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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 
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Anything not linked is still to do
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CORE        AHL            OPTIONS

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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

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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

to come - contact me to expedite

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

to come - contact me to expedite

9.2 – Single-slit diffraction

to come - contact me to expedite

9.3 – Interference

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

9.4 - Resolution

to come - contact me to expedite

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

to come - contact me to expedite

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

to come - contact me to expedite

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