Hugh Henderson
AP* PHYSICS B
Course Description
The purpose of the *AP Physics B summer institute is to help prepare teachers to effectively teach an *AP Physics B course by discussing content, problem-solving, laboratory, and technology strategies. There are two *AP Physics courses: Physics B, a non-calculus-based general survey course, and Physics C, a calculus-based course. This summer institute will focus primarily on Physics B topics, but many of the content topics and strategies are relevant to the Physics C course as well. Both beginning and experienced physics teachers alike will benefit from the collaboration, content and lab ideas, and discussion of future trends in the *AP Physics exams throughout the week.
Approximate Daily Course Outline
Monday
- Welcome & Introductory Activities
- Introduction to AP Physics B and C
- Motion in One and Two Dimensions, Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
- Circular and Harmonic Motion
- A Simulated Grading of a 2008 AP Physics Exam Question
Tuesday
- The Conservation Laws: Momentum, Work, Energy, & Power
- Fluids
- Thermodynamics
Wednesday
- Electric Fields, Potential, & Circuits
- Magnetism
- Waves & Sound
Thursday
- Light and Optics
- Lab-based Questions on the AP Physics Exams
- Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Friday
- Continue Atomic and Nuclear Physics
- Wrap-Up
