Updated March 30, 2008

AP Physics B (Spring Semester)

The AP Physics B exam will take place on

Monday May 12 @ 12:00 noon

Policies and procedures

Lost your Reference Tables? Click on the following links to print out new ones.

Physics B Table of Equations

Regents Reference Table

Unit 1 - MECHANICAL WAVES AND SOUND

PHYSICAL OPTICS

Homework 6 - The Nature of Light (Courtesy of Mr. Elert)

GEOMETRIC OPTICS

Homework Assignments (Revised 3/9)

Unit 2 - ELECTROSTATICS

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

ELECTROMAGNETISM

Homework Assignments

Unit 3 - QUANTUM PHYSICS

ATOMIC & NUCLEAR PHYSICS

OSCILLATIONS

Homework Assignments

Unit 4 - REVIEW FOR AP EXAM

Homework Assignments

Unit 5 - POST EXAM

Review for NYS Regents Exam Physical Setting/Physics

The NYS Regents Exam, Physical Setting/Physics will be administered on Wednesday June 25 at

9:15 AM

Useful Links (Courtesy of Mr. Elert):

Mr. Elert's Incomplete Notes on the fine art of curve fitting

Guidlines to Hand Drawn Graphs

Elements of a good computer drawn graph [html] [pdf]

Lab report format

LABS (Tentative)

Feb. 11- The Speed of Sound
March 3 - Spectroscopy
March 17 - Index of Refraction- Make sure you bring protractors, rulers and pencils!!!
March 24 - Diffraction
April 7 - Using Water to simulate Electric Circuits
April 28 - Ohm's Law
????- Magnetic Fields
????. - Planck's Constant