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IB Curriculum

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
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CORE        AHL            OPTIONS

 

Core

Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties

1.1 Measurements in Physics

  • Dimensions and Units
  • Special units
    • atomic mass unit
    • eV
    • eV/c2
  • 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)

1.2 Uncertainties and Error

  • Errors

1.3 Vectors and Scalars

  • Understanding Vectors  
  •  Relative motion EG

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

  • What is work and Work-Energy Theorem?
  • Conservation of Energy Explained
  • Conservation of Energy and Collisions
  • Work and Power EG
  • ​Efficiency

2.2 Forces

  • What are Newton's Laws?
  • 3rd Law reviewed
  •  Forces in equilibrium EG
  • Understanding the Normal Force 
  • Friction explained  
  •  Inclines analysis with 2nd Law EG

2.4 Momentum and Impulse

  • * What is Impulse?
  •  Conservation of Momentum EGx3
  • How Well do you know Momentum?
  • The physics of rollercoasters

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

  • Transverse Waves explained
  • Longitudinal Waves explained

4.3 - Wave Characteristics

  • Superposition explained (one dimensional)
  • What is polarisation? EG


4.4 - Wave Behaviours

  • Interference (no maths)​
  • Refraction explained 
  • Total Internal Reflection explained 
  • Young’s Double slit experiment EG
  • Diffraction Grating Explained
  • The Reason Behind Dispersion

4.5 - Standing Waves

  •  Understanding Standing Waves EG
  •  Standing waves in Closed Pipes EG

Topic 5: Electricity and Magnetism

5.1 - Electric Fields

  • Intro to electric charge 
  • How an electroscope works
  • Electric Fields Explained 
  • Coulomb’s Law Explained 
  • Understanding voltage

5.2 - Heating Effect of electric currents

  • Ohm’s Law and its limitations
  • Series and parallel circuits explained using an analogy
  • Series and parallel circuits explained using mathematics ​
  • Watt is Power in electrical circuits?
  • What is a kilowatt hour

5.3 - Electric Cells

to come - contact me to expedite

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 
    • the galvanometer
    • the speaker
  • 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

  • Circular Motion Explained EGx3
  • The Conical Pendulum and banking explained​ EGx2
  • Intro to angular motion
  • Torque Explained EG

6.2 - Newton's Law of Gravitation

  • Law of Gravitation
​

Topic 7: Atomic, nuclear and Particle Physics

7.1 – Discrete energy and radioactivity

  • Intro to Radioactivity
  • Half life explained with beer

7.2 – Nuclear reactions​

  • the atomic mass unit​
  • Understanding Binding energy EG
  • Understanding Strong Force​
  • Fission explained EG
  • How a reactor works
  • Fusion explained
  • the eV as a unit of mass

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

  • Wien’s Law Explained
  • Black Bodies Explained with Planck​
Climate science (applications of thermodynamics)
  • ​Do icebergs melting cause sea level rise?
  • What causes sea levels to rise?
  • ​What is the Blue Ocean Event?
 
 

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

  • Young’s Double slit experiment EG
  • Diffraction Grating Explained

9.4 - Resolution

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9.5 - Doppler effect

  • Simple doppler animation explained (no maths)
  • Doppler explained with maths EG
  • ​Doppler effect formula derivation
  • Doppler demonstration in the classroom

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

to come - contact me to expedite

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

  • James Clerk Maxwell and EMR​
  • Michelson-Morley Explained 
  • Understanding Frames of Reference
  • Special relativity - an intro​
  • Quiz: How well do you know special 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
    • ​​​the synchrotron , the cyclotron (2 videos)

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



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