AP Physics 2 is equivalent to a first-semester college course in algebra-based physics. This course is recommended for students planning to enter any type of engineering, medical, math or science-related field. The course covers Newtonian mechanics (including rotational dynamics and angular momentum); work, energy, and power; and mechanical waves and sound. It also introduces electric circuits, quantum mechanics, and nuclear physics. This course utilizes a college-level textbook and is supplemented with in-class activities, projects, demonstrations, lectures, and laboratory investigations. Students should have completed Geometry and Algebra II or an equivalent course. Although the AP Physics 2 course includes basic use of trigonometric functions, this understanding can be gained either in the concurrent math course or in the AP Physics 2 course itself. Students will be required to take the AP Exam or take a final exam at the end of the school year.  Students will be responsible for the cost of the AP Exam.