IB Physics SL
IB Physics SL The Standard Level (SL) IB Physics course covers eight core topics with two optional topics.
THE CORE – These are the main topics that HL and SL students will study together.
Students at SL are required to study any two options from A–G. The duration of each option is 15 hours.
Options SL
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THE CORE – These are the main topics that HL and SL students will study together.
- Topic 1 - Physics and Physical Measurement
- Topic 2 - Mechanics
- Topic 3 - Thermal Physics
- Topic 4 - Oscillations and Waves
- Topic 5 - Electric Currents
- Topic 6 - Fields and Forces
- Topic 7 - Atomic and Nuclear Physics
- Topic 8 - Energy Power and Climate Change
Students at SL are required to study any two options from A–G. The duration of each option is 15 hours.
Options SL
- Option A: Sight and wave phenomena
- Option B: Quantum physics and nuclear physics
- Option C: Digital technology
- Option D: Relativity and particle physics
- Option E: Astrophysics
- Option F: Communications
- Option G: Electromagnetic waves
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