AP Physics C
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Part of the College Board's
Advanced Placement Program
, consisting of two separate courses:
College Board
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Advanced Placement Program
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
, consisting of two separate courses:
- AP Physics C: MechanicsAP Physics C: MechanicsAP Physics C: Mechanics is an Advanced Placement science course that studies Newtonian mechanics. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems which is why most schools recommend that the student have completed or be...
- AP Physics C: Electricity and MagnetismAP Physics C: Electricity and MagnetismAP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is an Advanced Placement science course that studies electricity and magnetism. Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems. It is supposed to be equivalent to an introductory...