AP Physics 2

Learn everything you need to know about unit 1, fluids, in AP Physics 2 with our resources! Study density, fluid pressure and forces, conservation of energy in fluid flow, buoyancy, and conservation of mass flow rate in fluids with our trademark streams and guides.

Unit 1 – Fluids

1.6 Conservation of Energy in Fluid Flow

1.2 Density

1.7 Conservation of Mass Flow Rate in Fluids

1.3 Fluids: Pressure and Forces

1.5 Buoyancy

1.4 Fluids and Free-Body Diagrams

1.1 Fluid Systems

1.0 Unit 1 Overview: Fluids

Explore Unit 2 of AP Physics 2 here! Things will heat up when you learn about thermodynamics, including thermal equilibrium, the ideal gas law, heat and energy transfer, contact forces, pressure, internal energy and energy transfer, elastic and inelastic collisions, conservation of momentum, and thermal equilibrium and entropy.

Unit 2 – Thermodynamics

2.3 Thermodynamics and Forces

2.10 Thermal Conductivity

2.2 Pressure, Thermal Equilibrium, and the Ideal Gas Law

2.8 Thermodynamics and Elastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum

2.5 Thermodynamics and Contact Forces

2.4 Thermodynamics and Free-Body Diagrams

2.6 Heat and Energy Transfer

2.9 Thermodynamics and Inelastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum

2.1 Thermodynamic Systems 💤 

2.7 Internal Energy and Energy Transfer

2.11 Probability, Thermal Equilibrium, and Entropy

Unit 2 Overview: Thermodynamics

Learn all about unit 3 in AP Physics 2 with our resources, and focus on electric force, field, and potential. The most important topics in this unit that our resources cover are electric systems, conservation of electric charge, electric forces, electric fields, and gravitational and electromagnetic forces.

Unit 3 – Electric Force, Field, & Potential

3.2 Electric Charge 🔋

3.11 Electric Charges and Fields

3.1 Electric Systems 🔋

3.8 Describing Electric Force

3.2 Forces and Potential Energy 

3.6 Introduction to Electric Forces

3.9 Gravitational and Electromagnetic Forces

3.5 Electric Permittivity 

3.12 Isolines and Electric Fields

3.10 Vector and Scalar Fields

3.13 Conservation of Electric Energy

3.7 Electric Forces and Free-Body Diagrams

3.4 Charge Distribution— Friction, Conduction, and Induction

3.3 Conservation of Electric Charge

Unit 3 Overview: Electric Force, Field, and Potential

Study for the AP Physics 2 exam with our unit 4 resources and discover all about circuits. Electric charge, conservation of electric charge, resitivity and resistance, resistance and capacitance, and Kirchhoff's Loop Rule are just some of the things you'll learn about!

Unit 4 – Electric Circuits

4.2 Resistivity and Resistance

4.1 Definition and Conservation of Electric Charge 

4.4 Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule

4.3 Resistance and Capacitance

Unit 4 Overview: Electric Circuits

4.5 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule and the Conservation of Electric Charge

Need to study for AP Physics 2? Use our unit 5 resources to master the topic of magnetism and electromagnetic induction! Key topics in unit 5 include electric fields and forces, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic induction.

Unit 5 – Magnetism & Electromagnetic Induction

5.1 Electric Fields & Forces

5.3 Electromagnetic Induction

5.5 Magnetic Fields and Forces 🌐

5.8 Magnetic Flux

Unit 5 Overview: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

5.4 Monopole and Dipole Fields

5.2 Magnetic Permeability and Magnetic Dipole Moment

5.6 Magnetic Forces

5.7 Forces Review

Use our resources to review unit 6 in AP Physics 2! This unit covers geometric and physical optics. Teach yourself all about or brush up on electromagnetic waves, periodic waves, images from lenses and mirrors, interference and diffraction, and refraction, reflection, and absorption.

Unit 6 – Geometric & Physical Optics

6.5 Images from Lenses and Mirrors

6.2 Electromagnetic Waves

6.3 Periodic Waves

6.1 Waves 🌊

6.4 Refraction, Reflection, and Absorption

6.6 Interference and Diffraction

Unit 6 Overview: Geometric and Physical Optics

Prepare for the AP Physics 2 exam with our unit 7 resources! This unit focuses on quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics, including systems and fundamental forces, radioactive decay, energy and modern physics, mass-energy equivalence, properties of waves and particles, and the photoelectric effect.

Unit 7 – Quantum, Atomic, & Nuclear Physics

7.3 Energy in Modern Physics

7.2 Radioactive Decay

7.5 Properties of Waves and Particles

7.4 Mass-Energy Equivalence

7.6 Photoelectric Effect

7.1 Systems and Fundamental Forces

7.7 Wave Functions and Probability

Unit 7 Overview: Quantum, Atomic, and Nuclear Physics

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Prepare for the AP Physics 2 exam with our resources! They provide review of units, key concepts and topics, and exam strategies to help you do your best on exam day!

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