SL IB Physics Revision Notes 2025

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2023

First exams 2025

The Particulate Nature of Matter

Solids, Liquids & Gases

Density

Temperature Scales

Temperature & Kinetic Energy

Internal Energy

Thermal Equilibrium

Changes of State

Specific Heat Capacity

Apparent Brightness & Luminosity

Stefan-Boltzmann Law

Wien’s Displacement Law

Albedo & Emissivity

The Solar Constant

Greenhouse Gases

The Greenhouse Effect

Energy Balance Problems

Kinetic Theory of Gases

Derivation of the Kinetic Theory of Gases Equation

Average Kinetic Energy of a Molecule

Circuit Diagrams

Electric Current

Electric Potential Difference

Electrical Conductors & Insulators

Electric Resistance

Electrical Resistivity

I-V Characteristics

Series & Parallel Circuits

Electrical Power

Sources of Electrical Energy

Electromotive Force & Internal Resistance

Variable Resistance

Fields

Newton's Law of Gravitation

Gravitational Field Strength

Gravitational Field Lines

Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion

Electric Charge

Milikan's Oil Drop Experiment

Static Electricity

Coulomb's Law

Electric Field Strength

Electric Field Lines

Magnetic Fields

Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor

Magnetic Force between Two Parallel Conductors

Magnetic Force on a Charge

Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields

Charged Particles in Electric Fields

Charged Particles in Electric & Magnetic Fields

Tools

Fundamental & Derived Units in IB Physics

Using Scientific Notation in Physics

Using Dimensional Analysis

Measurement Techniques in IB Physics

Random & Systematic Errors

Calculating Uncertainties

Determining Uncertainties from Graphs

Scalar & Vector Quantities

Combining & Resolving Vectors

Scale Diagrams

Study tools

SL IB Physics Revision Notes

Space, Time & Motion

The Particulate Nature of Matter

Wave Behaviour

Fields

Nuclear & Quantum Physics

Tools