IB physics EXAM2016

Topic outline

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  General

  • Physics guide 2016 File
  • Physics Data booklet first exam 2016 File
  • Physics exam 2016 plan Page
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  1. Measurements and uncertainties (5 hours)

  1. Mo 10.11: 1.1 Measurements in physics (MaN away)
  Read ch. 1.1 and answer the questions on p. 6-7 during the lesson!
  Homework: read ch. 1.2

  2. Th 13.11: 1.2 Uncertainties and errors
  Homework: read ch. 1.3

  3. Fr 14.11: 1.2 Uncertainties and errors + investigations
  No new homework

  4. Mo 17.11: 1.3 Scalers and vectors
  Finish 36 and 37a!

  5. Th 20.11:  Revision Ch. 3, 4, 1 for the test week

  6. Fr 21.11: Revision Ch. 3, 4, 1 for the test week Test week starts

  Test week!

  Fr 28.11: Physics test (For the test: Ch 3 and ch 4!)

  • 1.2 Uncertainties and errors File
  • 1.3 VectorsAndScalars File
  • 2B testweek1 tothetest File
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  2. Mechanics (22h)

  1. Tu 3.2, 2.1 Motion
  Answer questions 1-4 on p.53
  Watch Video lecture bl4s

  2. We 4.2: 2.1 Motion, investigation 1
  Answer 9-15 on p.54 (until Tuesday)

  3. Fr 6.2 Investigation 1 (MaN away)
  Do the paperconeinvestigation. You will find the material in the physics classroom, Jockum will let you in. Do a short (but complete) report with deadline on Wednesday before the lesson. We can discuss any problems on Tuesday's lesson. Email to mnorrby@abo.fi latest We 11.45. You can use plot.ly for graphs.

  4. Mo 9.2: 2.1 Motion Dance practice!

  5. Tu 10.2: 2.1 Projectile motion
  - Study pages 45-51, answer 23 and 25, finish the lab report

  6. We 11.2: Revision of 2.1
  - Study all of chapter one, practice 24, 26, 27, 28, 32. The minitest will be one calculation similar to the home work problems. 
  - Think about which option to choose!

  Th 12.2 Penkkis

  7. Fr 13.2: Minitest on 2.1, introduction to 2.2 Forces 
  - Read p. 57-64

  8. Mo 16.2: 2.2 Forces
  - Read p. 64-79, answer q. 34-39

  9. Tu 17.2: 2.2 Forces
  - Answer q. 42 and 43

  10. We 18.2 (Guest: Kennet Österberg CERN) 2.2 Forces
  - Revise ch 2.2!

  11. Fr 20.2: 2.2 Forces
  - Start planning your graded investigation "The acceleration of gravity in Vaasa investigated using a mobile phone"

  Skiing holiday!

  12. Mo 2.3: 2.2 Investigation acc. of gravity

  13. Tu 3.3: 2.2 Revision of forces, investigation cont.

  14. We 4.3: Minitest on 2.2, introduction ti 2.3
  - Read ch. 2.3, answer 55, 56, 57

  15. Fr 6.3: 2.3 WEP
  - Answer 62, 64, 67, 68, 69, 71, and fiish your lab reports before 14.45 Monday!!! Hard deadline.

  16. Mo 9.3: 2.3 WEP
  - Read ch. 2.4

  17. Tu 10.3: 2.4 Ip
  - Answer 76 and 77

  18. We 11.3: 2.4 Ip
  - Answer 78, 81, 82, 83

  • 2.1 Motion File
  • 2.2 Forces File
  • 2.2 Types of forces File
  • 2.3 WorkEbergyPower File
  • 2.4 momentum File
  • Video lecture bl4s URL
  • Ch2 examples6 7 8 File
  • paperconeinvestigation File
  • PHP2 booklet File
  • use plot.ly for graphs URL
  • Projectile motion simulation URL
  • Projectile motion example File
  • Khan academy: 1D motion URL
  • Khan academy: 2D motion URL
  • Khan academy Forces URL
  • Investigation acc. of gravity Page
  • ginvestigation File
  • Loads of IB mechanics videos from Studynova URL
  • examplesch2 59 60 66 File
  • Ch2 examples73 74 File
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  3. Thermal physics

  --- 3.5 h revision motion+forces ---
  1. We 13.8: Introduction
  Homework: Answer as many of the questions on the handout as possible!

