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AP Physics 2 Diagnostic

Short topic-level assessments built around documented student misconceptions. Each diagnostic surfaces which specific wrong ways of thinking are costing you points, then routes you to targeted drills that fix only those. Units run 9 through 15, continuing from Physics 1 so a unit number means one thing across both courses. Pick a topic to start.

Unit 9

Thermodynamics

9.1 Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure Start → 9.2 The Ideal Gas Law Start → 9.3 Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium Start → 9.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics Start → 9.5 Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity Start → 9.6 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics Start →
Unit 10

Electric Force, Field, and Potential

10.1 Electric Charge and Electric Force Start → 10.2 Conservation of Electric Charge and the Process of Charging Start → 10.3 Electric Fields Start → 10.4 Electric Potential Energy Start → 10.5 Electric Potential Start → 10.6 Capacitors Start → 10.7 Conservation of Electric Energy Start →
Unit 11

Electric Circuits

11.1 Electric Current Start → 11.2 Simple Circuits Start → 11.3 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm's Law Start → 11.4 Electric Power Start → 11.5 Compound Direct Current (DC) Circuits Start → 11.6 Kirchhoff's Loop Rule Start → 11.7 Kirchhoff's Junction Rule Start → 11.8 Resistor-Capacitor (RC) Circuits Start →
Unit 12

Magnetism and Electromagnetism

12.1 Magnetic Fields Start → 12.2 Magnetism and Moving Charges Start → 12.3 Magnetism and Current-Carrying Wires Start → 12.4 Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law Start →
Unit 13

Geometric Optics

13.1 Reflection Start → 13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors Start → 13.3 Refraction Start → 13.4 Images Formed by Lenses Start →
Unit 14

Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics

14.1 Properties of Wave Pulses and Waves Start → 14.2 Periodic Waves Start → 14.3 Boundary Behavior of Waves and Polarization Start → 14.4 Electromagnetic Waves Start → 14.5 The Doppler Effect Start → 14.6 Wave Interference and Standing Waves Start → 14.7 Diffraction Start → 14.8 Double-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings Start → 14.9 Thin-Film Interference Start →
Unit 15

Modern Physics

15.1 Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality Start → 15.2 The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure Start → 15.3 Emission and Absorption Spectra Start → 15.4 Blackbody Radiation Start → 15.5 The Photoelectric Effect Start → 15.6 Compton Scattering Start → 15.7 Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear Decay Start → 15.8 Types of Radioactive Decay Start →

All seven units are live. Each diagnostic is about 10 questions and takes 8 to 12 minutes. Missed items map to named misconceptions; the result page links you straight to drills that target those specific failures.