Group 4: Sciences
Free IB Physics SL notes organised by the current five-theme syllabus, with worked examples, definitions, and an interactive data booklet.
Syllabus coverage
Work through the course in order or jump directly to the area you need to revise. Each public topic guide includes a clear introduction, a worked example, a complete unit outline, and links to the formulas used.
Space, Time and Motion is a core part of IB Physics SL. This guide connects the syllabus ideas behind Kinematics, Forces and Momentum, Work, Energy and Power, shows how they appear in worked problems, and points you to the formulas and full lessons needed for exam revision.
3 units · 9 lessons
The Particulate Nature of Matter is a core part of IB Physics SL. This guide connects the syllabus ideas behind Specific Heat Capacity, Latent Heat, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, The Greenhouse Effect, Climate Feedbacks and Equilibrium Temperature and 4 more units, shows how they appear in worked problems, and points you to the formulas and full lessons needed for exam revision.
9 units · 20 lessons
Wave Behaviour is a core part of IB Physics SL. This guide connects the syllabus ideas behind SHM Equations and Systems, Energy and Damping in SHM, Wave Properties, Superposition and Interference, Refraction and Total Internal Reflection and 6 more units, shows how they appear in worked problems, and points you to the formulas and full lessons needed for exam revision.
11 units · 23 lessons
Fields is a core part of IB Physics SL. This guide connects the syllabus ideas behind Gravitational Fields and Forces, Orbital Motion, Electric Fields and Coulomb's Law, Electric Potential and Energy, Magnetic Force and Fields and 1 more units, shows how they appear in worked problems, and points you to the formulas and full lessons needed for exam revision.
6 units · 12 lessons
Nuclear and Quantum Physics is a core part of IB Physics SL. This guide connects the syllabus ideas behind Atomic Models, Emission and Absorption Spectra, Nuclear Notation, Isotopes and Mass Defect, Types of Radioactive Decay, The Decay Law and Half-Life and 5 more units, shows how they appear in worked problems, and points you to the formulas and full lessons needed for exam revision.
10 units · 23 lessons
Internal Assessment is a core part of IB Physics SL. This guide connects the syllabus ideas behind Internal Assessment Guide, shows how they appear in worked problems, and points you to the formulas and full lessons needed for exam revision.
1 units · 4 lessons
Assessment
IB Physics SL combines external examinations with practical work and a scientific investigation. Students should confirm current paper conditions in the official IB subject brief.
Assessment arrangements can change. Confirm dates, paper conditions, permitted technology, and weighting with your school and the official awarding body before an examination.
Free interactive reference
Search the key equations and constants used in IB Physics SL, with variables defined and each formula connected to revision notes.
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