AP Physics B

AP Physics B was an Advanced Placement Physics course equivalent to a year-long introductory college course in basic physics concepts. High school students studied Newtonian mechanics, electricity and magnetism, fluid mechanics, and thermal physics, waves and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics in preparation for a cumulative exam given each May. The course was algebra-based and involved algebra and trigonometry to solve various physics problems. AP Physics B was an Advanced Placement Physics course equivalent to a year-long introductory college course in basic physics concepts. High school students studied Newtonian mechanics, electricity and magnetism, fluid mechanics, and thermal physics, waves and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics in preparation for a cumulative exam given each May. The course was algebra-based and involved algebra and trigonometry to solve various physics problems. This course also helped prepare students for the SAT Subject Test in Physics, which is also administered by the College Board.