AP Physics

<p>Advanced Placement (AP) Physics is a set of four courses offered by the <a href="/facts/College_Board/Sp7FEA9t">College Board</a> as part of its <a href="/facts/Advanced_Placement/KpQMzBJ3">Advanced Placement</a> program:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/AP_Physics_C%3a_Mechanics/KHhkosEa">AP Physics C: Mechanics</a>, an introductory <a href="/facts/College/PejltRvj">college</a>-level course in <a href="/facts/Mechanics/A3yHLQA5">mechanics</a>;</li>
<li><a href="/facts/AP_Physics_1/JP9WAaXI">AP Physics 1</a>, an alternative to AP Physics C: Mechanics that avoids <a href="/facts/Calculus/MEmUTYoz">calculus</a> but includes <a href="/facts/Fluids/tMQ46Tmz">fluids</a>;</li>
<li><a href="/facts/AP_Physics_C%3a_Electricity_and_Magnetism/47LPFvLX">AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism</a>, an introductory calculus-based treatment of <a href="/facts/Electromagnetism/oAkmALHT">electromagnetism</a>; and</li>
<li><a href="/facts/AP_Physics_2/1L6tnLrU">AP Physics 2</a>, a survey of <a href="/facts/Electromagnetism/oAkmALHT">electromagnetism</a>, <a href="/facts/Optics/p0vq4S1T">optics</a>, <a href="/facts/Thermodynamics/q4hIx3yP">thermodynamics</a>, and <a href="/facts/Modern_physics/J9Kko1qU">modern physics</a>.</li></ul>
<p>Each AP course has an exam for which high-performing students may receive <a href="/facts/Course_credit/5oJqoQtp">credit</a> toward their college coursework.
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AP Physics