AP® Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Course Summary
Examine key physics concepts, such as electrostatics, conductors, capacitors and dielectrics, electric circuits, magnetostatics, and electromagnetism. In this calculus-based course, students investigate the unseen fields and forces of electricity and magnetism. Study circuitry and the relationship between magnetic fields and current.
This course prepares students for the AP® Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism exam.
Course Prerequisite(s):
AP® Physics C: Mechanics and Calculus
Curriculum
This is a 1-semester course.
Unit 1: Electrostatics
- Electric Charges and Coulomb's Law
- Electric Fields
- Electric Potential
- Gauss's Law
Unit 2: Conductors, Capacitors, and Dielectrics
- Electrostatics with Conductors
- Capacitors
- Dielectrics
Unit 3: Electric Circuits
- Current, Resistance, Power
- DC Circuits with Batteries and Resistors
- Capacitors in Circuits
Unit 4: Magnetostatics
- Forces on Moving Charges
- Forces on Current-carrying Wires in Magnetic Fields
- Fields of Long, Current-carrying Wires
- Biot-Savart and Ampere's Law
Unit 5: Electromagnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Inductance
- Maxwell's Equations