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About the Course
Have you ever wondered how electricity and electromagnetism are used to power the devices and machines you interact with every day? Explore concepts such as electrostatics, conductors, capacitors and dielectrics, electric circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetism in AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism. You’ll do hands-on laboratory work and in-class activities to investigate phenomena while using calculus to solve problems.
AP Physics Revisions 2024-25
We revised the 4 AP Physics courses and exams for the 2024-25 school year.
Skills You'll Learn
Creating representations that depict physical phenomena
Conducting analyses to derive, calculate, estimate, or predict
Describing experimental procedures, analyzing data, and supporting claims
Equivalency and Prerequisites
College Course Equivalent
A semester-long, introductory calculus-based college course in physics.
Recommended Prerequisites
You should have taken a calculus-based Newtonian physics course, such as AP Physics C: Mechanics or its equivalent. You should also have taken or be concurrently taking calculus.
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