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DP IB Physics: SL Revision Notes

Concise resources for the DP IB Physics: SL course.

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2014

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Last exams 2024

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1. Measurement & Uncertainties

1.1.2 Using Scientific Notation

1.1.3 Estimating Physical Quantities

1.2.1 Random & Systematic Errors

1.2.2 Calculating Uncertainties

1.2.3 Determining Uncertainties from Graphs

1.3.1 Vector & Scalar Quantities

1.3.2 Combining & Resolving Vectors

1.3.3 Solving Vector Problems

3. Thermal Physics

3.1.1 Solids, Liquids & Gases

3.1.2 Temperature

3.1.3 Internal Energy

3.1.4 Specific Heat Capacity

3.1.5 Specific Latent Heat

3.1.6 Phase Change

3.1.7 Investigating Thermal Energy

3.2.1 Ideal Gas Laws

3.2.2 Ideal Gas Equation

3.2.3 Kinetic Model of an Ideal Gas

3.2.4 Mole Calculations

3.2.5 Investigating Gas Laws

6. Circular Motion & Gravitation

6.1.1 Circular Motion

6.1.2 Centripetal Force

6.1.3 Centripetal Acceleration

6.1.4 Applications of Circular Motion

6.2.1 Newton’s Law of Gravitation

6.2.2 Circular Orbits

6.2.3 Gravitational Field Strength

8. Energy Production

8.1.1 Specific Energy

8.1.2 Sankey Diagrams

8.1.3 Primary & Secondary Energy Sources

8.1.4 Energy Resources

8.1.5 Energy Generation

8.1.6 Safety Issues in Nuclear Power

8.2.1 Conduction, Convection & Thermal Radiation

8.2.2 Black-Body Radiation

8.2.3 The Solar Constant, Albedo & Emissivity

8.2.4 The Greenhouse Effect

8.2.5 Earth's Surface–Atmosphere System