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Subtopic
Subtopic IB Points to Understand
Number
Fundamental and derived SI units
Scientific notation and metric multipliers
Measurements in 1.1 Significant figures
physics Orders of magnitude
Estimation
Subtopic
Subtopic IB Points to Understand
Number
Distance and displacement
Speed and velocity
2.1
Motion Acceleration
Graphs describing motion
Equations of motion for uniform acceleration
Projectile motion
Fluid resistance and terminal speed
Kinetic energy
Gravitational potential energy
Elastic potential energy
Work, energy and 2.3 Work done as energy transfer
power Power as rate of energy transfer
Principle of conservation of energy
Efficiency
Pressure
Equation of state for an ideal gas
3.2 Kinetic model of an ideal gas
Modelling a gas
Mole, molar mass and the Avogadro constant
Differences between real and ideal gases
Subtopic
Subtopic IB Points to Understand
Number
Simple harmonic oscillations
Time period, frequency, amplitude, displacement and
4.1
Oscillations phase difference
Conditions for simple harmonic motion
Travelling waves
4.2
Travelling waves Wavelength, frequency, period and wave speed
Transverse and longitudinal waves
The nature of electromagnetic waves
The nature of sound waves
Circuit diagrams
Kirchhoff’s circuit laws
Heating effect of current and its
consequences
Heating effect of electric 5.2
Resistance expressed as R = V/I
currents
Ohm’s law
Resistivity
Power dissipation
Cells
Internal resistance
5.3 Secondary cells
Electric cells
Terminal potential difference
Electromotive force (emf)
Magnetic fields
Magnetic effects of electric
5.4 Magnetic force
currents
Topic #6: Circular Motion and Gravitation - 5 Hours for Both SL and HL
Subtopic
Subtopic IB Points to Understand
Number
Period, frequency, angular displacement
and angular velocity
6.1
Circular motion Centripetal force
Centripetal acceleration
Topic #7: Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics - 14 Hours for Both SL and HL
Subtopic
Subtopic IB Points to Understand
Number
Discrete energy and discrete energy levels
Transitions between energy levels
Radioactive decay
Fundamental forces and their properties
Discrete energy and 7.1 Alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays
radioactivity Half-life
Absorption characteristics of decay particles
Isotopes
Background radiation
The unified atomic mass unit
7.2 Mass defect and nuclear binding energy
Nuclear reactions
Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
Subtopic
Subtopic IB Points to Understand
Number
Specific energy and energy density of fuel sources
Sankey diagrams
Primary energy sources
8.1
Energy sources Electricity as a secondary and versatile form of
energy
Renewable and non-renewable energy sources