Group 4: Phyiscs SL
Physics Standard Level, International Baccalaureate
State-approved course title is Physics Standard Level, International Baccalaureate [PHY S IB].
Physics Standard Level, International Baccalaureate is designed to introduce students to the laws of physics, the experimental skills required in physics, and the social and historical aspects of physics as an evolving body of human knowledge about nature. Students study six topics: physics and physical measurement, mechanics, thermal physics, waves, electricity and magnetism, and atomic and nuclear physics. Students must complete additional study in six topics: measurement and uncertainties, mechanics, thermal physics, wave phenomena, electromagnetism, and quantum physics and nuclear physics. Optional course topics from which the student may choose two include biomedical physics, the history and development of physics, astrophysics, relativity, and optics. Further options would be mechanics extension, quantum physics, nuclear physics, and further energy.
First Semester Topics (SL) Core and Option A Mechanics
Physics and physical measurement
Topic 7 AHL Measurement and Uncertainty
7.2 Uncertainties
7.1 Graphical analysis
Mechanics
Option A Mechanics extension
A.1 & 8.1 Projectile motion
A.2 & 8.2 Gravitation
A.3 & 8.3 Orbital motion – Kepler, weightless
A.4 & 8.4 Friction
A.5 & 8.5 Statics – torque, cg, equilibrium
Thermal physics
Topic 9 AHL
9.1 Thermodynamic Systems and Concepts
9.2 Processes
9.3 Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy
Ch 1 Physics
p.9 SR1 1,2,5 Physics
p.20 SR2 1-3ab,4 Sig Figs
p.25 SR3 4,5 Graphs
p.32 STP 1-12
LAB Density of Al Rod
LAB Hooke’s Law
Ch 2 Motion in 1D
p.44 Pr.A 1-6 Disp, Vel.
p.47 SR1 1-3ab,4-6
p.49 Pr.B 1-5 Acc.
p.53 Pr.C 1-4 Disp; Acc.
p.55 Pr.D 1-4 Vel; disp.
p.58 Pr.E 1-6 Vf ; disp.
p.59 SR2 1-6 Acc.
p.64 Pr.F 1-4 Falling Obj.
p.65 SR3 1-6 Falling Obj.
p.68 Rv 1,2,7,9,10,12,13abc, 15,16,18,20,22,24,26,27,30,33,34, 37,39,43,45,48
p.74 STP 1-15
LAB Spark Timer : Toy Car
LAB Spark Timer : Acc
IP Sim:
Video ESPN Tracking Speed
Ch 3 2D Motion & Vectors
p.85 SR1 1-3 Vectors.
p.89 Pr.A 1-4
p.92 Pr.B 1-4
p.94 Pr.C 1-4
p.94 SR2 #2 Vectors
p.99 Pr.D 1-4
p.101 Pr.E 1-4
p.101 SR3 1-3 Projectiles
p.105 Pr.F 1-3 Rel. vel.
p.108 Rv 9-11,19,21,27,31, 32,35,39,41,42,51a,53,56, (e.c.62)
p.114 STP 1-12
LAB Predict Hit
IP Sim Projectiles
Video ESPN Big Air Rules
Ch 4 Force & Motion
p.124 Pr.A 1,2
p.124 SR1 4,5 FBD.
p.128 Pr.B 1-3 Newton 1.
p.129 SR2 1-5
p.132 Pr.C 1-5 Newton 2,3.
p.132 CC 1
p.134 SR3 1,3-5 Newton.
p.139 Pr.D 1-3
p.141 Pr.E 1
p.143 SR4 1-5 Forces
p145 Rv 1-4,6-9a,10-12,14, 19a,20,23-25,32,34-36,39,42,43,45
(e.c. 48,49)
p.150 STP 8
LAB Newton 2 w Computer
IP Sim
Video ESPN The Mu that You Do
Ch 5 Work & Energy
p.162 Pr.A 1-4 Work.
p.163 SR1 1-6
p.166 Pr.B 1-5 KE.
