With the first teaching of the new IB physics syllabus starting in September 2023 and the first exams in May 2025, this new twist in the IB's physics narrative is a challenge that will shake up the IB Physics world..
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The most significant change in the new Physics syllabus is in its delivery.
The syllabus is set out in a completely different way, making it not so easy to distinguish what is new, what has been retained unaltered, what has been altered slightly and what has been completely removed compared to the 2014 Guide.
This page contains the latest updates on the Diploma Programme (DP) physics course.
The new DP physics course will be launched in February 2023 for first teaching in August 2023.
First assessment will take place in May 2025.
Below you will find an overview of the course updates.
The new 2023 IB Physics syllabus has undergone a major overhaul.
The most significant change is the focus on the development of conceptual understanding that enables students to make connections between different areas of the subject and other DP science subjects.
The 2014 syllabus had 12 topics with 8 SL plus options, whereas the 2023 syllabus has 24 compulsory topics, 19 of which are required in full or in part at SL.
They are grouped under 5 themes, space, time and motion, the particulate nature of matter, wave behaviour, field, nuclear and quantum physics.