  2. Fr 15.8: Revision, mechanics - MaN is away so you will work together without supervision with the problems. Please cooperate!

  3. We 20.8: Revision forces
  Finish 2.4 from the handout and turn it in in the beginning of next lesson. Do not order the book quite yet.

  --- 4h Thermal concepts + 1h investigations ---
  4. Fr 22.8: 3.1 Thermal concepts

  5. We 27.8: 3.1 Thermal concepts

  Fr 28.8 IB diploma cermony!

  6. We 3.9: (MaN away) 3.1 Thermal concepts calculations

  7. Fr 5.9: Thermal concepts, investigation of specific heat capacity 

  --- 7h Modelling a gas + 1h investigations ---
  8. We 10.9: Minitest on 3.1!, 3.2 Modelling a gas
  Read p. 126-135, solve 13,(14),15,16 (p.140)

  9. Fr 12.9: 3.2 Modelling a gas: equation of state
  Read p 136-140, solve 18, 19, 21

  10. We 17.9: 3.2 Modelling a gas: the Boltzman equation

  11. Fr 19.9: 3.2 Revision of ch. 3.2 (Many writing sw/fi, you need to revise on your own!)
  Solve: 1-11 on p. 142-143

  12. We 24.9: Prescribed practical (gas laws) in G219
  Study for the minitest on Friday!

  • 3.1 Thermalconcepts File
  • 3.2 Modelling a gas File
  • Investigation1 specificheatcapacity File
  • PhET: Gas properties URL
  • PhET: States of Matter URL
  • Can Humans Really Feel Temperature? URL
  • Khan academi: Ideal gas equation URL
  • Get the book "Physics for the IB diploma SIXTH edition" by K.A. Tskos! URL
  • Thermal concepts problem 7 File
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  4. Waves (15 hours)

  1. Fr 26.9: Minitest on ch 3.2 - Introduction to waves
  Homework: read ch. 4.1!

  2. We 1.10: 4.1 Oscillations
  Finish Q 1,2,3,4 on p.152

  --- new module! ---

  3. Th 2.10: 4.1 Oscillations
  Read chapter 4.2 (I'm seriouse!)

  4. Fr 3.10: 4.2 Travelling waves
  Problems 12, 8, 9, 10 (on p. 161)

  5. Mo 6.10: 4.2 Travelling waves
  Problems 11,13,14 

  Tu 7.10 at 14.15 Evil chemistry lecture with Ulf Ellervik at Academill. We walk together from the school yard 13.55!

  6. Th 9.10: (MaN away) Investigations Theater visit!
  Read ch. 4.3!

  7. Fr 10.10: Investigations

  8. Mo 13.10: 4.3 Wave characteristics
  Answer 16, 17 18 on p.171

  Autumn break!