p.168 Pr.C 1-4
p.172 Pr.D 1-3
p.172 SR2 1-5 PE
p.177 Pr.E 1-5
p.178 SR3 1,2 ME
p.181 Pr.F 1-5
p.181 SR4 1-3 Power
p.184 Rv 1-3,5-8,10-17,19,21, 23ab,24-28,30,31,33-37,39,41,43,45
(e.c.51,52)
p.190 STP 1-12
LAB Computer Ball Toss
LAB Human HP
IP Pumpkin Pend. E
Video CV Work & Energy
Ch 6 Momentum & Collisions
p.199 Pr.A 1-3 MV.
p.201 Pr.B 1-4
p.203 Pr.C 1-3
p.204 SR1 1-3,5 Impulse.
p.209 Pr.D 1-4
p.211 SR2 1-3 Consv. MV
p.214 Pr.E 1,2
p.216 Pr.F 1,2 Inelastic
p.219 Pr.G 1,3,4
p.220 SR3 1-4 Collisions.
p.223 Rv 5-8,11,12,14,15,19, 20,23,29,30,33,37a,41,44,49 (e.c.43,50)
p.228 STP 1-12
LAB demo air track
IP Sim MV
Video CV MV & Collisions
Videodisc Collisions
Video ESPN Running w MV
Ch 7 Circ, Gravity, Torque
p.236 Pr.A 1-4 Centrip Acc.
p.238 Pr.B 1-4 Fc
p.239 SR1 4-7
p.242 Pr.C 1-3 Gravity
p.246 CC 1,2
p.247 SR2 1-3 Gravity
p.251 Pr.D 1,2 Kepler
p.253 SR3 2,5-7
p.258 Pr.E 1-3 Torque
p.261 SR4 1-10 Machines
p.263 Rv 1-3,5,12-14,18,22-24, 27,28,30-37,40,41,45 (e.c.10,29,49,53)
p.268 STP 1-16
LAB Motor Rot. Speed w Strobe
LAB Eff. of an Elec Motor
Video CV Satellites,Orbits& Gravity
Ch 8 Fluids
Ch 9 Heat
p.304 SR1 2,4
p.311 Pr.B 2,3 SR2 2,3
p.316 Pr.C 1-4 Calorimetry
p.319 SR3 5,6 Latent Heat
p.322 Rv 2,20,23,27,28,31,32,34, 36 (e.c. 37,38,40)
p.190 STP 1,2,8,9
LAB Specific Heat of a Metal
Ch 10 Thermodynamics
p.342 Roller Coaster
End First Semester
Second Semester Topics (SL) Core and Option F Astrophysics
Waves
Traveling waves
Wave properties
Standing waves
Electricity and magnetism
Option F Astrophysics
F.1 Intro to the universe
F.2 Stellar radiation and stellar types
F.3 Stellar distances
F.4 Cosmology
Atomic and nuclear physics
Topic 12 AHL Quantum and Nuclear Physics
12.1 Quantum Physics
12.2 Nuclear Physics
12.3 Particle Physics
Ch 11 Vibrations & Waves
p.371 Pr.A 1-4 hooke’s Law
p.375 SR1 3,4
p.379 Pr.B 1-3 Pend.
p.387 Pr.D 1-4 Waves
p.388 SR3 2, 5
p.394 SR4 1,4, 5 Wave Interference
p.396 Rv 3,5,14,23,30,32,34-38,41,43
p.400 STP 1-4, 7-16
LAB Play time with a Ripple Tank
LAB Pendulum SHM
Video CV Wave Properties
Video CV Ocean Waves
Ch 12 Sound
p.413 SR1 3,5-7 Doppler Effect
p.415 Pr.A 1-3 Intensity
p.420 SR2 1-5 Loudness
p.427 Pr.B 1-3 Harmonics
p.431 SR3 3 Beat Freq.
p.434 Rv 2,4,6,9,10,12,13,17-19,21,23-25,34,37,38
p.438 STP 1-10
LAB Freq. of Sound – Computer Mic.
