AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is a calculus-based introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics by developing models of physical phenomena through inquiry-based investigations.
Students build their understanding of physical models as they explore and solve problems in
these topics:
Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law
Electric Potential
Conductors and Capacitors
Electric Circuits
Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism
Electromagnetic Induction
College Course Equivalent
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is equivalent to the second course in an introductory
college course sequence in calculus-based physics.
Prerequisites
Students should have taken or be concurrently taking calculus. Students should have taken
AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics 1 or another mechanics-based physics course prior to taking AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism.
