AP Physics 2 | 1 Big School (By Blue Brain)

Course Content

Fluids

Density and Pressure
Specific gravity
Pressure and Pascal’s principle (part 1)
Pressure and Pascal’s principle (part 2)
Pressure at a depth in a fluid
Finding height of fluid in a barometer
Buoyant Force and Archimedes’ Principle
Archimedes principle and buoyant force
Buoyant force example problems
Fluid Dynamics
Volume flow rate and equation of continuity
Bernoulli’s equation (part 1)
Bernoulli’s equation (part 2)
Bernoulli’s equation (part 3)
Bernoulli’s equation (part 4)
Bernoulli’s example problem
Turbulence at high velocities and Reynold’s number
Venturi effect and Pitot tubes
Surface Tension and Adhesion
Viscosity and Poiseuille flow

Thermodynamics

Temperature, kinetic theory, and the ideal gas law
Thermodynamics part 1: Molecular theory of gases
Thermodynamics part 2: Ideal gas law
Thermodynamics part 3: Kelvin scale and Ideal gas law example
Thermodynamics part 4: Moles and the ideal gas law
Thermodynamics part 5: Molar ideal gas law problem
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
Specific heat and heat transfer
Specific heat and latent heat of fusion and vaporization
Thermal conduction, convection, and radiation
Thermal conduction
Thermal conductivity of metal and wood
Intuition behind formula for thermal conductivity
Laws of thermodynamics
Macrostates and microstates
Quasistatic and reversible processes
First law of thermodynamics / internal energy
More on internal energy
Work from expansion
PV-diagrams and expansion work
Proof: U = (3/2)PV or U = (3/2)nRT
Work done by isothermic process
Carnot cycle and Carnot engine
Proof: Volume ratios in a Carnot cycle
Proof: S (or entropy) is a valid state variable
Thermodynamic entropy definition clarification
Reconciling thermodynamic and state definitions of entropy
Entropy intuition
Maxwell’s demon
More on entropy
Efficiency of a Carnot engine
Carnot efficiency 2: Reversing the cycle
Carnot efficiency 3: Proving that it is the most efficient
Charge and electric force (Coulomb’s law)
Triboelectric effect and charge
Coulomb’s Law
Conductors and insulators
Conservation of charge

Electric charge, field, and potential

Electric field
Electric field definition
Electric field direction
Magnitude of electric field created by a charge
Net electric field from multiple charges in 1D
Net electric field from multiple charges in 2D
Electric field
Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 1)
Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 2)
Electric potential energy, electric potential, and voltage
Electric potential energy
Electric potential energy (part 2– involves calculus)
Voltage
Electric potential energy of charges
Electric potential at a point in space
Electric potential charge configuration
Magnets and Magnetic Force
Introduction to magnetism
Magnetic force on a charge
Cross product 1
Cross product 2
Magnetic force on a proton example (part 1)
Magnetic force on a proton example (part 2)
Magnetic force on a current carrying wire
Magnetic field created by a current
Magnetic field created by a current carrying wire
Magnetic force between two currents going in the same direction
Magnetic force between two currents going in opposite directions
Induced current in a wire

Magnetic forces, magnetic fields, and Faraday’s law

Electric motors
Electric motors (part 1)
Electric motors (part 2)
Electric motors (part 3)
The dot product
Dot vs. cross product
Calculating dot and cross products with unit vector notation
Magnetic flux and Faraday’s law
Flux and magnetic flux
Faraday’s Law Introduction
Lenz’s Law
Faraday’s Law example
Emf induced in rod traveling through magnetic field
Faraday’s Law for generating electricity
Introduction to electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic spectrum
Polarization of light, linear and circular (Opens a modal)
Thin Film Interference part 2
Interference of electromagnetic waves
Constructive and Destructive interference
Young’s double slit introduction
Young’s double slit equation
Young’s double slit problem solving
Diffraction grating
Single slit interference
More on single slit interference
Thin Film Interference part 1
Reflection and refraction
Specular and diffuse reflection
Specular and diffuse reflection 2
Refraction and Snell’s law
Snell’s law example 1
Total internal reflection
Dispersion
Refraction in water
Snell’s law example 2

