AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism — Study Guide

A visual HTML study guide covering the entire AP Physics C: E&M curriculum. Includes all 6 College Board units (Units 8-13) organized into 5 focused chapters with concepts, equations, interactive practice problems, and exam strategy.

Live site: ianthemitten.github.io/PhysicsC_EM_Review

Quick Start

cd "path/to/physicsEM"
python3 -m http.server 8080

Then open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

Or just double-click index.html to open it directly.

What's Inside

• 5 Study Units — Electrostatics, Circuits, Magnetism, Electromagnetism, Maxwell's Equations
• ~75 Interactive Practice Questions — 50 MCQ with instant feedback + 23 FRQ with toggleable solutions
• 59 Key Equations — Rendered with LaTeX (MathJax 3)
• Exam Strategy — Time management, FRQ tips, lab scenarios, common mistakes
• Dark Mode — Toggle with the moon icon or press T
• Progress Tracking — Section checkboxes and practice scores saved to localStorage
• Keyboard Shortcuts — Arrow keys navigate, 1–5 jump to units, / to search

Structure

physicsEM/
├── index.html                    # Home page with unit cards, CB mapping, exam strategy
├── unit1-electrostatics.html     # CB Units 8-10 (15 sections)
├── unit2-circuits.html           # CB Unit 11 (9 sections)
├── unit3-magnetism.html          # CB Unit 12 (6 sections)
├── unit4-electromagnetism.html   # CB Unit 13 (8 sections)
├── unit5-maxwell.html            # Maxwell's equations + EM waves (5 sections)
├── practice/
│   ├── practice-unit1.html       # Electrostatics (12 MCQ + 5 FRQ)
│   ├── practice-unit2.html       # Circuits (10 MCQ + 5 FRQ)
│   ├── practice-unit3.html       # Magnetism (10 MCQ + 5 FRQ)
│   ├── practice-unit4.html       # EM Induction (10 MCQ + 5 FRQ)
│   └── practice-unit5.html       # Maxwell's Equations (8 MCQ + 3 FRQ)
├── css/style.css                 # Glassmorphism theme (CSS custom properties)
├── js/app.js                     # Search, progress, dark mode, keyboard nav, practice controller
└── E&M practice/                 # PDF practice tests (archived reference)

College Board Alignment

Study Guide	College Board Units	CB Exam Weight
Unit 1: Electrostatics	Units 8, 9, 10	35-60%
Unit 2: Electric Circuits	Unit 11	15-25%
Unit 3: Magnetic Fields	Unit 12	10-20%
Unit 4: Electromagnetism	Unit 13	10-20%
Unit 5: Maxwell's Equations	Distributed across 12-13	Integrated above

Tech Stack

• No build step, no framework — plain HTML, CSS, and vanilla JS
• MathJax 3 (tex-mml-chtml) for LaTeX equation rendering
• Glassmorphism CSS theme with dark mode via data-theme attribute
• localStorage for progress and practice state persistence