Exam Outline
Section 1: Multiple Choice Questions
| Questions | Time | Exam Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 80 minutes | 50% |
Section 2: Free Response
| Questions | Time | Exam Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 90 minutes | 50% |
A calculator is allowed in both sections, with a periodic table and equations sheet provided.
Notes
All UnitsCourse Content
Unit 9: Thermodynamics
9.1 Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure
9.2 The Ideal Gas Law
9.3 Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium
9.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics
9.5 Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity
9.6 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Unit 10: Electric Force, Field, and Potential
10.1 Electric Charge and Electric Force
10.2 Conservation of Electric Charge and the Process of Charging
10.3 Electric Fields
10.4 Electric Potential Energy
10.5 Electric Potential
10.6 Capacitors
10.7 Conservation of Electric Energy
Unit 11: Electric Circuits
11.1 Electric Current
11.2 Simple Circuits
11.3 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm’s Law
11.4 Electric Power
11.5 Compound Direct Current (DC) Circuits
11.6 Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule
11.7 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule
11.8 Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits
Unit 12: Magnetism and Electromagnetism
12.1 Magnetic Fields
12.2 Magnetism and Moving Charges
12.3 Magnetism and Current-Carrying Wires
12.4 Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday’s Law
Unit 13: Geometric Optics
13.1 Reflection
13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors
13.3 Refraction
13.4 Images Formed by Lenses
Unit 14: Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics
14.1 Properties of Wave Pulses and Waves
14.2 Periodic Waves
14.3 Boundary Behavior of Waves and Polarization
14.4 Electromagnetic Waves
14.5 The Doppler Effect
14.6 Wave Interference and Standing Waves
14.7 Diffraction
14.8 Double-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings
14.9 Thin-Film Interference
Unit 15: Modern Physics
15.1 Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality
15.2 The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure
15.3 Emission and Absorption Spectra
15.4 Blackbody Radiation
15.5 The Photoelectric Effect
15.6 Compton Scattering
15.7 Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear Decay
15.8 Types of Radioactive Decay