Information
about the
AP Physics B course
Note: Content below has been extracted from the Course
Description booklet available at apcentral.collegeboard.com.
The college board strongly recommends that Physics B be taught as a
second-year
physics course. "A
first-year
physics
course aimed at
developing a thorough understanding of important physical principles
and that permits students to explore concepts in the laboratory
provides a richer experience in the process of science and better
prepares them for the more analytical approaches taken in AP
courses."
http:\\apcentral.collegeboard.com
If AP Physics B is a first year course, 450 minutes per week is
the
recommended time allotment, vs. 250
minutes per week as a second year
course. In
other
words... if you take this as a first year course, expect to spend more
time learning the material!
"AP
labs should
build on and extend the lab experiences of the
first-year course."
In
other words,
there will
not be
time to repeat lab experiences from the first year course in AP
Physics. AP Physics labs will be more challenging.
The Physics B course includes topics in both classical and modern
physics. A knowledge of algebra and basic trigonometry is
required for the course; the basic ideas of calculus may be introduced
in connection with physical concepts, such as acceleration and work.
The
AP Physics B Exam
The AP Physics B Exam will be given on May
14, 2007 at 12:00 P.M.
All
students
enrolled in AP Physics B are expected to take the exam.
Calculators are NOT permitted on the multiple choice sections of the
Physics B exam. Tables of commonly used physics equations are
provided for the free response section ONLY, NOT for the multiple
choice section. Students are expected to memorize common
formulas.
Previous years free response questions are available on
www.collegeboard.com.
Made 25 July 2006
by Lori Andersen.
