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Oxford IB Study Guides: Physics for the IB Diploma
Tim Kirk
Science & Math
Oxford IB Study Guides: Physics for the IB Diploma
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This comprehensive Study Guide reinforces all the key concepts for the 2014 syllabus, ensuring students develop a clear understanding of all the crucial topics at SL and HL. Breaking concepts down into manageable sections and with diagrams and illustrations to cement understanding, exam preparation material is integrated to build student confidence and assessment potential. Directly linked to the Oxford Physics Course Book to extend and sharpen comprehension, this book supports maximum achievement in the course and assessment. ·Concise and focused approach simplifies complex ideas, building truly confident understanding ·Clear and explanatory style uses plenty of visuals to make each concept accessible, easing comprehension ·Build a strong foundation of assessment skills, strengthening potential with integrated exam questions ·Develop assessment confidence, drawing on thorough assessment support and advice ·Clear and straightforward language helps EAL learners focus on the Physics About the series:

Language
English
ISBN
9780198393566
Contents
1 Measurement and Uncertainties
The realm of physics – range of magnitudes of quantities in our universe
The SI system of fundamental and derived units
Estimation
Uncertainties and error in experimental measurement
Uncertainties in calculated results
Uncertainties in graphs
Vectors and scalars
IB Questions – measurement and uncertainties
2 Mechanics
Motion
Graphical representation of motion
Uniformly accelerated motion
Projectile motion
Fluid resistance and free-fall
Forces and free-body diagrams
Newton’s first law
Equilibrium
Newton’s second law
Newton’s third law
Mass and weight
Solid friction
Work
Energy and power
Momentum and impulse
IB Questions – mechanics
3 Thermal Physics
Thermal concepts
Heat and internal energy
Specific heat capacity
Phases (states) of matter and latent heat
The gas laws 1
The gas laws 2
Molecular model of an ideal gas
IB Questions – thermal physics
4 Waves
Oscillations
Graphs of simple harmonic motion
Travelling waves
Wave characteristics
Electromagnetic spectrum
Investigating speed of sound experimentally
Intensity
Superposition
Polarization
Uses of polarization
Wave behaviour – Reflection
Snell’s law and refractive index
Refraction and critical angle
Diffraction
Two-source interference of waves
Nature and production of standing (stationary) waves
Boundary conditions
IB Questions – waves
5 Electricity And Magnetism
Electric charge and Coulomb's law
Electric fields
Electric potential energy and electric potential difference
Electric current
Electric circuits
Resistors in series and parallel
Potential divider circuits and sensors
Resistivity
Example of use of Kirchoff's laws
Internal resistance and cells
Magnetic force and fields
Magnetic forces
Examples of the magnetic field due to currents
IB Questions – electricity and magnetism
6 Circular Motion And Gravitation
Uniform circular motion
Angular velocity and vertical circular motion
Newton’s law of gravitation
IB Questions – circular motion and gravitation
7 Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics
Emission and absorption spectra
Nuclear stability
Fundamental forces
Radioactivity 1
Radioactivity 2
Half-life
Nuclear reactions
Fission and fusion
Structure of matter
Description and classification of particles
Quarks
Feynman diagrams
IB Questions – atomic, nuclear and particle physics
8 Energy Production
Energy and power generation – Sankey diagram
Primary energy sources
Fossil fuel power production
Nuclear power – process
Nuclear power – safety and risks
Solar power and hydroelectric power
Wind power and other technologies
Thermal energy transfer
Radiation: Wien’s law and the Stefan–Boltzmann law
Solar power
The greenhouse effect
Global warming
IB Questions – energy production
9 Wave Phenomena
Simple harmonic motion
Energy changes during simple harmonic motion
Diffraction
Two-source interference of waves: Young’s double-slit experiment
multiple-slit diffraction
Thin parallel films
Resolution
The Doppler effect
Examples and applications of the Doppler effect
IB Questions – wave phenomena
10 Fields
potential (gravitational and electric)
Equipotentials
Gravitational potential energy and potential
orbital motion
Electric potential energy and potential
Electric and Gravitational fields compared
IB Questions – fields
11 Electromagnetic Induction
Induced electromotive force (emf)
lenz's law and faraday's law
alternating current (1)
alternating current (2)
Rectification and smoothing circuits
capacitance
capacitor discharge
capacitor charge
IB Questions – electromagnetic induction
12 Quantum and Nuclear Physics
photoelectric effect
matter waves
atomic spectra and atomic energy states
Bohr model of the atom
The Schrödinger model of the atom
The heisenberg uncertainty principle and the loss of determinism
Tunnelling, potential barrier and factors affecting tunnelling probability
The nucleus
nuclear energy levels and radioactive decay
IB Questions – quantum and nuclear physics
13 Option A – Relativity
Reference frames
Maxwell’s equations
Special relativity
Lorentz transformations
Velocity addition
Invariant quantities
Time dilation
Length contraction and evidence to support special relativity
Spacetime diagrams (Minkowski diagrams) 1
Spacetime diagrams 2
The twin paradox 1
Twin paradox 2
Spacetime diagrams 3
mass and energy
Relativistic momentum and energy
Relativistic mechanics examples
General relativity – the equivalence principle
Gravitational red shift
Supporting evidence
curvature of spacetime
Black holes
IB Questions – option A – relativity
14 Option B – Engineering Physics
Translational and rotational motion
Translational and rotational relationships
Translational and rotational equilibrium
Equilibrium examples
Newton’s second law – moment of inertia
Rotational dynamics
Solving rotational problems
Thermodynamic systems and concepts
Work done by an ideal gas
The first law of thermodynamics
Second law of thermodynamics and entropy
Heat engines and heat pumps
fluids at rest
fluids in motion – Bernoulli effect
Bernoulli – examples
viscosity
forced oscillations and resonance (1)
Resonance (2)
IB Questions – option B – engineering physics
15 Option C – Imaging
Image formation
Converging lenses
Image formation in convex lenses
Thin lens equation
Diverging lenses
Converging and diverging mirrors
The simple magnifying glass
Aberrations
The compound microscope and astronomical telescope
Astronomical reflecting telescopes
Radio telescopes
Fibre optics
Dispersion, attenuation and noise in optical fibres
Channels of communication
X-rays
X-ray imaging techniques
ultrasonic imaging
Imaging continued
IB Questions – option C – imaging
16 Option D – Astrophysics
Objects in the universe (1)
Objects in the universe (2)
The nature of stars
Stellar parallax
Luminosity
Stellar spectra
Nucleosynthesis
The Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
Cepheid variables
Red giant stars
Stellar evolution
The Big Bang model
Galactic motion
Hubble’s law and cosmic scale factor
The accelerating universe
nuclear fusion – the Jeans criterion
nucleosynthesis off the main sequence
Types of supernovae
The cosmological principle and mathematical models
Rotation curves and dark matter
The history of the universe
The future of the universe
Dark energy
astrophysics research
IB Questions – astrophysics
17 Appendix
Graphs
Graphical analysis and determination of relationships
Graphical analysis – logarithmic functions
Answers
Origin of Individual Questions
Index
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