AP Physics 2 Summer assignment
The summer assignment is worth 100 homework points and is due in 8-12-2015, written on a
separate paper, with clear headings and your name. I will not accept summer assignment after
the beginning of the lesson. Have it ready to hand in.
Note if insufficient work is shown because it was all done on your calculator, your calculator will
be credited with half the points for the summer assignment.
There will be a quiz on that first day of class; the quiz will cover all 4 parts of the summer
assignment.
The text book has answers to the problems; if you have the book you can check your answers
and do corrections.
Part 1:
Use the text book from AP Physics 1, Chapter 9 section 9.2 to 9.4 pages 317 to 338.
Read and outline each section on a separate sheet, make notes on key vocabulary, definitions and
equations.
Part 2:
Use APlusphysics .com http://www.aplusphysics.com/courses/ap-1/AP1_Physics.html#ap2
and watch the following videos:
Scroll down the page to find AP Physics 2 topics and watch the videos on the topic 1 fluids:
 Fluids
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Density and Buoyancy
Pressure and Pascal's Principle
Continuity Equation for Fluids
Bernoulli's Principle
Outline each video on a separate sheet, and the examples of questions written out.
Part 3:
Use the text book and do the following questions:
Page 346 multiple choice questions 5 to 17
Page 347 conceptual questions 4,5,7,8,9,12 and 13
Page 350 q 20, 21, 26, 30,32,44,45, 57, 59 and 61
Part 4:
Once you have completed the summer assignment review Chapters 2 to 6 and 13. AP Physics 2 requires
use of concepts in AP Physic1, you will benefit from reviewing the topics from your notes books and APlus
physics website.
For information:
You do not need to purchase a new textbook for AP Physics 2, we use the same book as AP Physics 1.
AP Physics 2 covers the following topics:
Fluids chapter 9
Thermal Physics, chapters 10 to 13
Electrostatics, Chapters 15 and 16
Current Electricity, Chapters 17 and 18
Magnetism, Chapters 19 to 21
Optics Chapters 22 to 25
Modern Physics, Chapters 27 to 30
Parts of AP Physics 1 are assumed as prior knowledge, in particular Kinematics in 1 and 2 dimensions,
Newton’s laws, vectors work and Energy.
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