IB Physics videos on YouTube

[MitchCampbell]

Update (May 2014) - Added all of topic 3: Thermal Physics

I've been an IB teacher for many years, and enjoy helping out more than just my own students.

With this in mind, I am working on a series of free videos on my own studynova website (they are all free there, plus you can get all the notes I make), but am also mirroring them on Youtube. These videos are about specific topics within the IB Physics SL or HL curriculum. So if there are specific topics that you'd like to see done in detail with lots of examples, just post it in this thread. I'll take a look and see if there is any overwhelming consensus on any topics, and then start doing videos on those ones. I can go over an entire topic or just focus on a specific area within a topic.

Just post your request and I'll see what I can do. Keep in mind there's only one of me, so I will do topics that have overwhelming request for them. I'm finally done with my M.Sc. in Astrophysics, so I have more time to devote to videos. Below, you'll see a list of the topics, and the ones I've done so far will be in bold. If I don't get to your request right away, just be patient. I'll get to as many as I can.

So far, I have done Topic 2 (Mechanics), Topic 13 (Quantum and Nuclear) - this one is also an SL option, and Option E (Astrophysics). The Astrophysics option I did for the entire SL and HL, so it's relevant for all of you.

How do you get to the videos on youtube? Just click on the link below - it goes to my youtube channel. From there, click on the different playlists that are relevant to you.

http://www.youtube.com/user/CampbellMitch

I wrote my own astrophysics syllabus and put up videos for that as well. For those, I added things that are NOT on the current IB syllabus, although I've been working with the IBO on the new syllabus that will come out in 2014. They said they'll be using the new stuff. Hurray!

-Mitch

Physics SL and Physics HL topics (core: everyone needs these topics)

Topic 1: Physics and physical measurement (measurement, uncertainties, vectors, scalars)
Topic 2: Mechanics (kinematics, forces, work, energy, power, circular motion)
Topic 3: Thermal Physics (temp, internal energy, heat, specific heat capacity, phase changes)
Topic 4: Oscillations and waves (simple harmonic motion, forced oscillations, resonance, wave characteristics, wave properties)
Topic 5: Electric currents (electric potential difference, current, resistance, electric circuits)
Topic 6: Fields and forces (gravitational-, electric-, and magnetic forces and fields)
Topic 7: Atomic and nuclear physics (atom, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, fission, fusion)
Topic 8: Energy, power, climate change (energy degradation, power generation, world energy sources, fossil fuels, non-fossil fuels, greenhouse effect, global warming)

Physics HL topics (additional higher level that SL students don't need)

Topic 9: Motion in fields (projectile motion, gravitational field, potential, and energy, electric field, potential, and energy, orbital motion)
Topic 10: Thermal Physics (thermodynamics, thermal processes, second law of thermodynamics, entropy)
Topic 11: Wave phenomena (standing waves, Doppler effect, diffraction, resolution, polarization)
Topic 12: Electromagnetic induction (induced emf, AC current, transmission of electrical power)
Topic 13: Quantum physics and nuclear physics (De Broglie, Heisenberg, Bohr, Schroedinger, half-life and decay constant alpha)
Topic 14: Digital technology (analogue and digital signals, data capture, CCD)

Options that I'm also considering doing:

SL only – most of these are almost identical to HL topics above:
Option A: Sight and Wave Phenomena
Option B: Quantum and nuclear Physics
Option C: Digital Technology

For both SL and HL (HL has extra stuff)
Option E: Astrophysics (introduction to the universe, stellar radiation and types, distances, cosmology).

**I added extra astrophysics information that is NOT on the IB syllabus - it covers black holes, dark matter, astrobiology and exoplanets, and it is a separate playlist.


For only HL:
Option H: Relativity (special relativity, relativistic kinematics, momentum and energy, general relativity basics)

Edited May 2, 2014 by MitchCampbell

[Austin Glau]

SL Mechanics, especially the forces and spring ones would be nice.

Edited December 10, 2009 by 2401 I Hate Tangents

[MitchCampbell]

I'm working on a few mechanics videos over the holidays. Hopefully in early January there will be a few things that can help you out. I'm going to do some about general mechanics, some with forces, and some HL stuff about 2D kinematics. (that was suggested on another forum). The springs may have to wait for waves. Unless you just want springs as in Hooke's law (F = kx) kind of stuff. That can be done quite quickly. The simple harmonic motion of a spring is an additional higher level topic that I am planning on doing later on.

Cheers,

Mitch

[Mr. Fish Sticks]

Are you planning to upload some of your videos in January?

[IB_sucks]

I would like to see a video for topic 11,the higher for waves. please and thank you

[AmelieRory]

Topic 7 and 13 would be awesome to have, thanks

[aya91]

Wow this is amazing! It will be so helpful during the revision period - I'm specifically having trouble with topic 5, 7 , 4 and 11 (my option). Actually I have trouble with Physics in general, so anything you put on youtube (except for the HL stuff, I'd rather not touch that, for fear of my brain exploding ) will be greatly appreciated!! Again, thank you so much! It's a brilliant idea!

Edited February 7, 2010 by aya91

[Center Field]

Topic 4 was challenging-it would be greatly appreciated if you could help with this. Also, mechanics was slightly difficult.

[scstdnt]

I'd like to see videos of "Topic 8: Energy, power, climate change" and "Topic 14: Digital technology". That would be great.

