Your detailed IB Physics work plan

Our first detailed plan covers the foundational concepts of units A and B, essential for any IB Physics student. You will thoroughly understand:

• A1.1 Distance, displacement, speed, and velocity.
• A.1.2 Acceleration, deceleration, and equations of motion.
• A1.3 Projectile motion.
• A2.1 Resultant force, weight, buoyancy.
• A2.2 Elastic restoring force, surface friction, viscosity/Stoke's law.
• A.2.3 Field forces and Newton's laws.
• A.2.4 Momentum, collisions and impulse.
• A.2.5 Collisions and explosions in two dimensions(HL only).
• A 2.6 Circular motion and centripetal forces.
• A3.1 Work and kinetic energy
• A3.2 P.E, E.P.E and Hooke's law.
• A.3.3 Conservation of mechanical energy, Power and Efficiency.
• A.4  HL only
• A.4.1 Comparing rational motion to linear motion, torque and rotational equilibrium.
• A.4.2 Angular displacement, frequency, velocity and acceleration.
• A.4.3 Moment of inertial
• A.4.4 Newton second law of rational motion, conservation of angular momentum and impulse.
• A.4.5 Rotational kinetic energy.
• A5 (HL only)
• A.5.1 Reference frame, Newton's postulates about time and space, and Galilean relativity and it's limitations.
• A.5.2 Special relativity, and Lorentz transformations.
• A.5 .3 Clock synchronization, simultaneity, and velocity additional transformation.
• A.5.4 Time dilation, length contraction, and muon-decay experiment.
• A.5.5 Space-time.

We ensure each subtopic is covered in depth, preparing you for advanced challenges.

B.1.1 Density and temperature

B.1.2 kinetic energy of gas particle, thermal energy and thermal conductivity.

B.1.3  Thermal convection, radiation and stars.

B.1.4 Heating/cooling, specific heat capacity, thermal capacity.

B.1.5 Changes of phase , boiling /evaporation and latent heat.

B.2.1 Luminosity, apparent brightness of the sun, solar constant,  Alberto and emissivity.

B.2.2 Greenhouse gases, greenhouse effects, and global warming. 

B.3.1 Pressure and amount of substance.

B.3.2 Gas laws

B.3.3 Idea gases, internal energy of an idea gas, and real gases.

B.4. HL only.

B.4.1 Work done on a gas or by a gas and the first law of thermodynamics.

B.4.2 Thermodynamic processes, cycles and PV diagrams.

B.4.3 Heat pumps, reversible and irreversible changes, entropy and second law of thermodynamics.

B.5.1 Electric charge, current and circuits.

B.5.2 Potential difference, electrical resistance and Ohm's law.

B.5.3 Electrical resistance, Connecting components in a circuit.

B.5.4 Emf and internal resistance, variable resistors, potentiometer and electrical power.

Plan 3: Exam preparation and past papers

Our final plan focuses on comprehensive exam preparation. This includes covering topic E and extensive practice with full past papers, including paper 1 and paper 2. We address common questions and concerns to ensure you're fully prepared for your examinations.

More details on this section will be available shortly.

E.1.1 The subatomic particle, G.M-Rutherford experiment and the nucleus.

E.1.2 Nuclear notation, energy levels and evidence of energy level.

E.1.3 Photons.

E.2 HL Only.

E.2.1 The photoelectric effects and experiment to test Einstein model.

E.2.2 The wave-particle duality and Campton scattering.

E.3.1 Isotopes, radioactive emissions, and their properties.

E.3.2 Activities of a radioactive source and their uses.

E.3.3 Nuclear energy, fission and fusion.

E.3.4  and 3.5  HL only.

E.3.4 The strong nuclear force/nuclear stability & spectra of alpha, beta and gamma radiation.

E.3.5 Detail mathematics in radioactive decay, decay constant/half-life and experiment to determine half-life.

E.4.1 Nuclear fission and changes in energy and mass.

E.4.2 Controlled release of nuclear energy, waste materials from reactors, and energy density.

E.5.1 Nuclear fusion, formation of stars, and proton-proton cycle.

E.5.2 Main-sequence stars and evolution of stars.

E.5.3  Distances from Earth to stars and creation of different element.