IB Curriculum
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This page provides the links to my videos on this site and are arranged according to the International Baccalaureate curriculum for Physics.
NOTE: These videos are not created with IB outcomes specifically in mind. However the topics will be useful if you are studying IB Physics
Anything not linked is still to do
Those with an EG have an associated worked sample
CORE AHL OPTIONS
NOTE: These videos are not created with IB outcomes specifically in mind. However the topics will be useful if you are studying IB Physics
Anything not linked is still to do
Those with an EG have an associated worked sample
CORE AHL OPTIONS
Core
Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties
1.1 Measurements in Physics
- Dimensions and Units
- Special units
- Prefixes and Scientific Notation
- Significant Figures
- Orders of Magnitude and Estimation
- Graphing - choosing the right graph, linearising data
- Validity, Reliability and Accuracy in First Hand Investigations
- Validity, Reliability and Accuracy in Second Hand Investigations (Research)
Topic 2: Mechanics
2.1 Motion
- What is Mechanics?
- Kinematics foundations
- What is acceleration?
- Motion Graphs Explained EG
- Equations of motion EG
- RUDE - a way of solving mathematical problems
- Projectile Motion Explained EGx3
- Why 45° has maximum range
- How well do you know projectile motion
- Fluid resistance and Terminal Velocity
2.3 Work, energy and Power
Topic 3: Thermal physics
3.1 – Thermal concepts
3.2 - Modeling a Gas
- Temperature vs Heat
- Specific Heat Capacity EG
- Latent Heat Explained
- Energy transfer - conduction, convection, radiation
- Understanding the Gas Law
Topic 4: Waves
4.1 - Oscillations
- What is Simple Harmonic Motion?
4.2 - Travelling Waves
4.3 - Wave Characteristics
- Superposition explained (one dimensional)
- What is polarisation? EG
4.4 - Wave Behaviours
4.5 - Standing Waves
Topic 5: Electricity and Magnetism
5.1 - Electric Fields
5.2 - Heating Effect of electric currents
5.3 - Electric Cells
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5.4 - Magnetic Effects of electric currents
- Charge behaviour in E field EG
- Charge behaviour in B field EG
- particle accelerators explained (added here since they use E and B fields to speed up and direct charged particles)
- Physics of the plasma Ball (an application of charges in fields)
- Demos with the plasma ball
- Hand rules explained
- Motor effect explained EG
- The current balance - testing the motor effect
- Motor effect applications
- Understanding Force between current bearing wires EG
- Magnetic Field around a wire demonstrated
- Solenoids Explained
- How well do you know the Motor Effect
Topic 6: Circular Motion and Gravitation
6.1 - Circular Motion
6.2 - Newton's Law of Gravitation
Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and Particle Physics
7.1 – Discrete energy and radioactivity
7.2 – Nuclear reactions
7.3 – The structure of matter
- Standard model explained
- Feynmann Diagrams Explained
Topic 8: Energy Production
8.1 – Energy sources
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8.2 – Thermal energy transfer
Climate science (applications of thermodynamics)
Additional higher level (AHL)
Topic 9: Wave Phenomena
9.1 – Simple harmonic motion
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9.2 – Single-slit diffraction
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9.3 – Interference
9.4 - Resolution
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9.5 - Doppler effect
Topic 10: Fields
10.1 - Describing Fields
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10.2 - Fields at Work
- Orbital Velocity EG
- Potential Energy (includes gravity variation)
- Kepler’s Laws Explained EG
- Understanding Energy of Satellites EG
- How well do you know gravitation?
Topic 11: Electromagnetic Induction
11.1 - Electromagnetic Induction
- Flux explained includes Faraday’s Law
- Faraday’s Law Demonstrated
- lenz law explained - includes both pipe example and electromagnetic braking
- Quizzes -
- How well do you know induction
- How well do you know Transformers
11.2 - Power Generation and Transmission
- Understanding Transformers, EG and also a special case. - How the induction coil works
11.3 - Capacitance
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Topic 12: Quantum and Nuclear Physics
12.1 - The interaction of Matter with radiation
- Black Bodies Explained with Planck
- Photoelectric Effect Explained. EG
- Bohr’s understanding of the atom
- Compton scattering
- The De Broglie model
- Electron Diffraction
- Heisenbergs' Uncertainty Principle
- Schrodinger’s model
12.2 - Nuclear Physics
- Thomson’s discovery of electron
- Thomson’s experiment demonstrated
- Millikan’s oil drop experiment
- Rutherford’s model (Geiger Marsden exp). Includes a video on Modeling Rutherford's model
- Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron
OPTIONS
A: Relativity
A1 - The Beginnings of Relativity
A2 - Lorentz Transformations
- Special Relativity - the cause and evidence - time dilation EG
- Special relativity evidence: simultaneity
A3 - Spacetime Diagrams
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A4 - Relativistic Mechanics
- Special relativity evidence: momentum dilation
- particle accelerators explained
A5 - General Relativity
to come - contact me to expedite
B: Engineering Physics
C: Imaging
D: Astrophysics
- What is the Big Bang?
- Olber’s Paradox
- The HR Diagram
- Star energy - the proton-proton cycle (see Nuclear Fusion)
- Star energy - the CNO cycle
To be Sorted
- The working of a DC motor
- Motors vs generators explained
- Explaining Back EMF
- The AC and induction motor
- An intro to Spectroscopy
- How spectroscopy is used in astronomy
- Foucault’s experiment in determining light speed
- Essen's measuring the speed. of light
- Why is the speed of light set?
- Light as seen by Newton and Huijgens
- Wien’s Law Explained
- Black Bodies Explained with Planck
- *Photoelectric Effect Explained. - includes a couple of other videos that demosncate the photoelectric effect
- Quiz: How well do you know Photoelectric Effect