AP Physics 2 Prep Path
AP Physics 2 picks up where AP Physics 1 ends: fluids, heat, electricity, magnetism, light and the quantum world. The modules below follow the College Board unit order — master each before moving on.
Module 1: Unit 1: Fluids
Statics and dynamics of fluids.
Learn
- Density and Pressure in Fluids — Definitions, Formulas and Examples
- Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle — Why Things Float
- Bernoulli's Equation — Pressure, Speed and Height in Flowing Fluids
Practice
Module 2: Unit 2: Thermodynamics
Heat, gas laws and the laws of thermodynamics.
Learn
- Heat vs Temperature — What's the Difference?
- Ideal Gas Law — PV = nRT Explained with Examples
- Kinetic Theory of Gases — Molecules, Pressure and Temperature
- First Law of Thermodynamics — Energy Conservation Explained
Practice
Module 3: Units 3–5: Electricity and magnetism
Charge, fields, circuits and induction.
Learn
- Electric Charge — The Basics: Positive, Negative and Conservation
- Electric Field — E = F/q, Field Lines and Worked Examples
- Ohm's Law — V = IR Explained with Circuits and Examples
- Series vs Parallel Circuits — Rules, Formulas and Examples
- Kirchhoff's Laws — KCL and KVL with Worked Examples
- Magnetism Basics — Fields, Poles and the Right-Hand Rule
- Faraday's Law of Induction — How Changing Magnetism Makes Electricity
Practice
Module 4: Unit 6: Optics
Reflection, refraction, lenses and wave optics.
Learn
- Law of Reflection — Angle of Incidence Equals Angle of Reflection
- Refraction and Snell's Law — Why Light Bends
- Lenses and Image Formation — Converging vs Diverging
- Mirrors and Image Formation — Concave vs Convex
- Interference and Diffraction of Light — Double Slit Explained
Practice
Module 5: Unit 7: Modern physics
Photons, duality and the nucleus.
Learn
- Photoelectric Effect — Einstein's Photons Explained
- Wave-Particle Duality — De Broglie Wavelength Explained
- Nuclear Decay and Half-Life — Alpha, Beta, Gamma