AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism curriculum & tutors

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A calculus-based AP electricity and magnetism course covering fields, flux, potential, conductors, capacitors, circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic induction.

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AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism curriculum

A calculus-based AP electricity and magnetism course covering fields, flux, potential, conductors, capacitors, circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic induction.

Pacing
6 units, 22-32 weeks self-paced
Units
6 unit sequence
Practice
480 checked answers
Support
Self-paced or tutor-guided
Outcomes
  • Use vector calculus ideas, symmetry, diagrams, and integrals to model electric and magnetic systems.
  • Connect fields, potential, energy, circuits, and induction across multiple representations.
  • Design experiments and communicate AP-ready derivations, estimates, and evidence-backed claims.

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  1. 01

    Electric charges, fields, and Gauss's law

    • Use Coulomb's law, superposition, electric fields, flux, symmetry, and Gauss's law.
    • Calculate fields for point charges and continuous distributions.

    Practice: Choose a Gaussian surface or direct-integration method for several charge distributions and justify the choice.

  2. 02

    Electric potential

    • Connect electric potential, field, work, and energy.
    • Calculate potential for point charges, uniform fields, and continuous distributions.

    Practice: Solve one electrostatic problem by potential and one by field, then explain where each method is cleaner.

  3. 03

    Conductors and capacitors

    • Analyze electrostatic equilibrium, shielding, capacitance, dielectrics, and stored energy.
    • Use series, parallel, and geometry-based capacitor models.

    Practice: Model a capacitor network and predict how energy, charge, and voltage change under one physical modification.

  4. 04

    Electric circuits

    • Use current density, resistance, power, Kirchhoff rules, and RC transients.
    • Translate among circuit diagrams, differential equations, graphs, and measurements.

    Practice: Solve an RC circuit over time and identify measurable evidence that would validate the model.

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