  9. Th 23.10: Revision 4.1-4.3
  Study for the minitest!

  10. Fr 24.10: Minitest 4.1-4.3, ----- 4.4 Wave behaviour
  Read ch. 4.4!

  Sat. 25.10 School 40 year celebrations

  11. Mo 27.10: 4.4 Wave behaviour
  Answer questions 25, 26, 27 on p. 181

  12. We 30.10: 4.4 Wave behaviour
  Finish questions 29,30,31

  13. Fr 31.10: Investigations
  Finish the lab report before Thursday lesson 6.11! Send to mnorrby@abo.fi

  14. Mo 3.11: 4.5 Standing waves
  Read ch. 4.5! Read all the examples and think especially about the half-open pipe!

  15. Th 6.11: 4.5 Standing waves

  16. Fr 7.11: Distance learning day! E-test on 4.4-4.5

  • 4.1 Oscillations File
  • 4.2 Travelling waves File
  • 4.3 Wave characteristics File
  • 4.4 Wave behaviour File
  • 4.5 Standing waves File
  • diffraction investigation File
  • Pendulum Wave Demonstration URL
  • SHM - sin URL
  • SMH - sin 2 URL
  • PhET: wave on a string URL
  • Transverse - longitudinal URL
  • The Basics of Wave Motion URL
  • Why are Stars Star-Shaped? URL
  • PhET: Wave Interference URL
  • Understanding Snell's Law part 1 URL
  • Understanding Snell's Law part 2 URL
  • Standingwaves38to40 File
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  5. Electricity and magnetism

  1. Th 13.8: Welcome back! Revision of 5.1
  Read ch. 5.1, answer 1, 4, 10,13

  2. Fr 14.8: Revision of 5.1, circuit symbols and measurements
  Revise symbols, read ch. 5.2

  EE work week!

  3. Tu 25.8: 5.2
  Revise 5.2, answer 18, 19, 20

  4. Th 27.8: 5.2
  Revise 5.2 for the minitest

  5. Fr 28.8: Minitest, 5.2 Kirchhoff
  Answer 25, 26, 27

  6. Tu 1.9: 5.2 Investigations... for the few minutes we have a few people in class...  (3B school photo 8.00!!! Biology field trip!)

  7. Th 3.9: 5.3 emf
  Answer Q 33 (and 34?) and read ch. 5.4

  8. Fr 4.9: 5.4 magnetic fields
  Revise RHRs, answer 38, 41

  9. Tu 8.9: 5.4 and revision

  • 5.2 components File
  • 5.2 circuits File
  • 5.4 Magnetic fields File
  • Electricity with lyrics URL
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  6. Rotation and gravity Circular motion and gravity (5 h), Electric fields (Topic 5.1, 4h)

  19. Fr 13.3: 6.1 circular motion
  - Read ch. 6.1!

  (Vaasa energy week)

  20. Mo 16.3: Revision of ch 2 (MaN away, Jockum in da house)

  21. Tu 17.3: 6.1 Circular motion, intro to 6.2 Gravity
  - Read ch. 6.2!

  22. We 18.3: 6.2 Gravity
  - Answer 15, 17, 23, 24

  23. Fr 20.3: Revision of chapter 6
  - answer the exam style questions in chapter 6. Please use the answers in the on-line material of the textbook to help you!

  Remember solar eclipse 11-13 on Friday!

  24. Mo 23.3: 5.1 Electric fields
  - Read ch. 5.1

  25. Tu 24.3: Electric fields
  - Answer questions 1, 2 and 4

  26. We 25.3: Electric fields
  - Answer questions 6 and 7

  27. Fr 27.3: Revision before the test

  Test week!

  Th 2.4 Physics test 9.00-11.30

  • 6.1 Circular motion File
  • 6.2 Gravitation File
  • 5.1 Electric fields File
  • Ch6 examples1 2 4 File
  • CERN-trip2015 File
  • 2B physics test 2.4 File
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  7. Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics

  1. Th 10.9: Test on ch 5! Introduction to 7.1
  Read ch. 7.1!

  2. Fr 11.9: 7.1 Energy level diagrams
  Answer Q 3, 4, 5

  3. Tu 15.9: 7.1 Radioactivity
  Answer Q 7,8,9,10, read ch. 7.2

  4. Th 17.9: TOK Umeå!

  Fr 18.9 TOK in Umeå!

  5. Tu 22.9: 7.2 
  Revise 7.1 for minitest!

  6. Th 24.9: Minitest on 7.1. Cont. with 7.2
  Read 7.3, answer 16,19, 20

  7. Fr 25.9: 7.3
  Read ch. 7.3!

  Total Lunar eclipse Monday morning 5.11-6.24!!!

