IB DP Physics Past Papers

The May 2025 IB Physics HL exam features a rigorous mix of theoretical core mechanics, advanced electromagnetism, and intensive practical skills in Paper 1B. Simple Harmonic Motion, Fusion/Astrophysics, and experimental analysis of uncertainties are heavily tested, demanding sharp algebraic manipulation and conceptual accuracy.

A highly comprehensive and mathematically rigorous Higher Level IB Physics examination covering both Paper 1 (1A & 1B) and Paper 2. It features deep integration across mechanical systems, stellar evolution, and thermodynamic principles, challenging students on both conceptual depth and practical experimental techniques.

The May 2025 Higher Level Physics paper is a conceptually demanding examination featuring complex multi-stage mechanics, deep special relativity spacetime diagramming, rigorous electromagnetic fields derivations, and a highly integrated environmental multi-topic problem combining buoyant mechanics, SHM, and thermal conduction.

A detailed assessment of the May 2025 IB Physics Standard Level (SL) examination. The analysis covers the core concepts, practical skills, and experimental analysis evaluated across Paper 1A, Paper 1B, and Paper 2.

This assessment analysis covers the Standard Level (SL) Physics examination (Papers 1A, 1B, and 2), providing a detailed breakdown of core concepts, mark distributions, experimental skills, and student performance metrics.

The May 2025 IB Physics Standard Level examination provides a comprehensive assessment of the core curriculum across Paper 1A, Paper 1B, and Paper 2. The paper heavily features practical skills in error analysis and experimental design, combined with integrated mechanics, fluid physics, and thermal dynamics problems.

The November 2025 Higher Level Physics cohort faced an exhaustive assessment structured around the updated syllabus, featuring an integrated 40-question Paper 1A, a rigorous experimental Paper 1B (20 marks), and a comprehensive Paper 2 (90 marks) highly weighted in Astrophysics, Induction, and complex Mechanics.

The November 2025 IB Physics Higher Level paper offers a balanced but highly rigorous assessment of both core and HL-only concepts, featuring a notable emphasis on mathematical derivations, boundary conditions in standing waves, and error propagation in experimental design.

A comprehensive analysis of the November 2025 IB Physics Standard Level examination, covering Paper 1A (Multiple Choice), Paper 1B (Data-based/Structured), and Paper 2 (Extended Response), detailing key syllabus mappings, mathematical skills, and common student errors.

A balanced but rigorous examination featuring standard mechanics and thermal physics, elevated by a highly demanding Paper 1B data analysis section on fluid viscosity and a complex dual-resonance problem in Paper 2.

The May 2024 IB Physics HL exam was a rigorous test featuring heavy emphasis on experimental uncertainties, DC circuit transitions, AC/Capacitance AHL content, and extensive Astrophysics multi-part questions, placing a premium on algebraic derivations and precision.

An analysis of the May 2024 Higher Level Physics examination series (Papers 1, 2, and 3), covering core syllabus units, advanced higher-level (AHL) extensions, experimental data analysis, and Option D (Astrophysics).

A detailed exam analysis of the IB Physics SL May 2024 papers (Papers 1, 2, and 3 with Option D: Astrophysics), outlining syllabus weightings, student performance traps, and core analytical insights.

A comprehensive analysis of the May 2024 IB Physics Standard Level exams (Papers 1, 2, and 3), covering structural breakdowns, key topic weights, typical candidate errors, and strategic insights.

The November 2024 IB Physics HL examination provides a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of both core and HL topics, featuring intensive multi-step calculation problems, graphing, and the application of fundamental physical laws such as Faraday's law and Newton's third law.

The November 2024 IB Physics SL examination was a highly balanced paper featuring classic mechanics and electricity problems alongside standard thermodynamics and nuclear physics questions. While many numerical questions allowed straightforward calculator use, high-tier marks were locked behind rigorous graphical analysis, non-ohmic circuit calculations, and the propagation of experimental uncertainties.

An in-depth analysis of the May 2023 IB Physics HL exam across Papers 1, 2, and 3, focusing on topic distributions, examiner comments, and student performance insights.

The May 2023 IB Physics HL exam series offered a rigorous challenge, featuring classic mechanics, thermal physics, complex electromagnetism, and a highly quantitative Option D (Astrophysics). While Paper 1 tested conceptual breadth, Paper 2 and Paper 3 Section A demanded exceptional mathematical precision, particularly in uncertainty propagation and graphing skills.

The May 2023 IB Physics Standard Level exam offered a balanced but conceptually rigorous set of papers. It tested core mechanical integrations, non-ohmic circuits, and nuclear processes, alongside a structured laboratory data analysis section in Paper 3.

The May 2023 IB Physics Standard Level exams featured a well-balanced mix of core concepts, demanding rigorous multi-step problem solving in Paper 2 and emphasizing graphical analysis and uncertainties in Paper 3.

The November 2023 IB Physics HL exam series presented a highly rigorous and technically demanding set of papers. It tested deep conceptual understanding and mathematical precision across core fields, particularly Wave Phenomena, Electromagnetic Fields, and Thermal Physics. In Paper 3, Option D (Astrophysics) and Section A's experimental design on specific heat capacity were particularly demanding, requiring high proficiency in experimental error analysis and cosmological derivations.

The November 2023 IB Physics HL exam featured an demanding set of papers. Highly analytical multi-step calculations, complex wave interfaces, and detailed data analysis questions in Paper 3 tested the limits of students' conceptual understanding and mathematical precision.

A thorough and balanced examination covering the core SL curriculum, with an emphasis on thermal physics, multi-step kinematics, wave refraction mechanics, and astrophysics (Option D).

The November 2023 IB Physics SL examination represents a well-balanced assessment across the core curriculum. It tested conceptual understanding, algebraic manipulation, and experimental data handling, with a particularly high weighting on wave behavior, thermal physics, and mechanics.