Oxford University Press
Oxford IB Diploma Programme: Physics Course Companion
Michael Bowen-Jones, David Homer
Oxford IB Diploma Programme: Physics Course Companion
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The only DP Physics resource developed with the IB to accurately match the new 2014 syllabus for both SL and HL, this completely revised edition gives you unrivalled support for the new concept-based approach to learning, the Nature of science.. Understanding, applications and skills are integrated in every topic, alongside TOK links and real-world connections to truly drive independent inquiry. Assessment support straight from the IB includes practice questions and worked examples in each topic, alongside support for the Internal Assessment. Truly aligned with the IB philosophy, this Course Book gives unparalleled insight and support at every stage.

·Accurately cover the new syllabus - the most comprehensive match, with support directly from the IB on the core, AHL and all the options
·Fully integrate the new concept-based approach, holistically addressing understanding, applications, skills and the Nature of science
·Tangibly build assessment potential with assessment support straight from the IB
·Written by co-authors of the new syllabus and leading IB workshop leaders
·Supported by a fully comprehensive and updated Study Guide and Oxford Kerboodle Online Resources
·Also available as a fully online Course Book

About the series
The only DP resources developed directly with the IB, the Oxford IB Course Books are the most comprehensive core resources to support learners through their study. Fully incorporating the learner profile, resources are assessed by consulting experts in international-mindedness and TOK to ensure these crucial components are deeply embedded into learning.

Language
English
ISBN
9780198307709
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Course book definition
IB mission statement
The IB Learner Profile
A note on academic honesty
Using your IB Physics Online Resources
Introduction
1 MEASUREMENTS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Measurements in physics
Uncertainties and errors
Vectors and scalars
2 MECHANICS
Motion
Forces
Work, energy, and power
Momentum
3 THERMAL PHYSICS
Temperature and energy changes
Modelling a gas
4 OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES
Oscillations
Travelling waves
Wave characteristics
Wave behaviour
Standing waves
5 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Electric fields
Heating effect of an electric current
Electric cells
Magnetic effects of electric currents
6 CIRCULAR MOTION AND GRAVITATION
Circular motion
Newton’s law of gravitation
7 ATOMIC, NUCLEAR, AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
Discrete energy and radioactivity
Nuclear reactions
The structure of matter
8 ENERGY PRODUCTION
Energy sources
Thermal energy transfer
9 WAVE PHENOMENA (AHL)
Simple harmonic motion
Single-slit diffraction
Interference
Resolution
The Doppler effect
10 FIELDS (AHL)
Describing fields
Fields at work
11 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION (AHL)
Electromagnetic induction
Power generation and transmission
Capacitance
12 QUANTUM AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS (AHL)
The interaction of matter with radiation
Nuclear physics
A RELATIVITY
The beginnings of relativity
Lorentz transformations
Spacetime diagrams
Relativistic mechanics (AHL)
General relativity (AHL)
B ENGINEERING PHYSICS
Rigid bodies and rotational dynamics
Thermodynamics
Fluids and fluid dynamics (AHL)
Forced vibrations and resonance (AHL)
C IMAGING
Introduction to imaging
Imaging instrumentation
Fibre optics
Imaging the body (AHL)
D ASTROPHYSICS
Stellar quantities
Stellar characteristics and stellar evolution
Cosmology
Stellar processes AHL
Further cosmology AHL
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
INDEX
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