  8. Tu 29.9: 7.3, revision

  9. Th 1.10: Trip to Helsinki (more info)

  10. Mo 5.10: Minitest on 7.2-7.3, Feynman diagrams

  • 7.1 Quantization and radioactivity File
  • 7.2 Nuclear reactions File
  • 7.3 Structure of matter File
  • Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment URL
  • Atomic Energy Levels (Micro Lesson for AP Physics) URL
  • Feynman diagrams URL
  • HelsinkiData Folder
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  8 Energy Production

  Th 12.11: 8.1 Energy sources
  Read ch. 8.1! Work with your energy production powerpoints! (See Wilma for shared document link)

  Mo 16.11: 8.1 Energy Sources
  Finish presentations!

  Tu 17.11: 8.1 Energy Sources
  Answer 1,2,3,4 on p.327

  Th 19.11: Revision Electricity and magnetism
  Answer q. 12-17 on p. 245-!

  Mo 23.11: Revision Atomic and Nuclear physics

  Test week!

  Th 3.12 test 9.00-11.45!!!

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  Mo 8.2: 8.2 Heat transport
  Read ch. 8.2!

  We 10.2: 8.2 Greenhouse effect
  Answer 28, 30, 31, 38

  Fr 12.2: 8.2 Revision

  • 8.1 Energy production File
  • 8.2 Heat transport and greenhouse effect File
  • Energy sources presentation (read only) URL
  • A reality check on renewables URL
  • Revision ch 5 File
  • Revision ch 7 File
  • Oceans and climate change URL
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  9. Wave phenomena (AHL)

  1. Fr 5.12: Test feedback, introduction to ch. 9 (Wave phenomena HL)
  Homework: Answer Q14 and Q15 in p.194 (You will need to revise polarisation p.167- and refraction p. 179-)

  2. Mo 8.12: 9.1 SHM
  Those who attended the lesson, explain to the others what we did!

  3. We 10.12: 9.1 SHM
  Read p. 346-353 carefully, especially the examples

  4. Fr 12.12: 9.1 SHM
  Read p. 354-358, answer questions 3,4,5,6,9

  5. Mo 15.12: 9.2 Single-slit diffraction
  Read ch 9.2!

  6. We 17.12: 9.2 Single slit diffraction

  Christmas break!

  7. We 7.1: 9.3 Interference
  - Do the calculations for the lab report (you don't need to finish the entire report yet if you don't want to)
  - Read ch. 9.3
  - Watch Khan Academy on interference

  8. Fr 9.1: 9.3 Interference
  - Answer p. 364: 14, 15 and p. 374: 17, 18, 19, 22
  - Finish the lab report (send to mnorrby@abo.fi before the lesson)

  9. Mo 12.1: 9.4 Resolution
  - Read ch. 9.4

  10. We 14.1: 9.4 Resolution
  - Answer questions 27, 28, 29, 30 on p.380

  (We Block 5: Group 4 project planning)
  (Th Block 2: Group 4 project planning)

  11. Fr 16.1: 9.5 Doppler effect
  - Read ch. 9.5, watch Video lecture bl4s
  

  12. Mo 19.1: 9.5 Doppler effect
  - Answer 37,38,40,46
  - Answer multiple choice on p. 390-392

  13. We 21.1: Revision

  14. Fr 23.1: Test on ch. 9 (MaN away)

  15. Mo 26.1: Investigations
  - Write the design of the slitinvestigation
  (Riku+Robin, Greg+Girwan, Margareetta+Fah, Johannes+Oskari)

  16. We 28.1: Group 4 project day!

  17. Fr 20.1: Investigations
  - Do the measurements and calculations for slitinvestigation, finish the report before Monday 9.45!

