UniGeniusIB Physics

The course

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Paper 1 (Paper 1A multiple choice and Paper 1B data-based questions): 1.5 hours at SL, 2 hours at HL, 36% of the grade. Paper 2: 1.5 hours at SL, 2.5 hours at HL, 44%. The scientific investigation: 20%.
Free: A tour of the physics course
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Theme A: Space, time and motion
27 of 110 SL teaching hours, 42 of 180 at HL
Free: Kinematics: motion graphs, suvat and projectiles Forces, Newton's laws and momentum Work, energy, power and efficiency Rigid body mechanics: torque, rotation and angular momentum (HL)Galilean and special relativity (HL)64 questions
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Theme B: The particulate nature of matter
24 of 110 SL teaching hours, 32 of 180 at HL
Thermal energy transfers and the greenhouse effect The gas laws and the kinetic model Thermodynamics: the first and second laws, entropy and cycles (HL)Current, resistance and circuits 46 questions
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Theme C: Wave behaviour
17 of 110 SL teaching hours, 29 of 180 at HL
Free: Simple harmonic motion The wave model and wave phenomena Standing waves, resonance and the Doppler effect 45 questions
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Theme D: Fields
19 of 110 SL teaching hours, 38 of 180 at HL
Gravitational fields and orbits Electric and magnetic fields Motion in electromagnetic fields and induction 53 questions
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Theme E: Nuclear and quantum physics
23 of 110 SL teaching hours, 39 of 180 at HL
The structure of the atom and its energy levels Quantum physics: photons, the photoelectric effect and matter waves (HL)Radioactive decay and half-life Binding energy, fission, fusion and stars 63 questions