AP Physics C

Advanced Placement (AP) Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (also known as AP Physics C: E&M, or AP E&M) is an Advanced Placement science course about electricity and magnetism. It is one of the four AP Physics courses offered in some U.S. secondary schools.

## Contents

* 1 Course content
* 2 AP test
* 2.1 Registration
* 2.2 Format
* 2.3 Grade distribution
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Course content

E&M is equivalent to an introductory college course in electricity and magnetism for physics or engineering majors.[1] The course modules are:[1]

* Electrostatics
* Conductors, capacitors, and dielectrics
* Electric circuits
* Magnetic fields
* Electromagnetism.

Methods of calculus are used wherever appropriate in formulating physical principles and in applying them to physical problems. Therefore, students should have completed or be concurrently enrolled in a calculus class.[1]

This course may be combined with AP Physics C to make a unified Physics C course that prepares for both exams. In this scenario, Electricity and Magnetism is typically taught second, as it requires much of the knowledge gained in the Mechanics course.[according to whom?]

## AP test

The course culminates in an optional exam for which high-performing students may receive some credit towards their college coursework, depending on the institution.[2]

### Registration

The AP examination for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is separate from the AP examination for AP Physics C: Mechanics. Before 2006, test-takers paid only once and were given the choice of taking either one or two parts of the Physics C test.

### Format

The exam is typically administered on a Monday afternoon in May. The exam is configured in two categories: a 35-question multiple choice section and a 3-question free response section.[1] Test takers are allowed to use an approved calculator during the entire exam.[3] The test is weighted such that each section is worth half of the final score.[1] This and AP Physics C are the shortest AP exams, with total testing time of 90 minutes.[1]

The topics covered by the exam are as follows:[4]

Topic  | Percent

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Electrostatics  | 30%
Conductors, insulators, capacitors, dielectrics  | 14%
Electric circuits  | 20%
Magnetic fields  | 20%
Electromagnetism  | 16%

### Grade distribution

The grade distributions for the Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism scores since 2010 were:

Score  | 2010[5] | 2011[6] | 2012[7] | 2013[8] | 2014[9] | 2015[10] | 2016[11] | 2017[12] | 2018[13] | 2019[14] | 2020[15] | 2021[16] | 2022[17]

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5  | 32.0%  | 32.0%  | 35.1%  | 31.7%  | 33.5%  | 28.5%  | 32%  | 28.1%  | 35%  | 34.6%  | 40.4%  | 32.6%  | 30.0%
4  | 25.2%  | 24.5%  | 24.0%  | 24.1%  | 25.1%  | 24.9%  | 22.6%  | 25.1%  | 23.1%  | 22.6%  | 22.4%  | 23.1%  | 24.5%
3  | 13.1%  | 14.1%  | 13.9%  | 13.7%  | 12.2%  | 13.7%  | 13.5%  | 15.6%  | 13.7%  | 13.9%  | 11.6%  | 13.8%  | 14.3%
2  | 17.4%  | 17.7%  | 16.5%  | 19%  | 17.6%  | 19.8%  | 19.3%  | 18.2%  | 17.3%  | 17.8%  | 16.2%  | 18.0%  | 18.3%
1  | 12.3%  | 11.7%  | 10.5%  | 11.6%  | 11.6%  | 13.1%  | 12.6%  | 13%  | 10.9%  | 11.1%  | 9.5%  | 12.5%  | 12.9%
% of Scores 3 or Higher  | 70.3%  | 70.6%  | 73.0%  | 69.5%  | 70.8%  | 67.1%  | 68.1%  | 68.8%  | 71.8%  | 71.1%  | 74.4%  | 69.5%  |
Mean  | 3.47  | 3.47  | 3.57  | 3.46  | 3.51  | 3.36  | 3.42  | 3.37  | 3.54  | 3.52  | 3.68  | 3.45  |
Standard Deviation  | 1.41  | 1.39  | 1.38  | 1.40  | 1.40  | 1.41  | 1.42  | 1.39  | 1.40  | 1.40  | 1.38  | 1.42  |
Number of Students  | 14,191  | 15,185  | 17,380  | 19,380  | 20,765  | 22,789  | 23,347  | 24,249  | 25,074  |  | 23,655  | 20,471  |

## See also

* Physics
* Glossary of physics

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (PDF) AP® PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM, College Board, December 2016, http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-course-overviews/ap-physics-c-mechanics-course-overview.pdf, retrieved January 30, 2017
2. ↑ "Credit & Placement". AP Students. The College Board. 2017. https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement.
3. ↑ "AP Physics C: Mechanics – Calculator and Table Policies". AP Students. College Board. 2017. https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-physics-c-mechanics/calculator-and-table-policies.
4. ↑ "Topic Outline". College Board Tests. The College Board. 2013. http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/physics_c/topics.html.
5. ↑ 2010 Physics C: E&M score distribution
6. ↑ 2011 Physics C: E&M score distribution
7. ↑ 2012 Physics C: E&M score distribution
8. ↑ 2013 Student Score Distributions
9. ↑ 2014 Student Score Distributions
10. ↑ 2015 AP Exam Score Distributions
11. ↑ Total Registration. "2016 AP Exam Score Distributions". http://www.totalregistration.net/AP-Exam-Registration-Service/2016-AP-Exam-Score-Distributions.php.
12. ↑ Total Registration. "2017 AP Exam Score Distributions" (in en). https://www.totalregistration.net/AP-Exam-Registration-Service/2017-AP-Exam-Score-Distributions.php.
13. ↑ Total Registration. "2018 AP Exam Score Distributions". https://www.totalregistration.net/AP-Exam-Registration-Service/AP-Exam-Score-Distributions.php.
14. ↑ Total Registration (June 13, 2019). "2019 AP Exam Score Distributions". https://www.totalregistration.net/AP-Exam-Registration-Service/AP-Exam-Score-Distributions.php?year=2019.
15. ↑ "STUDENT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS". https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/research/2020/Student-Score-Distributions-2020.pdf.
16. ↑ "STUDENT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS". https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/research/2021/2021-ap-student-score-distributions.pdf.
17. ↑ Total Registration (2022-06-22). "2022 AP Exam Score Distributions". https://www.totalregistration.net/AP-Exam-Registration-Service/AP-Exam-Score-Distributions.php.

## External links

* College Board Course Description: Physics

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