AP Physics C: E&MAP
Calculus-based E&M.
Overview
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is a calculus-based course covering electrostatics, conductors and capacitors, circuits, magnetic fields, and electromagnetism.
Why it matters
Builds a foundation for electrical engineering and advanced physics through Maxwellian concepts.
Skills you’ll build
- Field & potential modeling
- Circuit analysis
- Vector calculus with fields
- Differential equation applications
Topic Breakdown (Units)
Electrostatics
- Coulomb's law
- Electric field & potential
Conductors, Capacitors, and Dielectrics
- Capacitance
- Dielectric materials
Electric Circuits
- DC circuits
- Transient RC behavior
Magnetic Fields
- Forces on charges & currents
- Sources of B-fields
Electromagnetism
- Faraday's law
- Inductance
- LC circuits
Lessons & Notes
Electrostatics
Analyze charge distributions and potentials.
- Gauss's law (qualitative)
- superposition
Conductors, Capacitors, and Dielectrics
Energy storage and polarization effects.
- C = εA/d
- U = 1/2 CV²
Electric Circuits
Kirchhoff's laws and power in circuits.
- loop & junction rules
- τ = RC
Magnetic Fields
Apply Biot–Savart and Ampère's law in context.
- F = qvB sinθ
- μ₀I
Electromagnetism
Changing flux induces EMF; energy oscillates in LC.
- ε = −dΦ/dt
- U = 1/2 LI²