AP Physics B

AP Physics B was an Advanced Placement Physics course equivalent to a year-long introductory college course in basic physics concepts. High school students studied Newtonian mechanics, electromagnetism, fluid mechanics, thermal physics, waves, optics, atomic and nuclear physics in preparation for a cumulative exam given each May. The course was algebra-based and involved algebra and trigonometry to solve various physics problems. This course also helped prepare students for the SAT Subject Test in Physics, also administered by the College Board. The last AP Physics B examination was administered in May 2014. The College Board discontinued AP Physics B, replacing it with AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2, in the 2014–2015 school year.

AP Physics B

AP Physics B was an Advanced Placement Physics course equivalent to a year-long introductory college course in basic physics concepts. High school students studied Newtonian mechanics, electromagnetism, fluid mechanics, thermal physics, waves, optics, atomic and nuclear physics in preparation for a cumulative exam given each May. The course was algebra-based and involved algebra and trigonometry to solve various physics problems. This course also helped prepare students for the SAT Subject Test in Physics, also administered by the College Board. The last AP Physics B examination was administered in May 2014. The College Board discontinued AP Physics B, replacing it with AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2, in the 2014–2015 school year.