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AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
Thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics and modern physics — watch waves interfere and fields ripple in real time. Updated for the redesigned 2024–25 course (fluids moved to Physics 1).
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Unit 1 · 15–18%
Thermodynamics
- Temperature & Kinetic Theory12 min · 3 objectives
- The Ideal Gas Law13 min · 3 objectives
- Heat, Specific Heat & the First Law14 min · 3 objectives
- The Second Law, Entropy & Heat Engines13 min · 3 objectives
- PV Diagrams & Reading Work off a Graph15 min · 3 objectives
- The Four Named Processes15 min · 3 objectives
- Heat Engines, Efficiency & the Carnot Limit14 min · 3 objectives
Unit 2 · 15–18%
Electric Force, Field, and Potential
- Electric Charge & Coulomb’s Law12 min · 3 objectives
- The Electric Field13 min · 3 objectives
- Electric Potential & Potential Energy14 min · 3 objectives
- Conductors & Charge Distributions12 min · 3 objectives
- Superposing Fields & Forces in Two Dimensions15 min · 3 objectives
- Field Lines, Equipotentials & the Link Between Them14 min · 3 objectives
- Charges Moving in Uniform Fields15 min · 3 objectives
- Conductors, Symmetry & Shielding14 min · 3 objectives
Unit 3 · 15–18%
Electric Circuits
- Current, Resistance & Ohm’s Law13 min · 3 objectives
- Series & Parallel Circuits14 min · 3 objectives
- Kirchhoff’s Rules13 min · 3 objectives
- Capacitors & RC Circuits13 min · 3 objectives
- Power, Energy & Which Bulb Is Brightest14 min · 3 objectives
- Reducing a Mixed Circuit, Step by Step15 min · 3 objectives
- Real Batteries, Internal Resistance & Meters14 min · 3 objectives
Unit 4 · 12–15%
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Magnetic Fields & Their Sources12 min · 3 objectives
- Magnetic Force on Charges & Currents14 min · 3 objectives
- Magnetic Flux & Faraday’s Law14 min · 3 objectives
- Lenz’s Law & the Direction of Induction12 min · 3 objectives
- The Right-Hand Rules, Sorted Out15 min · 3 objectives
- Motional emf & the Rod on Rails15 min · 3 objectives
- Velocity Selectors & Mass Spectrometers14 min · 3 objectives
Unit 5 · 12–15%
Geometric Optics
- Reflection & Plane Mirrors11 min · 3 objectives
- Refraction, Snell’s Law & Total Internal Reflection14 min · 3 objectives
- Curved Mirrors & the Mirror Equation14 min · 3 objectives
- Thin Lenses & Image Formation14 min · 3 objectives
- Sign Conventions & Ray-Diagram Discipline15 min · 3 objectives
- Magnification & Two-Element Systems14 min · 3 objectives
- Total Internal Reflection & Dispersion14 min · 3 objectives
Unit 6 · 12–15%
Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics
- Wave Properties & the Wave Equation12 min · 3 objectives
- Sound Waves & the Doppler Effect13 min · 3 objectives
- Superposition & Interference14 min · 3 objectives
- Diffraction & the Wave Nature of Light13 min · 3 objectives
- Standing Waves on Strings & in Pipes15 min · 3 objectives
- Double Slits & Diffraction Gratings15 min · 3 objectives
- Thin Films & the Phase Shift on Reflection15 min · 3 objectives
Unit 7 · 12–15%
Modern Physics
- Photons & the Photoelectric Effect13 min · 3 objectives
- Atomic Models & Energy Levels13 min · 3 objectives
- The Nucleus & Radioactivity13 min · 3 objectives
- Wave–Particle Duality13 min · 3 objectives
- Photon Energy, Momentum & the Electronvolt15 min · 3 objectives
- Mass Defect & Nuclear Binding Energy15 min · 3 objectives
- Half-Life Arithmetic & Decay14 min · 3 objectives