Electromagnetic waves and interference

Mirrors
Virtual image
Parabolic mirrors and real images
Parabolic mirrors 2
Convex parabolic mirrors
Derivation of the mirror equation
Mirror equation example problems
Lenses
Convex lenses
Convex lens examples
Concave lenses
Object image and focal distance relationship (proof of formula)
Object image height and distance relationship
Thin lens equation and problem solving
Multiple lens systems
Diopters, Aberration, and the Human Eye
Photons
Photon energy
Photon momentum
Photoelectric effect

Geometric optics

Atoms and electrons
De Broglie wavelength
Quantum Wavefunction
Atomic Energy Levels
Bohr model radii (derivation using physics) (Opens a modal)
Bohr model radii
Bohr model energy levels (derivation using physics)
Bohr model energy levels
Absorption and emission
Emission spectrum of hydrogen (Opens a modal)
Quantum numbers and orbitals
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Quantum numbers
Quantum numbers for the first four shells
More exponential decay examples
Exponential decay and semi-log plots
Nuclear physics
Mass defect and binding energy
Nuclear stability and nuclear equations (Opens a modal)
Types of decay
Writing nuclear equations for alpha, beta, and gamma decay (Opens a modal)
Half-life and carbon dating (Opens a modal)
Half-life plot
Exponential decay formula proof (can skip, involves calculus)
Introduction to exponential decay (Opens a modal)

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Course Content

Fluids

Density and Pressure

Specific gravity

Pressure and Pascal’s principle (part 1)

Pressure and Pascal’s principle (part 2)

Pressure at a depth in a fluid

Finding height of fluid in a barometer

Buoyant Force and Archimedes’ Principle

Archimedes principle and buoyant force

Buoyant force example problems

Fluid Dynamics

Volume flow rate and equation of continuity

Bernoulli’s equation (part 1)

Bernoulli’s equation (part 2)

Bernoulli’s equation (part 3)

Bernoulli’s equation (part 4)

Bernoulli’s example problem

Turbulence at high velocities and Reynold’s number

Venturi effect and Pitot tubes

Surface Tension and Adhesion

Viscosity and Poiseuille flow

Thermodynamics

Temperature, kinetic theory, and the ideal gas law

Thermodynamics part 1: Molecular theory of gases

Thermodynamics part 2: Ideal gas law

Thermodynamics part 3: Kelvin scale and Ideal gas law example

Thermodynamics part 4: Moles and the ideal gas law

Thermodynamics part 5: Molar ideal gas law problem

Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution

Specific heat and heat transfer

Specific heat and latent heat of fusion and vaporization

Thermal conduction, convection, and radiation

Thermal conduction

Thermal conductivity of metal and wood

Intuition behind formula for thermal conductivity

Laws of thermodynamics

Macrostates and microstates

Quasistatic and reversible processes

First law of thermodynamics / internal energy

More on internal energy

Work from expansion

PV-diagrams and expansion work

Proof: U = (3/2)PV or U = (3/2)nRT

Work done by isothermic process

Carnot cycle and Carnot engine

Proof: Volume ratios in a Carnot cycle

Proof: S (or entropy) is a valid state variable

Thermodynamic entropy definition clarification

Reconciling thermodynamic and state definitions of entropy

Entropy intuition

Maxwell’s demon

More on entropy

Efficiency of a Carnot engine

Carnot efficiency 2: Reversing the cycle

Carnot efficiency 3: Proving that it is the most efficient

Charge and electric force (Coulomb’s law)

Triboelectric effect and charge

Coulomb’s Law

Conductors and insulators

Conservation of charge

Electric charge, field, and potential

Electric field

Electric field definition

Electric field direction

Magnitude of electric field created by a charge

Net electric field from multiple charges in 1D

Net electric field from multiple charges in 2D

Electric field

Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 1)

Proof: Field from infinite plate (part 2)

Electric potential energy, electric potential, and voltage

Electric potential energy

Electric potential energy (part 2– involves calculus)

Voltage

Electric potential energy of charges

Electric potential at a point in space

Electric potential charge configuration

Magnets and Magnetic Force

Introduction to magnetism