capacitors, dielectrics
    Duracell's Alkaline Manganese Dioxide Batteries
    Demonstrations of Electricity and Magnetism
    Capacitors
  Electrostatics with conductors
  Dielectrics
  Capacitors
  Electric circuits
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Duracell's Alkaline Manganese Dioxide Batteries
    Microscopes
    Demonstrations of Electricity and Magnetism
    Transistors
  Current, resistance, power
  Steady-state direct current circuits with batteries and resistors only
  Capacitors in circuits
  Magnetostatics
    Demonstrations of Electricity and Magnetism
  Forces on moving charges in magnetic fields
  Forces on current-carrying wires in magnetic fields
  Fields of long current-carrying wires
  Biot-Savart and Ampere’s law
  Electromagnetism
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Demonstrations of Electricity and Magnetism
  Electromagnetic induction (including Faraday’s law and Lenz’ law)
  Inductance (including LR and LC circuits)
  Maxwell’s equations
  WAVES AND OPTICS
    Demonstrations of Oscillations and Waves
    Bad Physics in Movies
    Physics Question of the Week
    Demonstrating Vibrations and Mechanical Waves
    Demonstrating Wave Optics
  Wave motion (including sound)
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Demonstrations of Oscillations and Waves
    Demonstrating Vibrations and Mechanical Waves
  Properties of travelling waves
  Properties of standing waves
  Doppler effect
  Superposition
  Physical Optics
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Demonstrating Wave Optics
  Interference and diffraction
  Dispersion of light and the electromagnetic spectrum
  Geometric optics
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Geometric Optics
  Reflection and refraction
  Mirrors
  Lenses
  ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
    Structure of Matter
    Atomic and Nuclear Physics
    Bad Physics in Movies
    Physics Question of the Week
    Demonstrating Concepts in Modern Physics
    Physics and Archaeology
  Atomic physics and quantum effects
    Physics Games
    Demonstrating Concepts in Modern Physics
  Photons and the photoelectric effect
  Atomic energy levels
  Wave-particle duality
  Nuclear physics
    Observing the World of Particles
    Mechanics Demonstrations
    Demonstrating Concepts in Modern Physics
  Nuclear reactions (including conservation of mass number and charge)
  Mass-energy equivalence

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