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AP Exams are given each year in May. Students who earn a qualifying score on an AP Exam are typically eligible, in college, to receive credit, placement into advanced courses, or both. Every aspect of AP course and exam development is the result of collaboration between AP teachers and college faculty. They work together to develop AP courses and exams, set scoring standards, and score the exams. College faculty review every AP teacher’s course syllabus. We commit to supporting educators and communities in their efforts to make AP courses widely available, advancing students in their plans for college and careers.  \nAP Physics Program  \nThe AP Program offers four physics courses:  \nAP Physics 1: Algebra-Based is a full-year course that is equivalent to a first-semester introductory college course in algebra-based physics.  \nAP Physics 2: Algebra-Based is a full-year course that is equivalent to a second-semester introductory college course in algebra-based physics. AP Physics C: Mechanics is a full-year course that is equivalent to a semester-long introductory calculus-based college course.  \nAP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is a full-year course following Physics C: Mechanics and is equivalent to a semester-long introductory calculus-based college course.  \nAP Physics 2 Course Overview  \nAP Physics 2 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore these topics:  \nthermodynamics; electrical force, field, and potential; electric circuits; magnetism and electromagnetic induction; geometric and physical options; and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics.  \nPREREQUISITES  \nStudents should have completed AP Physics 1 or a comparable introductory physics course and should have taken or be concurrently taking precalculus or an equivalent course.  \nLABORATORY REQUIREMENT  \nThis course requires that 25% of instructional time be spent in hands-on laboratory work, with an emphasis on inquiry-based investigations that provide students with opportunities to demonstrate the foundational physics principles and apply the science practices. Colleges may require students to present their laboratory materials from AP science courses before granting college credit for laboratory work, so students are encouraged to retain their notebooks, reports, and other materials.  \nThe course content is organized into seven commonly taught units, which have been arranged in the following suggested sequence. 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