CourseCourse QuestionQuestion

A. Space, time and motion

B. The particulate nature of matter

C. Wave behaviour

D.1 Gravitational fields

D.1.1—Kepler’s three laws of orbital motion

D.1.2—Universal gravitation

D.1.3—Point-mass approximation

D.1.4—Gravitational field strength

D.1.5—Gravitational field lines

D.1.6 (HL)—Gravitational potential energy

D.1.7 (HL)—Two-body potential energy

D.1.8 (HL)—Gravitational potential

D.1.9 (HL)—Potential gradient

D.1.10 (HL)—Work in gravitational fields

D.1.11 (HL)—Gravitational equipotentials

D.1.12 (HL)—Equipotentials and field lines

D.1.13 (HL)—Escape speed

D.1.14 (HL)—Orbital speed

D.1.15 (HL)—Atmospheric drag on orbits

D.2 Electric and magnetic fields

D.3 Motion in electromagnetic fields

E. Nuclear and quantum physics

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D. Fields

Syllabus: First assessment 2025
Section: —
Level: HL

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

D.1 Gravitational fields
D.2 Electric and magnetic fields
D.3 Motion in electromagnetic fields
D.4 Induction