Curriculum pathway · topic by topic
IB Physics HL topic guides
An IB Physics HL pathway across Themes A–E, with SL core ideas, HL extensions, and HL-only syllabus points clearly identified.
- Framework
- IB Diploma Programme Physics
- Current map
- First assessment 2025
- Published pathway
- 15 areas · 92 concept guides
Choose an area
Follow the curriculum structure
Each area opens a syllabus-aware map. Every concept guide names the official topic, shows its place in the teaching sequence, and points to the lesson and practice already available on GioPhysics.
Areas 1–5Mechanics · Forces and momentum · Work, energy and power · Rotational mechanics · Relativity+
Areas 6–10Thermal physics · Thermodynamics · Electric circuits · Oscillations · Waves+
Areas 11–15Gravitation · Fields · Electromagnetic induction · Atomic, nuclear and quantum physics · Astrophysics+
Focused study routes
Start from the question you are trying to answer.
These substantial guides connect a high-intent course, topic, or exam goal to the existing curriculum map without replacing it.
Course planning guideIB Physics SL study guidePlan IB Physics SL study across the five themes with mapped lessons, model-building routines, data skills, and focused practice pathways.->Independent investigation guideIB Physics investigation planning guidePlan an IB Physics investigation from a focused question to measurements, uncertainty, analysis, and an evidence-based evaluation.->Concept and practice pathwayIB Physics forces and momentumStudy IB Physics forces through systems, free-body diagrams, Newton's laws, impulse, momentum, and collision checks.->Concept and practice pathwayIB Physics electric fieldsConnect IB Physics electric field strength, force, field lines, potential, superposition, plates, and charged-particle motion.->