Tsokos K. Physics for the IB Diploma. Exam Preparation Guide 2012

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This volume contains brief, concise and to the point coverage of the IB syllabus for Physics. This guide follows the syllabus exactly for the core material and all the option topics. It is intended as a review in the last few weeks before the IB exams. The book assumes that the student has undertaken a regular two year course in IB Physics and is about to take the exam. It is not intended to replace a course textbook during the two year course – it is however complete and can be used along with a textbook as a quick reference to the various parts of the syllabus. For a more detailed and in depth coverage of the topics in this book the reader is referred to the textbook Physics for the IB Diploma, Fifth edition, Cambridge University Press.
Topics
Physics and physical measurement – Core
Mechanics – Core
Thermal physics – Core
Oscillations and waves – Core
Electric currents – Core
Fields and forces – Core
Atomic and nuclear physics – Core
Energy, power and climate change – Core
Motion in fi elds – AHL
Thermal physics – AHL
Wave phenomena – AHL and part of SL Option A
Electromagnetic induction – AHL
Quantum physics and nuclear physics – AHL and SL Option B
Digital technology – AHL and part of SL Option C
Options:
Sight and wave phenomena – SL (See also Topic 11)
Quantum physics and nuclear physics – SL (See Topic 13)
Digital technology – SL (See Topic 14 and HL parts of Option F)
Relativity and particle physics – SL (See under Options H and J)
Astrophysics – SL and HL
Communications – SL and HL
Electromagnetic waves – SL and HL
Relativity – HL and SL Option D
Medical physics – HL
Particle physics – SL Option D and HL
Appendixes
Available energy – HL
More on lepton number – HL
The experimental evidence for the standard model – HL
Applications of particle physics to cosmology – HL
String theories – HL
Exam-style questions
Physical constants
Masses of elements and selected isotopes
Useful formulae and astronomical data
Answers to Test yourself questions