▁Language AP ▁Statistics * AP ▁Studio ▁Art : ▁ 2 D ▁Design AP ▁Studio ▁Art : ▁ 3 D ▁Design AP ▁Studio ▁Art : ▁Draw ing AP ▁US ▁History * }} ▁ ▁Physics ▁First ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁curr icul um ▁emp lo ys ▁the ▁Physics ▁First ▁approach , ▁in ▁which ▁fresh men ▁take ▁an ▁intro duct ory ▁physics ▁course ▁( AP ▁Physics ▁ 1 ) ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁traditional ▁bi ology ▁course ▁offered ▁to ▁most ▁high ▁school ▁fresh men . ▁The ▁primary ▁difficulty ▁with ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁Physics ▁First ▁in ▁most ▁high ▁school ▁curr ic ula ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁most ▁high ▁school ▁fresh men ▁lack ▁the ▁required ▁Al gebra ▁ 1 ▁background ▁prior ▁to ▁beginning ▁the ▁intro duct ory ▁physics ▁course , ▁but ▁since ▁all ▁Academy ▁students ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁enter ▁fresh man ▁year ▁having ▁completed ▁an ▁Al gebra ▁I ▁course , ▁the ▁Academy ▁does ▁not ▁encounter ▁this ▁issue . ▁The ▁basic ▁trig on ometry ▁– ▁including ▁the ▁three ▁trig on ometric ▁functions ▁– ▁necessary ▁in ▁physics ▁is ▁also ▁taught ▁to ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁their ▁Ge ometry ▁course . ▁Further ▁topics ▁in ▁trig on ometry ▁– ▁including ▁graphs ▁of ▁trig on ometric ▁functions ▁– ▁are ▁re arr anged ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁Al gebra ▁II / Pre - Calcul us ▁curr icul um ▁through ▁special ▁co operation ▁between ▁the ▁Physics ▁and ▁Mathemat ical ▁Analysis ▁instruct ors . ▁The ▁Physics ▁First ▁approach ▁emphas izes ▁concepts ▁in ▁Physics ▁in ▁the ▁instruction ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁and ▁concepts ▁of ▁Chem istry