Block A

Measurements, Kinematics and Dynamics

1. Physical Quantities, the SI System and Orders of Magnitude

2. Measurement Errors: Absolute and Relative Uncertainties

3. Propagation of Uncertainties in Calculations

4. Scalars and Vectors in Physics

5. Kinematics of Uniform Rectilinear Motion

6. Uniformly Accelerated Motion (Kinematic Equations)

7. Analysis of Displacement-Time, Velocity-Time and Acceleration-Time Graphs

8. Motion in Two Dimensions (Projectile Motion)

9. Newton's First Law of Motion (Inertia)

10. Newton's Second Law of Motion (F = ma)

11. Newton's Third Law of Motion (Action and Reaction)

12. Forces in Nature (Weight, Tension, Elasticity)

13. Friction Force (Static and Kinetic)

14. Equilibrium of Bodies and Connected Systems (Pulleys)

15. Air Resistance and Terminal Velocity

Block B

Work, Energy, Momentum and Circular Motion

1. Definition of Mechanical Work

2. Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem

3. Potential Energy (Gravitational and Elastic)

4. Conservation of Mechanical Energy

5. Power and Efficiency of Systems

6. Momentum and Impulse of a Force

7. Conservation of Momentum

8. Elastic and Inelastic Collisions (1D and 2D)

9. Kinematics of Circular Motion (Angular Velocity, Period)

10. Centripetal Acceleration and Centripetal Force

11. Practical Applications of Circular Motion

12. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

13. Gravitational Field Strength

14. Gravitational Potential and Potential Energy

15. Orbital Speeds and Satellite Motion (Kepler's Laws)

Block C

Thermal Physics, Waves and Oscillations

1. Internal Energy, Temperature and Heat

2. Heat Capacity and Specific Heat Capacity

3. Phase Changes and Latent Heat

4. Kinetic Theory of Gases and Gas Pressure

5. The Ideal Gas Equation of State

6. Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) - Definitions and Graphs

7. Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion

8. The Simple Pendulum and the Mass-Spring Oscillator

9. Damping and Mechanical Resonance

10. Mechanical Waves - Longitudinal and Transverse

11. The Wave Equation and Wave Speed

12. Reflection and Refraction of Waves (Snell's Law)

13. The Principle of Superposition and Wave Interference

14. Diffraction of Waves at Slits

15. Standing Waves in Strings and Acoustic Pipes

Block D

Electricity, Magnetism and Atomic Physics

1. Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law

2. Electric Field and Field Strength

3. Electric Current, Voltage and Ohm's Law

4. Resistors in Series and Parallel Combinations

5. Kirchhoff's Laws and Electric Power

6. Electromotive Force and Internal Resistance of Sources

7. Magnetic Field of Current-Carrying Conductors

8. The Lorentz Force and the Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor

9. Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law

10. Lenz's Law and Eddy Currents

11. Transformers and Electrical Energy Transmission

12. Models of the Atom (Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr)

13. The Photoelectric Effect and Wave-Particle Duality

14. Natural Radioactivity (Alpha, Beta, Gamma) and Half-Life

15. Nuclear Reactions, Mass Defect and the Standard Model of Particle Physics

Physics HL/SL Syllabus

Measurements, Kinematics and Dynamics

Work, Energy, Momentum and Circular Motion

Thermal Physics, Waves and Oscillations

Electricity, Magnetism and Atomic Physics