Video CV Physics of Music
Ch 13 Light & Reflection
p.449 Pr.A 1-6 c = f l
p.450 SR1 3,4
p.454 SR2 2,4-6 Flat mirrors
Curved Mirror Worksheet
p.474 SR4 1-4 Color & Polarization
p.476 Rv 1,2,5-9,12,13,16,17,19,20,37-39 (e.c. 40,41)
p.482 STP 2,3,8-10
LAB Flat Mirror Images
Video CV Polarized Light
Ch 14 Refraction
p.493 Pr.A 1-3; SR1 4 Snell’s Law
p.501 Pr.B 1-4 Thin Lenses
Convex Lens Worksheet
p.508 Pr.C 1-4 Critical Angle
p.511 SR3 3,4 Prisms
p.514 Rv 1-3,6,8,13,19,23,26,38
(e.c. 62-65)
p.520 STP 1,3,4,6,9
LAB Index of Refraction
LAB Converging Lenses
Video Bill Nye Light & Optics
Ch 15 Interference & Diffr.
p.526 Interference of Waves
p.544 CD Player
Video CV Interference of Light
Ch 16 Electric Forces & Fields
p.563 SR1 1,6 Elec. Charge
p.566 Pr.A 1-3 Coulomb’s Law
p.568 Pr.B 2a Net Force
p.570 Pr.C 3; SR2 5
p.575 Pr.D 2,3 Elec. Fields
p.579 SR3 2,3
p.581 Rv 1,5,7,10,15,16,18,22,25, 27,31,35,43,45(e.c. 49,54,55,56)
p.586 STP 1-10
Ch 17 Electric Energy & Current
p.601 SR1 5-9 Elec Potential
p.607 Pr.B 1-4 ; SR2 1 Capacitors
p.609 Pr.C 1-4 Current
p.615 Pr.D 1-6 Ohm’s Law
p.616 SR3 1,3,6
p.621 Pr.E 1-5 Power
p.623 SR4 1-5 Elec cost
p.626 Rv 1,10,12,15,17-20,22,24,26-30,34-36,39,41-45,47,49-51,53 (cost =? @10 cents/kWh),56 (e.c.77,79,80)
p.632 STP 2, 5-12
p.636 hybrid Electric Vehicles
LAB 3Resistors
Video
Ch 18 Circuits
p.645 SR1 1-5 Schematics
p.650 Pr.A 1-6 Series R
p.655 Pr.B 1-4 Parallel R
p.659 Pr.C 1,2 Combo R
p.662 Pr.D 1 Combo R
p.663 SR2 1-7 Circuits
p.667 Rv 23,48,49 (e.c.46,47)
p.672 STP 1-5
LAB Series R LAB Parallel R
Ch 19 Magnetism
p.682 SR1 1-3 Magnets
p.683 MRI
p.686 SR2 1-4 Solonoids
p.689 Pr.A 1-3 FB = qvB
p.692 Pr.B 1-4 FB = BIl
p.693 SR2 1-5 Magnetic forces
p.695 Rv 5-7,22,24,26,32,35,36,38 (e.c.44-46)
p.700 STP 4-6, 8-11
EM demos
Video CV Electricity & Magnetism
Ch 20 EM Induction & EM Spectrum
p.715 SR1 3 Induced emf
p.726 Pr.B 1-6 rms V, I
p.729 Pr.C 1-5 Transformers
p.739 Rv 3,5,13-15,19,20,22, 38,40,50
p.744 STP 1-10
Option F Astrophysics
F.1 Intro to the universe – Solar system, etc
F.2 Stellar radiation and stellar types
Energy sources, luminosity, Wein’s law, Stefan-Boltzman law, stellar spectra, H-R diagrams
F.3 Stellar distances
Parallax, Absolute and apparent magnitudes, spectroscopic parallax, Cepheid variable stars
F.4 Cosmology
Obler’s paradox, Big Bang model, development of the universe, critical density
Ch 21 Atomic Physics
p.755 Pr.A 3,4 E = hf
p.758 Pr.B 4 Photoelectric Effect
p.769 Pr.C 1,2,5 Hydrogen Spec.
p.777 SR3 1-3 deBroglie wavelen
p.782 STP 1,6,7,9,10,12
Demo Atomic Emission Spectra
Ch 22 Subatomic Physics
p.796 SR1 1-7 DE = Dmc2
p.802 Pr.B 1-6 Nuclear Decay
p.806 Half-life worksheet
p.810 SR3 1-5 Fission / Fusion
p.816 Fig.16 Forces
p.820 Rv (e.c.11,43,46,48 lbs/day)
p.824 STP 1-7,9-12,14-16
Video CV Nuclear Physics
Semester project(s) & Group 4 Project
Resources
32 Vernier LabPro computer interface units and numerous Vernier probes for the interfaces.