I’m pretty sure the basics were covered in AP Physics when I took it but have no idea what the curriculum was like when he was in high school. That said, I agre

I’m pretty sure the basics were covered in AP Physics when I took it but have no idea what the curriculum was like when he was in high school. That said, I agree that it’s generally a smart ass answer but a) teenage boy and b) I would be incredibly unsurprised to learn that a child of academic economists who goes on to get a PhD might be the kind of insufferable high school student who reads ahead and makes sure everyone knows about it.