{"id":766,"date":"2025-10-15T10:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=766"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:48:30","slug":"electricity-and-magnetism-ap-physics-c-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/electricity-and-magnetism-ap-physics-c-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"[Electricity and Magnetism] AP Physics C Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>AP Physics C \u2013 Electricity and Magnetism<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About the Course<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Explore concepts &amp; Curriculum such as electrostatics, conductors, capacitors and dielectrics, electric circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetism. You\u2019ll do hands-on laboratory work and in-class activities to investigate phenomena and use calculus to solve problems.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Skills\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0Learn<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interpreting and describing visual representations of physical situations.<\/li>\n<li>Devising a hypothesis and designing an experiment to test it.<\/li>\n<li>Creating graphs and diagrams torepresentdata and physical situations.<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing data shown in a graph.<\/li>\n<li>Determiningthe relationship between physical qualities.<\/li>\n<li>Solving physics problems using mathematical relationships.<\/li>\n<li>Developing and supporting a scientific claim with evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Equivalency and Prerequisites<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>College Course Equivalent<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A semester-long, introductory calculus-based college course in physics.<\/p>\n<p><b>Recommended Prerequisites<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You should have taken calculus or be taking calculus at the same time as this course.<\/p>\n<p><b>Course Content<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The course content outlined below is organized into commonly taught units of study that\u00a0provide\u00a0one\u00a0possible sequence\u00a0for the course. Your teacher may choose to organize the course content differently based on local priorities and preferences.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 1: Electrostatics<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0begin your study of the electric force with an exploration of electric charges.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 2: Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0explore how electric charge can move through an object and the factors that affect the way charge moves.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 3: Electric Circuits<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0build on your knowledge of electrical components to investigate the nature of electric circuits and explore current, resistance, and power.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 4: Magnetic Fields<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0begin your exploration of magnetism by learning how magnetic fields are generated, how they behave, and how they relate to electricity.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 5: Electromagnetism<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0build on what\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0learned about charges, currents, and electric and magnetic fields to explore electromagnetic forces and their properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AP Physics C \u2013 Electricity and Magnetism About the Course Explore concepts &amp; Curriculum such as electrostatics, conductors, capacitors and dielectrics, electric circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetism. You\u2019ll do hands-on laboratory work and in-class activities to investigate phenomena and use calculus to solve problems. Skills\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0Learn Interpreting and describing visual representations of physical situations. 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