--- title: "AP Physics C: E&M Tuition — Fields, Circuits & FRQs" slug: ap-physics-c-electricity-and-magnetism-tuition subject: "AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism" category: "Sciences" url: https://www.apcourses.net/ap-physics-c-electricity-and-magnetism-tuition --- # AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Tuition Online AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism tuition on electrostatics, capacitance, circuits, magnetic fields and induction, with calculus-based FRQs. > AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism is a calculus-based university-level E&M course covering electrostatics, conductors and capacitors, electric circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, and Maxwell's equations in integral form. The exam expects fluency with Gauss's law, Ampère's law, and Faraday's law. We sequence the units so that field calculations build on calculus, not vice versa. ## At a glance - Category: Sciences - Typical year group: Grades 10–11 - Exam length: 3 hours - Units in the College Board CED: 6 - Group course (2026–2027 academic year): Saturday, 10 October 2026 – Sunday, 2 May 2027 - Weekly pattern: Saturdays & Sundays, 12:00–13:30 (Istanbul time) - Sessions: 50 total (40 lessons + 10 review/mock sessions) - Group course enrolment closes: 19 September 2026 - College Board exam date: 5 May 2027 ## Pricing Shown and charged in Euro. - Single lesson (90 min): €56 — full refund if you are not satisfied after the first lesson - 10-lesson package: €539 (€54 per lesson) - 20-lesson package: €1,027 (€51 per lesson) - Group course (8 months, 75 hours + 10 mock papers): €1,502 Lessons in the 10- and 20-lesson packages can be split freely across any AP subjects. ## Units 1. Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law — exam weighting 15–25% 2. Electric Potential — exam weighting 10–20% 3. Conductors and Capacitors — exam weighting 10–15% 4. Electric Circuits — exam weighting 15–25% 5. Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism — exam weighting 10–20% 6. Electromagnetic Induction — exam weighting 10–20% Exam weightings as published by College Board in the Course and Exam Description. ## Exam at a glance - **Format**: MCQ and FRQ - **Calculator**: Approved graphing calculator required - **Maths level**: Calculus-based, including line, surface, and (lightly) volume integrals - **Units**: Electric charges, fields and Gauss's law; electric potential; conductors and capacitors; electric circuits; magnetic fields and electromagnetism; electromagnetic induction ## What it tests Physics C: E&M tests whether students can apply Gauss's law, Ampère's law, and Faraday's law to set up integrals over physically reasonable surfaces and loops, then solve for fields or induced quantities. RC and LR circuit FRQs test separable differential equations in a physical context — students must set up the equation, solve it with the correct initial condition, and interpret the time constant. ## Where students lose marks - Gauss's law problems with a wrong choice of Gaussian surface, leading to a non-constant field across the surface. - Ampère's law FRQs where the enclosed current is computed incorrectly because the integration loop is sloppy. - RC and LR circuit transient FRQs where the initial condition is missed. - Magnetic flux problems where the area vector or sign convention is wrong. - Maxwell-style FRQs where displacement current is needed but omitted. ## How tutoring helps - Diagnostic on vector calculus fluency, especially line and surface integrals. - Symmetry-first approach to Gauss and Ampère problems — choose the surface/loop before integrating. - RC / LR circuit transient drills with separable ODEs. - Faraday's law past-paper FRQs marked against the AP rubric. - Final-month timed past papers. ## Compared with A Level and IB Physics C: E&M goes substantially further than A Level Physics electricity and magnetism and matches first-year university E&M at UK universities. UK applicants to top US engineering, physics, and electrical engineering programmes typically present both Physics C papers (Mechanics + E&M) together. ## Who this suits - **Good fit**: Students with strong calculus and Physics C: Mechanics foundations, applying to US engineering or physics programmes. - **Exam sprint**: Students confident on electrostatics but weak on magnetism/induction. - **Approach with caution**: Students who have not seen vector calculus or separable ODEs — they will lose marks on derivation. ## Weekly study plan - **Weeks 1–3 — Electrostatics**: Coulomb's law, electric fields, continuous charge distributions, integral-based field calculations. - **Weeks 4–5 — Gauss's Law**: The integral form of Gauss's law; spherical, cylindrical and planar symmetry applications. - **Weeks 6–8 — Electric Potential**: The potential–field relationship (E = −∇V), potential of continuous distributions, equipotential surfaces. - **Weeks 9–11 — Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics**: Parallel-plate capacitors, stored energy, dielectric effects, series/parallel combinations. - **Weeks 12–14 — Electric Circuits**: RC circuits, Kirchhoff's laws, the charging/discharging differential equation with the RC time constant. - **Weeks 15–17 — Magnetic Fields**: Magnetic force, the Biot–Savart law, Ampère's law, solenoid and toroid applications. - **Weeks 18–20 — Electromagnetic Induction**: Magnetic flux, Faraday's law, Lenz's law, induced EMF, motional EMF. - **Weeks 21–23 — Inductance & Maxwell's Equations**: Self/mutual inductance, RL circuits, LC oscillation, an introduction to Maxwell's equations. - **Weeks 24–28 — Exam Prep Intensive**: AP Classroom Personal Progress Check sets, FRQ rubric work, integral-setup practice. ## Frequently asked questions ### Should I take Physics C: Mechanics before Physics C: E&M? Yes — Mechanics is the prerequisite. The calculus toolkit (line integrals, separable ODEs) is built in Mechanics and used immediately in E&M. ### Are the two Physics C exams taken on the same day? They are typically scheduled close together. Many students sit both in the same exam window. Each has its own preparation programme. ### Is Physics C: E&M needed for US engineering admissions? It is not strictly required but it strengthens the signal substantially for electrical, computer, and physics engineering programmes. Mechanics alone is the more common baseline. ## Related AP subjects - [AP Physics C: Mechanics Tuition](https://www.apcourses.net/ap-physics-c-mechanics-tuition) - [AP Calculus BC Tuition](https://www.apcourses.net/ap-calculus-bc-tuition) - [AP Physics 2 Tuition](https://www.apcourses.net/ap-physics-2-tuition) ## Contact Free consultation: https://www.apcourses.net/contact All 31 AP subjects: https://www.apcourses.net/ap-tuition Pricing: https://www.apcourses.net/pricing