Core Topics (HL and SL)
- Measurements and Uncertainties — SI units, fundamental and derived units, scientific notation, random and systematic errors, uncertainty propagation, graphical analysis with error bars
- Mechanics — kinematics (SUVAT), Newton's laws, friction, work, energy, power, conservation of momentum, impulse, projectile motion, circular motion, gravitational fields — Newton's law of gravitation, gravitational potential, orbital motion
- Thermal Physics — thermal concepts, kinetic model of an ideal gas, ideal gas law, thermodynamic processes, specific heat capacity, latent heat
- Waves — wave properties, superposition, standing waves, Doppler effect, electromagnetic spectrum, reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference
- Electricity and Magnetism — electric fields and potential, Coulomb's law, capacitance, current electricity, Ohm's law, resistivity, magnetic fields, magnetic force on charges and conductors
- Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics — atomic structure, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, binding energy, mass-energy equivalence, fundamental particles and the standard model
