0442 AP Physics B 12 CSU, UC
This year long Advanced Placement course provides a systematic introduction to the main principles of physics and emphasizes the development of problem solving ability. It is a science elective designed for the 12th grade student. Five major conceptual sections are covered in this course: mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. (Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in Mathematics class higher than Algebra 2; minimum of “B” in Chemistry; and, Department approval)