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AP Physics 2
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Unit 9 – Thermodynamics
9.1 Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure
9.2 The Ideal Gas Law
9.3 Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium
9.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics
9.5 Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity
9.6 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Unit 10 – Electric Force, Field, and Potential
10.1 Electric Charge and Electric Force
10.2 The Process of Charging
10.3 Electric Fields
10.5 Electric Potential
10.6 Capacitors
10.7 Conservation of Electric Energy
Unit 11 – Electric Circuits
11.1 Electric Current
11.2 Simple Circuits
11.3 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm's Law
11.4 Electric Power
11.6 Kirchhoff's Loop Rule
11.7 Kirchhoff's Junction Rule
11.8 Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits
Unit 12 – Magnetism and Electromagnetism
12.1 Magnetic Fields
12.2 Magnetism and Moving Charges
12.3 Magnetism and Current-Carrying Wires
12.4 Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law
Unit 13 – Geometric Optics
13.1 Reflection
13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors
13.3 Refraction
13.4 Images Formed by Lenses
Unit 14 – Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics
14.1 Properties of Wave Pulses and Waves
14.2 Periodic Waves
14.3 Boundary Behavior of Waves and Polarization
14.4 Electromagnetic Waves
14.5 The Doppler Effect
14.6 Wave Interference and Standing Waves
14.7 Diffraction
14.8 Double-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings
14.9 Thin Film Interference
Unit 15 – Modern Physics
15.1 Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality
15.2 The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure
15.3 Emission and Absorption Spectra
15.4 Blackbody Radiation
15.5 The Photoelectric Effect
15.6 Compton Scattering
15.7 Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear Decay
15.8 Types of Radioactive Decay
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ΔU = Q + W (First Law of Thermodynamics Equation)
ε (electric permittivity symbol)
0th Law of Thermodynamics
1st Law of Thermodynamics
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
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Absorption
Absorption Spectra
Acceleration
Acceleration due to gravity
Acceleration due to gravity (g)
Action-Reaction Pair
Adiabatic Process
Air Resistance
Alpha Decay
Alpha Particle
Alpha particles
Alternating Current (AC)
Ammeter
Ampere (A)
Amplitude
Amplitude (A)
Angle of incidence
Angle of reflection
Angle of refraction
Angular Frequency
Angular Momentum
Apparent weight
Applied Force
Archimedes' Principle
Area (A)
Area charge density (σ)
Atmospheres
Atmospheres (atm)
Atomic Mass Unit (amu/u)
Atomic Number (Z)
Atomic Structure
Atomic Theory
Atoms
Auroras
B
Balmer Formula
Batteries
Bernoulli Effect
Bernoulli equation
Bernoulli's continuity equation
Bernoulli's Equation
Bernoulli's principle
Beta Decay
Beta particles
Binding energy
Bohr Model
Boltzmann constant
Boundary Conditions
Buoyancy
Buoyant Force
C
Calories
Capacitance
Capacitor
Capacitors
Carbon-14
Carnot Cycle
Center of Curvature (C)
Centripetal Force
Charge
Charge (q)
Charge Separation
Charged Particles
Charging by Conduction
Charles' Law
Circuits
Classical Physics
Closed System
Coefficient of Kinetic Friction
Coefficient of Static Friction
Coherent Source
Combustion Processes
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