  18. Mo 2.2: Investigations
  - Test feedback, miniinvestigations

  • 9.1 SHM HL File
  • 9.2 SingleSlit File
  • 9.3 diffraction File
  • 9.4 Resolution File
  • 9.5 Dopplereffect File
  • Q4 5 6on p358 File
  • IB Single slit diffraction URL
  • Khan Academy on interference URL
  • Thin Film Interference URL
  • Veritasium thin film interference URL
  • How Far Can Legolas See? URL
  • 2014 Nobel prize in chemistry URL
  • The Doppler Effect: what does motion do to waves? URL
  • Sonic boom and chrenkov radiation URL
  • CERN Beam Line for Schools (bl4s) URL
  • Doppler shift interactive URL
  • slitinvestigation File
  • IA assessment breakdown File
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  10. Fields (AHL, 11h) and IA (10h)

  1. Mo 13.4 IA marking, investigation planning
  - Come up with an idea for the practise investigation, e-mail your idea to me for feedback!

  2. Tu 14.4 (MaN away) Investigation:
  - Finish the planning section of your report

  3. Fr 17.4 Investigation
  - Do the experiment, start writing the report!

  4. Mo 20.4 ch. 10.1
  - Read ch. 10.1!

  5. Tu 21.4 ch. 10.1
  - Answer 1,2,3,4,5 and 11,12

  6. Fr 24.4 ch. 10.1
  - Answer 8, 15, 17, 18

  Practice investigation deadlinge Sunday 23.59.

  7. Mo 27.4 ch. 10.2
  - Read ch. 10.2

  8. Tu 28.4 ch. 10.2
  - Answer questions 27, 29, 30 (R=r) on p. 424
  - Come up with 3 rough IA ideas!

  Th. 30.4: 9.00 Walborg celebration for the whole school
  Fr 1.5 No school!

  9. Mo 4.5 ch. 10.2, IA brainstorming

  10. Tu 5.5 Revision before test

  We 6.5 9.30-11.30 CERN-competition in auditorium

  11. Fr 8.5 Test on ch. 10

  (Su 10.5 remember your mothers!)

  12. Mo 11.5 IA

  13. Tu 12.5 IA

  Th 14.5 Ascension Day, no school!

  14. Fr 15.5 IA, test feedback
  (Friday 10.00-10.40 German boys' choir)

  first draft deadline Sunday 23.59

  15. Mo 18.5 IA 

  16. Tu 19.5 IA 

  17. Fr 22.5 IA

  IA Deadline Sunday 24.5 at 23.59!!!

  18. Mo 25.5 TOK visit! 

  19. Tu 26.5 TOK visit! 

  School's out!

  • Practice investigation Page
  • 10.1 Describing fields File
  • 10.2 Fields at work File
  • Physics IA Spring 2015 File
  • Solar System Dynamics: Orbits and Kepler's Laws URL
  • PhET Orbits URL
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  11. Electromagnetic induction, 12. Quantum physics (AHL)

  Mo 7.12: 11.1 Electromagnetic induction

  We 9.12: 11.1 Electromagnetic induction

  Th 10.12: 11.2 Transmission of power

  Mo 14.12: 11.2 Transmission of power

  We 16.12: Practice papers

  Th 17.12: Practice papers

  Christmas break!

  Th 7.1: Revision (most of the group in Munich)

  Mo 11.1: Revision
  - Revise ch 11.1 and 11.2 (really read the text, I mean it!)
  - Read through 11.3 as  preparation for the lesson

  We 13.1: 11.3 Capacitance
  - Study ch. 11.3
  - Answer 22,23,25,26

  Th 14.1: Revision ch.11

  Mo 18.1: Minitest on ch. 11! Intro to ch. 12

  We 20.1: 12.1 Photons
  Read ch. 12.1!

  Th 21.1: 12.1 Wave function
  Answer Q 3,7,16,22 (p. 502-)

  Mo 25.1: 12.2 Nuclear
  Read ch. 12.2
  Answer q. 24 (p. 515)

  We 27.1: 12.2 Nuclear
  Answer q. 29,30,31

  Th 28.1: 12.2 Nuclear
  Practice e.g. 32,33,34,35,36
  Next time: minitest on ch. 12. It will be a 60 min test. Some multiple choise, and two longer question, one of which will be from the Exam-style questions on p. 519-523. Use the on-line answers to revise these questions!

