AEPA Physics (NT308) study guide
AEPA Physics (NT308) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The AEPA Physics (NT308) is one of the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments, a subject-knowledge test listed by the AEPA program among its Knowledge Tests. Candidates take it to demonstrate the physics content knowledge Arizona requires for a teaching certificate; because testing requirements depend on certification type, candidates should confirm with the program which tests their own certificate path requires. The test is delivered in a multiple-choice format, and the program notes that appointments are available year round on a first-come, first-served basis, with online proctoring offered so candidates can test remotely, including from home. Preparation resources published by the program include study guides, full-length practice tests, and a test preparation video, and for some National Evaluation Series tests a practice test is provided automatically at registration at no additional cost. The AEPA Physics (NT308) study guide has 4 sections and about 2,031 words.
01Mechanics and Properties of Matter
Newton's three laws, kinematics in one and two dimensions, projectile motion, circular motion, work-energy and impulse-momentum, conservation of momentum, torque and static equilibrium, and fluids (density, pressure, buoyancy, continuity, Bernoulli). Properties of matter includes stress/strain, elastic moduli, and thermal expansion as it relates to solids.
326 words, about 2 min02Electricity and Magnetism
Electrostatics: Coulomb's law, electric field, electric potential and potential energy, Gauss's law conceptually, capacitors and dielectrics. Circuits: Ohm's law, series and parallel combinations, Kirchhoff's rules, power dissipation, internal resistance.
344 words, about 2 min03Waves, Sound, Light, and Optics
Wave properties: wavelength, frequency, amplitude, speed (v = fλ), superposition, interference, standing waves, resonance, and the Doppler effect. Sound: intensity and decibels, harmonics of strings and open/closed pipes, beats.
319 words, about 2 min04Thermodynamics
Temperature and thermal equilibrium, heat capacity and calorimetry, latent heat of phase change, thermal expansion, and the three heat-transfer mechanisms (conduction, convection, radiation). The kinetic theory of gases connects temperature to average molecular kinetic energy.
1,042 words, about 5 min