Physics Guide: First Assessment 2016

IBDP Physics Syllabus

Single-slit
diffraction Wave be- Travelling Modeling
haviour Waves waves a gas
Simple charac- Motion
harmonic teristics
motion Thermal
concepts
Standing
Interference waves Gravita-
Oscillations tional field
Resolution
Forces Work,
energy,
& power

Doppler 9. AHL Core

effect Wave phe- Core
nomena Momentum
Heating 10. AHL Core & impulse
effects of Fields
electric
currents
Circular
Electric motion
cells Newton’s
Electric 4. law of grav-
field itation
Oscillations 3.
Magnetic
effects of & Waves Thermal Physics
electric Measure-
currents 5. ments in Measure-
2. & 6. physics ment & un-
Electro- certainties
Core magnetism Mechanics
Electro-
magnetic
induction
Vectors
Capacitance & scalars
Core
11. AHL
EM Induction 1.
Power Measurements &
generation
and - Uncertainties Beginnings
transmission of relativity

Descrete
energy
7.
Atomic,
IBDP Core Lorentz
and & ra-
dioactivity
Core Nuclear & Physics transfor-
mations
Particle Physics 2016 Option-A
Relativity
Spacetime
diagrams
Nuclear
reactions
AHL Relativistic
12. AHL
The struc- Quantum mechanics
ture of physics
matter 8.
Option-B General
Energy relativity
Engineering
Production
Physics Rigid bod-
Interaction Option-C ies & ro-
of mat- Core tational
ter with Option-D dynamics
radiation Nuclear Imaging
physics Astrophysics
Core
Thermo-
Fluids dynamics
AHL and fluid
Thermal dynamics
energy
transfer AHL Core
Energy
sources Forced vi-
brations
AHL Introduction and res-
Core to imaging onance
Stellar
processes
Stellar Physics – HL
Physics – SL quantities
Imaging
Fibre optics instrumen- • Core + AHL + one HL-option
• Core + one SL-option Further
tation
cosmology Medical • 40 hours of lab work.
• 20 hours of lab work. Stellar imaging
chara- • 10 hours of IA.
• 10 hours of IA. Cosmology cteristics
& stellar • 10 hours of Group-4 project.
evolution
• 10 hours of Group-4 project.
• Extended essay (optional).

Internal Assessment External Assessment

SL and HL Component Weight Marks Duration Format & syllabus coverage

Component Weight Marks Physics – SL
3
Group-4 – – Paper-1 20% 30 4 h 30 MCQ on the core topics
Personal engagement 8% 2 Paper-2 40% 50 1 14 h Short-answer and extended-response questions on core material.
Exploration 25% 6 Paper-3 20% 35 1h Section A: one data-based question & several short-answer questions on experimental work.
Analysis 25% 6 Section B: short-answer and extended-response questions from one option.
Evaluation 25% 6 IA 20% 10 h IA will be graded by the subject facilitator and moderated by the IBO.
Communication 17% 4 Physics – HL
Total Weight 100% 24 Paper-1 20% 40 1h 40 MCQ on the core + AHL topics
• One Investigation to be submited for IA. Paper-2 36% 95 2 14 h Short-answer and extended-response questions on core and AHL material.
• IA should not be longer than 12 pages. Paper-3 24% 45 1 14 h Section A: one data-based question & several short-answer questions on experimental work.
Section B: short-answer and extended-response questions from one option.
• IA must be completed within 10 hours.
IA 20% 10 h IA will be graded by the subject facilitator and moderated by the IBO.
• IA is worth 20% of the final assessment.

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