Course Title

AP Physics

Course 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.

Contact

Robin Schott
405-743-5554
rscho@okcareertech.org
or
Tina Fugate
405-743-5139
tfuga@okcareertech.org

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

Additional textbooks other 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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