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Physics
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Free Physics study notes for IB Diploma Programme (DP) - SL & HL students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Space, time and motion
The particulate nature of matter
A. Space, time and motion
A.1 Kinematics
A.2 Forces and momentum
A.3 Work, energy and power
A.4 Rigid body mechanics (HL)
A.5 Galilean and special relativity (HL)
Wave behaviour
B. The particulate nature of matter
B.1 Thermal energy transfers
B.2 Greenhouse effect
B.3 Gas laws
B.4 Thermodynamics (HL)
B.5 Current and circuits
Fields
C. Wave behaviour
C.1 Simple harmonic motion
C.2 Wave model
C.3 Wave phenomena
C.4 Standing waves and resonance
C.5 Doppler effect
D. Fields
D.1 Gravitational fields
D.2 Electric and magnetic fields
D.3 Motion in electromagnetic fields
D.4 Induction (HL)
Nuclear and quantum physics
E. Nuclear and quantum physics
E.1 Structure of the atom
E.2 Quantum physics (HL)
E.3 Radioactive decay
E.4 Fission
E.5 Fusion and stars
Experimental skills and data analysis
Measurement, units and uncertainties
Graphing and data analysis
Experimental techniques and instruments
Designing investigations, concluding and evaluating
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