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I have been teaching AP Physics for about 10 years and I have heard the
complaint that there is just too much material to allow labs too. (I've
even heard the same comment from some people about the teaching of
regular physics.)  I think that Physics is really a lab science and
depends a great deal on laboratory work.  I can't imagine teaching AP
Physics without some laboratory work.  I feel that I can cover all of the
material and still do labs but, if I couldn't, I am sure that I would
choose to omit some material and do the labs.

Ron Curtin
curtin@oven.ccds.charlotte.nc


On Mon, 20 Feb 1995, T. Boyd Moore wrote:

> > I have been assigned to teach the AP Physics class at our school next
> > year.  The current instructor is of the opinion that the amount of
> > material that must be covered to prepare the students for the AP exam
> > leaves no time for lab work.  Any comments or suggestions?
> >
> That's what I found when I tried teaching it for 2 years in Hanover Co.
> However, I am not a super-organized type.  Another way to approach it
> (which you have to do anyway) is to leave out topics.  If the students
> thoroughly master the most basic concepts, I think they will get a
> better score than if they are exposed to all of physics.
>
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> T. Boyd Moore - Physics & Math teacher, Caroline High School,
> Milford, VA 22514.  KO4WK.  Galatians 2:20  e-mail:tbmoore@pen.k12.va.us
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