  Mo 1.2: Minitest on ch 12

  We 3.2: Investigations

  Th 4.2: Investigations

  • 11 ElectromagneticInduction File
  • 12.1 Matter and radiation File
  • 12.2 Nuclear physics File
  • DC Motor, How it works? URL
  • Levitating Barbecue! URL
  • Faraday's Electromagnetic Lab URL
  • DC MOTORS AND GENERATORS (1961) URL
  • ELECTROMAGNETISM (FULL SHOW) (cool retro graphics) URL
  • TED: Nikola Tesla — the greatest geek who ever lived URL
  • How Transformers Work URL
  • What Is a 3-Phase Power Supply? URL
  • Capacitance URL
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  Option D Astrophysics

  1. Tu 6.10 Ch. 1
  Read ch. D1

  2. Th 8.10 Ch. 1
  Answer Q1,2,9,10 (16), read ch. D2

  Autumn break!

  3. Mo 19.10 HelsinkiData analysis

  4. Tu 20.10 Ch. 2
  Study D2!

  5. Th 22.10 Ch. 2
  Answer 22,23,24,25

  6. Mo 26.10 Ch. 3
  Read D3

  7. Tu 27.10 Ch. 3
  Answer 43,45,46,48, 50, 51, 53

  8. Th 29.10 Ch. 3

  10. Mo 2.11 Ch. D4 HL /SL IA
  Read D4!

  11. Tu 3.11 Ch. D4 HL /SL IA
  Answer 69-75, read D5

  12. Th 5.11 Ch. D5 HL /SL IA

  13. Mo 9.11 Ch. D5 HL /SL IA 

  14. Tu 10.11 Revision of option D

  • D1 Stellar quantities File
  • D2 Stellar evolution File
  • D3 Cosmology File
  • The Big History of Modern Science | Hannu Rajaniemi | TEDxDanubia URL
  • How Big is the Universe? Minutephysics URL
  • The Known Universe by AMNH URL
  • How Large is the Universe? URL
  • Neutrino oscillations (Nobel prize 2015) URL
  • Hertzsprung-Russell diagram animation URL
  • The Life Cycle of Stars URL
  • Nucleosynthesis URL
  • The hunt for a supermassive black hole URL
  • Do We Expand With The Universe? URL
  • Cosmic Inflation Explained URL
  • Inflation & the Universe in a Grapefruit - Sixty Symbols URL
  • Misconceptions About the Universe URL
• This topic
  

  Revision!

  Mo 15.2: Data analysis
  - Finish the revision questions

  We 17.2: 2. Mechanics
  - Study ch. 2!

  (18.2 Penkkis)

  Fr 18.2: 2. Mechanics
  - Finish the revision questions
  - Answer q.12 in ch.2 Exam style questions (projectile motion)

  (Erasmus week)
  Mo 22.2: 3+8 Thermal physics, Energy production
  - Finish the questions handed out
  - Read ch 3 and 8!

  We 24.2: 4+9 Waves
  - Finish handout
  - Read ch 4 and 9

  Fr 26.2: 5+11 Electricity

  Skiing holiday!

  MOCKS 7-18.2!!!
  - Fr. 11.3 P1+P2
  - Mo. 14.3 P3

  Fr 18.3: 6+10 Gravity and fields

  Mo 21.3: 7+12 Atomic/Nuclear

  We 23.3: D Astrophysics

  Easter break!

  We 30.3 --- Last Physics lesson!

  Fr 1.4 Last day of school!!!

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  Fr 29.4 11.45-13.00 Physics Q&A

  Fr 6.5: Physics paper 1 and paper 2

  Mo 9.3 Physics paper 3