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A. Space, time and motion

B. The particulate nature of matter

C. Wave behaviour

C.1 Simple harmonic motion

C.3 Wave phenomena

C.4 Standing waves and resonance

C.5 Doppler effect

C.5.1—Doppler effect

C.5.2—Doppler wavefront diagrams

C.5.3—Light Doppler approximation

C.5.4—Spectral line shifts

C.5.5 (HL)—Mechanical-wave Doppler formulas

E. Nuclear and quantum physics

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C. Wave behaviour

Syllabus: First assessment 2025
Section: —
Level: HL

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Most tested topics

C.1 Simple harmonic motion
C.2 Wave model
C.3 Wave phenomena
C.4 Standing waves and resonance
C.5 Doppler effect