About the International Baccalaureate (IB) Physics Exams
There are two International Baccalaureate IB Physics Exams. The IB Physics Higher Level (HL) and the IB Physics Standard Level (SL).
There are three papers for both the HL and SL exams.
Although the SL and HL courses have the same core of eight topics, HL covers an additional four concepts which are probably the most challenging in secondary school physics. They are:
- Wave Phenomena
- Fields (Gravitational and Electric)
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Quantum and Nuclear Physics
In addition, for the Paper 3 option topic (choose one from four options) in IB Physics, HL students have additional content to study, making their exam more difficult.
IB Physics (both SL and HL) includes an area that none of the other curricula cover: Energy Production. You will learn about renewable and non-renewable energy sources, energy conversions, and the process of global warming.
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