CourseCourseQuestionQuestion
IB Physics
A. Space, time and motion
B. The particulate nature of matter
C. Wave behaviour
C.1 Simple harmonic motion
C.2 Wave model
C.3 Wave phenomena
C.4 Standing waves and resonance
C.4.1—Standing wave formation
C.4.2—Nodes and antinodes
C.4.3—Strings and pipes
C.4.4—Resonance
C.4.5—Damping and resonance
C.4.6—Types of damping
C.5 Doppler effect
D. Fields
E. Nuclear and quantum physics
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C. Wave behaviour

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Section
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Level
SL

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

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