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AP Physics is the one of the final science credits
offered by Forsyth Central. After taking
Honors/AP Biology and Chemistry, students will
find themselves at a final level of science in the
mechanics of physics.
This class expands a single semester section on the
mechanics of physics into its own 2 semester class.
As the year proceeds the course will look deeper
into the kinematics, dynamics, energy, rotation,
momentum, simple harmonic motion and applied
usages of physics in real life.
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Primarily this class will prepare you for the
wide field of physics that you will find in
college. AP Physics C will start the student on
lessons that can be observed in the real world
preparing them for a broader range of study in
college such as quantum mechanics,
electromagnetism and thermodynamics.
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Secondly this class is an AP course available for
a college credit giving the student the
opportunity to bypass mechanics if they choose
to pursue a physics or engineering field in
college. Obtaining a 4 or 5 (depending on the
college) on the AP exam taken at the end of the
year will allow the student to gain the college
credit.
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In accordance with the AP standards AP
Physics C has 6 units:
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Kinematics
Newton’s laws of motion
Work, energy and power
Systems of particles and linear momentum
Circular motion and rotation
Oscillations and gravitation
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Several skills will be picked up by the student
as they progress through the course. They will
design their own experiments to explain real
world physics in action. When they gather their
data they will come to critically analyze it and
write professional lab conclusions. Physics is a
mix of hands on and observational learning
and the experiments conducted will give them
the skills necessary to construct and analyze
real world phenomena.
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Section I
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35 Multiple choice questions
50% of the final grade
45 minutes
Section II
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3 Free response questions
Laboratory based and discrete questions
50% of final grade
45 minutes
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Students should have taken a calculus and
laboratory based class.
They should have also taken and completed all
previous science credits.
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Honor Biology
Honor Chemistry
AP Biology
AP Chemistry