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	COURSE Home Pages Portal Home HL Physics 1-2 Home HL Physics 3-4 Home SL Physics 1-2 Home SL Physics 3-4 Home Class Expectations Grade Thresholds Categories/Reassessment Grading Routines Grading Homework Grading Tests Grading Labs Grading Projects Course Syllabi IB HL Physics 1-2 IB HL Physics 3-4 IB SL Physics 1-2 IB SL Physics 3-4 FAQs CLOUD Topic 1: Measurement and Uncertainties 1.1: Measurement in Physics 1.2: Uncertainties and Errors 1.3: Vectors and Scalars Topic 2: Mechanics 2.1: Motion 2.2: Force 2.3: Work and Energy 2.4: Momentum and Impulse Topic 3: Thermal Physics 3.1: Thermal Concepts 3.2: Modeling a Gas Topic 4: Waves 4.1: Oscillations 4.2: Traveling Waves 4.3: Wave Characteristics 4.4: Wave Behavior 4.5: Standing Waves Topic 5: Electricity and Magnetism 5.1: Electric Fields 5.2: Heating Effects of Electric Currents 5.3: Electric Cells 5.4: Magnetic Effects of Electric Currents Topic 6: Circular Motion and Gravitation 6.1: Circular Motion 6.2: Newton's Law of Gravitation Topic 7: Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics 7.1: Discrete Energy and Radioactivity 7.2: Nuclear Reactions 7.3: The Structure of Matter Topic 8: Energy Production 8.1: Energy Sources 8.2: Thermal Energy Transfer Option A: Relativity A.1: The Beginnings of Relativity A.2: Lorentz Transformations A.3: Spacetime Diagrams TEXTBOOK Cover Title Copyright Contents Introduction Topic 01: Measurements and Uncertainties (p.1) Topic 02: Mechanics (p.35) Topic 03: Thermal Physics (p.116) Topic 04: Waves (p.146) Topic 05: Electricity and Magnetism (p.196) Topic 06: Circular Motion and Gravitation (p.249) Topic 07: Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics (p.270) Topic 08: Energy Production (p.314) Topic 09: Wave Phenomena (p.346) Topic 10: Fields (p.396) Topic 11: Electromagnetic Induction (p.434) Topic 12: Quantum and Nuclear Physics (p.481) Appendices (p.524) Answers to Test Yourself Questions (p.528) Glossary (p.544) Index (p.551) Credits (p.560) Option A: Relativity Option B: Engineering Physics Option C: Imaging Option D: Astrophysics Option Exam-style Question Answers Option Appendices Option Glossary Full Textbook INQUIRIES Science Practices Experiments IA: Internal Assessment Independent Experiment 00: Lab Resources 01: Determining g-IB Required 2.1 02: Calorimetry and the Gas Laws-IB Required 3.1 and 3.2 03: Snell's Law-IB Required 4.4 04: The Speed of Sound-IB Required 4.2 05: Resistance Factors and Internal Resistance-IB Required 5.2 and 5.3 06: Radioactive Half-Life and Transmutation-IB Required 7.1 Error Analysis Logger Pro Entering Data Points Plotting Points Regression Analysis Modeling the Highest and Lowest Gradients Calculating Uncertainties Full Tutorial Download and Install Logger Pro Lab Assessment Science Project Guide Science Project Rubrics Personal Engagement Criteria Exploration Criteria Analysis Criteria Evaluation Criteria Communication Criteria Engineering Practices Design Cycle Projects 01: Target Practice 02: Destructive Testing 03: Radiant Energy Oven 04: Egg Drop IA: IB Group 4 Project Engineering Assessment Safety Contract RESOURCES IB Resources IB Exam Revision Tutorials Physics Tutorials Internet Resources Verify Section Scores The Mechanical Universe Podcasts CALENDAR SL Physics 1-2 SL Physics 3-4

Welcome to IB Standard Level Physics 1!	Course at a Glance
Physics is the study of the interaction of matter and energy with our environment. This course is a two trimester inquiry and algebra-based physics course, jointly addressing the IB SL Physics Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for high school physics. During the first two trimesters of the course, students will be engaged in the study of basic mechanics, thermal physics, waves, electricity, and magnetism. The world of mechanics includes the fields of kinematics, dynamics, and energy. Thermal physics covers heat capacity, transfer, kinetic theory and the Gas Laws. Waves encompass a detailed study of the physics of vibrations in mechanical and electromagnetic media and how they lead to energy transfer via oscillations . Electricity and magnestism addresses force and energy in charged systems and applications of circuits addressing voltage, resistance, current, power, magnetism, and induction. Students that are interested in taking the IB SL Physics exam will enroll in the third trimester of the course, IB Standard Level Physics 2. During this time, students will continue their study of physics in atomic, nuclear and particle physics, and astrophysics. The former covers the electron transitions in atomic orbits and its relation to atomic spectra, nuclear structure and radioactivity, and elementary particle physics. Astrophysics is will entail a study of planetary, stellar, and cosmological evolution. Students will be exposed to the theoretical, experimental, and engineering aspects of physics, thus attaing the skills to excel at theoretical problem solving, experimental design and analysis, and the engineering design cycle.
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