Physics for the IB Diploma Coursebook with Cambridge Elevate Enhanced Edition (2 Years)
Physics for the IB Diploma, Sixth edition, covers in full the requirements of the IB syllabus for Physics for first examination in 2016.
AUD$134.95
Physics for the IB Diploma with Cambridge Elevate enhanced edition provides complete coverage of the syllabus, with links to Theory of Knowledge, International-mindedness and Nature of Science themes. This Cambridge Elevate enhanced edition of the coursebook delivers enriched digital learning through auto-marked formative assessment quizzes with tailored feedback, animated videos that help bring scientific concepts to life, exam-style questions and more.
Features
- Comprehensive print and digital coverage of the full syllabus with strong focus on practical skills and preparation.
- Carefully selected animated videos help students understand challenging concepts by bringing content to life.
- Auto-marked formative assessment quizzes with tailored feedback to incorrect answers highlight common misconceptions, ensuring continual learning opportunities for students.
- Exam-style questions at the end of every chapter provide students with comprehensive practice for their examinations.
- Cambridge Elevate editions are customisable and interactive, allowing students to annotate text, add audio notes and link to external resources.
- Additional materials, such as detailed answers to all the questions, advice on revision and examinations and recommendations of extra resources, are all available to download in the enhanced edition.
- Available online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Elevate app.
- For information on how to use Cambridge Elevate editions and supported devices, please see inside the front cover.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Unit 1. Measurements and Uncertainties:
- 1. Measurement in physics
- 2. Uncertainties and errors
- 3. Vectors and scalars
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 2. Mechanics:
- 1. Motion
- 2. Forces
- 3. Work, energy and power
- 4. Momentum and impulse
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 3. Thermal Physics:
- 1. Thermal concepts
- 2. Modelling a gas
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 4. Waves:
- 1. Oscillations
- 2. Travelling waves
- 3. Wave characteristics
- 4. Wave behaviour
- 5. Standing waves
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 5. Electricity and Magnetism:
- 1. Electric Fields
- 2. Heating effect of electric currents
- 3. Electric cells
- 4. Magnetic fields
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 6. Circular Motion and Gravitation:
- 1. Circular motion
- 2. The law of gravitation
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 7. Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics:
- 1. Discrete energy and radioactivity
- 2. Nuclear reactions
- 3. The structure of matter
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 8. Energy Production:
- 1. Energy sources
- 2. Thermal energy transfer
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 9. Wave Phenomena (HL):
- 1. Simple harmonic motion
- 2. Single-slit diffraction
- 3. Interference
- 4. Resolution
- 5. The Doppler effect
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 10. Fields (HL):
- 1. Describing fields
- 2. Fields at work
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 11. Electromagnetic Induction (HL):
- 1. Electromagnetic induction
- 2. Transmission of power
- 3. Capacitance
- Exam-style questions
- Unit 12. Quantum and Nuclear Physics (HL):
- 1. The interaction of matter with radiation
- 2. Nuclear physics
- Exam-style questions
- Answers to test yourself questions
- Option A. Relativity
- Option B. Engineering physics
- Option C. Imaging
- Option D. Astrophysics
- Glossary
- Index.
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