I'm quite surprised most people are requesting videos for mechanics and SL waves...I found those to be the easiest, in my opinion.

Anyways, thanks Mitch for doing this.

Edited February 14, 2010 by scstdnt

[MitchCampbell]

Here are some videos with explanations on Topic 13: Quantum and Nuclear Physics. This is an AHL (additional higher level) topic, but it’s also an SL option. For now it’s just Topic 13. I hope this can be of use to you, especially if you’re studying for your exams.

Cheers,

Mitch

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Edited May 5, 2010 by MitchCampbell

[Austin Glau]

Thanks! Im learning Nuclear Physics and Atomic behavior right now, this is a great help :')

[DJ CAS]

Excellent links and very good explanations. Thanks MitchCampbell!

Edited April 29, 2010 by DJ CAS

[MitchCampbell]

Excellent links and very good explanations. Thanks MitchCampbell!

I'm happy to help! I'm doing other videos as well, but there's only one of me, so it may take a little while. I'm currently working on Fields and Forces (SL and the HL extra stuff from Motion in Fields). However, it will probably be a few weeks before I'm done those. That means it'll be too late for those taking their Physics exams next week. However, this should help out students in their first year of IB. The idea is to have a full set of notes up online by August or so.

Cheers,

Mitch

[hanniexx]

Thank you, thank you!! These are very helpful!

I do have one question, if that's okay - just a clarification. I left it on the video (first one), but I'll post it on here too in case you don't see the video comment:

"I do have one question though: you say that light being a wave explains reflection, just like water does. But isn't water made up of water particles as well, which would explain why water waves reflect?"

Thank you!

Edited May 7, 2010 by hanniexx

[DJ CAS]

Excellent links and very good explanations. Thanks MitchCampbell!

I'm happy to help! I'm doing other videos as well, but there's only one of me, so it may take a little while. I'm currently working on Fields and Forces (SL and the HL extra stuff from Motion in Fields). However, it will probably be a few weeks before I'm done those. That means it'll be too late for those taking their Physics exams next week. However, this should help out students in their first year of IB. The idea is to have a full set of notes up online by August or so.

Cheers,

Mitch

You are definitely awesome. Are you a teacher by any chance?

[MitchCampbell]

I am actually a teacher. I've been teaching IB Physics and Math for a 4 years, but I've taken two years off to study full time. I always told my students they should be life-long learners, and I figured I should practice what I preach! For a long time I've wanted to do an M.Sc. in Astrophysics, so that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm half way through now, and I love it! I'm at the Niels Bohr Insitute's Dark Cosmology Center. It's really interested stuff.

It's amazing, though, how much I miss teaching. That's why I'm doing these videos. The idea is to help out as many students as possible. By next year, I'd like to have a complete set of videos for a whole Physics SL or HL class, as well as Math SL, Studies, HL. This unfortunately will be too late for those of you taking your exams in the next few days, but hopefully it will help out people next year.

Good luck with your exams! Just remember, don't leave anything blank on paper 1 (try to narrow answers down if you can). For paper 2 Question A1, it's almost always an unfamiliar question - don't panic - they normally want you to just look at a graph and interpret the results. Being good at Linearization is really helpful there (being able to look at an equation and figure out what should be graphed against what to make it a straight line graph). My 6th video shows how to do that.

Cheers,

Mitch

[zaid93]

seriously bro, thanks alot, i really appreciate, helped me find my weak points in Nuclear =D especially before the exam...

any other tips?

[DJ CAS]

I am actually a teacher. I've been teaching IB Physics and Math for a 4 years, but I've taken two years off to study full time. I always told my students they should be life-long learners, and I figured I should practice what I preach! For a long time I've wanted to do an M.Sc. in Astrophysics, so that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm half way through now, and I love it! I'm at the Niels Bohr Insitute's Dark Cosmology Center. It's really interested stuff.

It's amazing, though, how much I miss teaching. That's why I'm doing these videos. The idea is to help out as many students as possible. By next year, I'd like to have a complete set of videos for a whole Physics SL or HL class, as well as Math SL, Studies, HL. This unfortunately will be too late for those of you taking your exams in the next few days, but hopefully it will help out people next year.

Good luck with your exams! Just remember, don't leave anything blank on paper 1 (try to narrow answers down if you can). For paper 2 Question A1, it's almost always an unfamiliar question - don't panic - they normally want you to just look at a graph and interpret the results. Being good at Linearization is really helpful there (being able to look at an equation and figure out what should be graphed against what to make it a straight line graph). My 6th video shows how to do that.

Cheers,

Mitch

That's awesome. Good luck with your studies. Thanks for the tips and the amazing videos.

[jonathan810]

Oscillations and waves (topic 4) and mechanics (topic 2) would be very helpful Thanks!

[Grumps]

Oh, I really love you man, no joke.

I think that for my class, sight and wave phenomena was the hardest. This year, a lot of people bombed it, and I heard last year's graduating class averaged %40 on that section. Many people had trouble understanding tension, though we didn't lose too many marks on that. I think those were the most difficult sections for our class (from my limited viewpoint and assumptions).

Edit: damnit who changed my post. I should be allowed to call people ballers if I want to, even if they're teachers. It's a compliment, guys.

Edited October 10, 2010 by Grumps