Advanced Placement Physics
A. INQUIRY SKILLS
Students will design and conduct scientific investigations
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Students will communicate scientific procedures and explanations
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B. NEWTONIAN MECHANICS
Students will apply principles of kinematics (including vectors, vector algebra, components of vectors, coordinate systems, displacement, velocity, and acceleration)
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Students will differentiate between work, energy, and power
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Students will understand systems of particles, linear momentum
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Students will apply Newtonian principles related to rotation and torque
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Students will explain oscillations and gravitation force
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C. HEAT, KINETIC THEORY, AND THERMODYNAMICS
Students will distinguish between temperature and heat
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Students will understand understand kinetic theory and thermodynamics
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D. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Students will explain electrostatics
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Students will differentiate between conductors, capacitors, and dielectrics
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Students will design and build electric circuits
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Students will explain magnetostatics
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Students will understand electromagnetism
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E. WAVES AND OPTICS
Students will understand principles related to wave motion
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Students will explain science principles applied to physical optics
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Students will explain geometric optics
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F. MODERN PHYSICS
Students will explain science principles related to atomic physics
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Students will understand principles related to nuclear physics
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Students will explain the theory of relativity
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