LibGuides: IBDP Physics (2025): DP Preparation

DP Preparation

DP Preparation

This task is for the students who are considering DP Physics SL/HL for the next academic year.

Complete tasks #1 - 7.

Tasks marked in red colour are to be completed neatly on a separate sheet of paper and handed to Mr. Markus at the start of the semester in August 2023.

Tasks

1. Conservation of mechanical energy:

Read:

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/se.cfm

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/ce.cfm

Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DwG8fukuj4 (only example 1 and 3)

Solve:

Roller coaster energy (worksheet 1)

2. Force of friction and work done against an object

Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKPEYFZkx1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryQ6Fj-mpVA

Read and solve:

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/hw.cfm

3. Forces and components

Read & solve:

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/vectors/u3l3b.cfm

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/vectors/u3l3e.html

Solve:

Forces in 2D (worksheet 2)

4. Newton’s 2nd law

Read and solve the 4 problems:

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-3/Newton-s-Second-Law

Solve questions Problems #1-3 and Check your understanding (2 problems):

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/u2l3c.cfm

Read and solve all problems:

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/vectors/Lesson-3/Net-Force-Problems-Revisited

5. Elastic potential energy

Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmMIOZtM1ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DwG8fukuj4 (only example 2)

Solve:

Elastic potential energy (worksheet 3)

6. Equations of motion

Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgLoOuyekZw

Solve:

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/U1L6d.cfm (all 20 problems)

Linear motion relationships (worksheet 4)

7. The inclined plane

Inclined plane (worksheet 5)