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Physics 2

Free Physics 2 study guide: 7 units with summaries, key ideas, flashcards and 76 practice questions with step-by-step solutions.

Lines up with: AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based; MCAT physics.

Units

1. UNIT 01

   Thermodynamics

   Thermodynamics relates heat, work and internal energy, and the second law limits how efficiently heat can be turned into work.
2. UNIT 02

   Electric force, field and potential

   Charges exert forces described by Coulomb's law, create electric fields, and have electric potential energy and potential.
3. UNIT 03

   Electric circuits

   Circuits move charge through resistors and capacitors, governed by Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's rules.
4. UNIT 04

   Magnetism and electromagnetism

   Moving charges create magnetic fields and feel magnetic forces, and changing magnetic flux induces voltage.
5. UNIT 05

   Geometric optics

   Light travels in straight rays that reflect and refract, and mirrors and lenses form images predicted by ray diagrams and the thin-lens equation.
6. UNIT 06

   Waves, sound and physical optics

   Light and sound are waves that interfere and diffract, which explains double-slit patterns, thin-film colors and standing waves.
7. UNIT 07

   Modern physics

   Light and matter have both wave and particle properties, atoms have quantized energy levels, and nuclei release energy through decay, fission and fusion.