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Denver Test Prep physics tutors help students to master key concepts of physics, including graphing, dynamics, properties of sound and light, characteristics of electricity and magnetism, and more advanced topics such as kinetic theory, thermodynamics, optics, heat, and high energy physics. Denver Test Prep tutors are equipped to help students with all levels of physics including all levels of AP Physics.

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What are the different AP Physics courses and how do they differ from one another?

The AP Program offers four physics courses and details on each specific course can be found on the College Board website (www.collegeboard.org). A shortened version of the course descriptions can be found below.

AP Physics 1

A full-year course that is the equivalent of a first semester introductory college course in algebra-based physics. There are no prerequisite courses, although students should complete geometry before taking this course. Algebra II and trigonometry concepts will show up in the course. Students should take these courses along with AP Physics 1 and will need to better understand math concepts from both Algebra II and trig in more advanced physics courses that they may elect to take in the future. Students will explore the following topics in AP Physics 1: kinematics, dynamics, circular motion and gravitation, energy, momentum, simple harmonic motion, torque and rotational motion, electric charge and electric force, mechanical waves, and sound.

AP Physics 2

A full-year course that is the equivalent of a second semester introductory college course in algebra-based physics. The course covers electrical force, electric circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, and both geometric and physical optics. The course also covers quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics.

AP Physics C: Mechanics

A half-year class that is the equivalent of a semester-long, introductory calculus-based college physics course. It covers kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, systems of particles and linear momentum, circular motion and rotation, oscillations, and gravitation.

AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

A half-year class that should be completed after Physics C: Mechanics. This course is the equivalent of a semester-long, introductory calculus-based college course. It covers electrostatics, conductors, capacitors, dielectrics, electric circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetism.

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