Cover -- Introduction -- 2. Recommended Practices for Advanced Physics Institution -- WHAT IS AN ADVANCED PHYSICS PROGRAM? -- PREREQUISITES FOR AN ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM -- THE MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES -- DESIGNING A CURRICULUM TO MEET THESE OBJECTIVES -- USE OF ASSESSMENTS THAT MEASURE DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING -- 3. Extent to Which the AP and IB Programs Implement Recommended Practices -- THE AP PHYSICS PROGRAM -- THE IB PHYSICS PROGRAM -- 4. Teaching and Learning in Advanced Physics Programs -- THE TEACHERS OF AP AND IB PHYSICS -- EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN ADVANCED PHYSICS PROGRAMS -- THE STUDENTS OF AP AND IB PHYSICS -- ALTERNATIVE CURRICULAR MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED PHYSICS INSTRUCTION -- 5. Changing Emphases in Physics and Their Impact on Advanced Physics Instruction -- INCREASING USE OF COMPUTERS -- INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS -- COMPARISON OF AP AND IB PHYSICS WITH EDUCATION STANDARDS -- 6. Connecting Advanced High School Physics Programs with College Physics Programs -- QUALITY OF PREPARATION OF AP AND IB PHYSICS STUDENTS FOR FURTHER STUDY -- DEPENDENCE OF COLLEGE PHYSICS PROGRAMS ON KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS PROGRAMS -- IMPROVEMENTS IN COLLEGE PHYSICS INSTRUCTION THROUGH A BETTER INTERFACE WITH ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7. Main Findings and Overall Recommendations -- References -- APPENDIX A: Charge to the Content Panels from the Parent Committee -- I. CURRICULAR AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS FOR LEARNING -- II. THE ROLE OF ASSESSMENT -- III. TEACHING -- IV. EMPHASES -- V. PREPARATION FOR FURTHER STUDY