Physics tutoring
Mechanics, electromagnetism, waves, thermodynamics and modern physics. Taught as a way of reasoning about the world, not a formula sheet to memorise.
GymnasiumMaturaIB SL and HLFMSA-LevelAP
What we actually cover
Physics, system by system
Open the one your school follows.
IB Diploma ProgrammeThe five themes, SL and HL+
A — Space, time and motion
- Kinematics
- Forces and momentum
- Work, energy and power
- Rigid body mechanics (HL)
- Relativity (HL)
B — The particulate nature of matter
- Thermal energy transfers
- Greenhouse effect
- Gas laws
- Current and circuits
- Thermodynamics (HL)
C — Wave behaviour
- Simple harmonic motion
- Wave model and wave phenomena
- Standing waves and resonance
- Doppler effect
D — Fields
- Gravitational fields
- Electric and magnetic fields
- Motion in electromagnetic fields
- Induction (HL)
E — Nuclear and quantum physics
- Structure of the atom
- Radioactive decay
- Fission, fusion and stars
- Quantum physics (HL)
Follows the syllabus first examined in 2025, which replaced the old numbered topics and options with five themes.
Everything about IB →Gymnasium and MaturaGrundlagenfach and Schwerpunktfach+
Mechanik
- Kinematik
- Newtonsche Gesetze
- Arbeit, Energie und Leistung
- Impuls und Stösse
- Kreisbewegung und Gravitation
Elektrizität und Magnetismus
- Elektrisches Feld und Potential
- Stromkreise
- Magnetfeld und Lorentzkraft
- Induktion
Wärmelehre
- Temperatur und Wärmemenge
- Gasgesetze
- Hauptsätze der Thermodynamik
Schwingungen, Wellen und Optik
- Harmonische Schwingungen
- Wellenausbreitung, Interferenz
- Geometrische Optik
Atom- und Kernphysik
- Atommodelle
- Radioaktivität
- Photoeffekt und Quantenideen
Topic areas follow the national framework. Depth varies by canton and by whether physics is your Schwerpunktfach.
Everything about Matura →FMS and FachmaturitätEspecially the Berufsfeld Gesundheit and Naturwissenschaften+
Mechanics
- Kinematik
- Kräfte und Newtonsche Gesetze
- Energie und Arbeit
- Druck
Thermal and fluids
- Temperatur und Wärme
- Aggregatzustände
- Strömung
Electricity
- Stromkreise
- Ohmsches Gesetz
- Elektrische Leistung
Waves and radiation
- Schall
- Licht und Optik
- Radioaktivität und Strahlenschutz
BerufsmaturitätTechnische Richtung+
Mechanics
- Kinematik
- Dynamik
- Energie, Arbeit, Leistung
- Statik
Thermodynamics
- Wärmelehre
- Gasgesetze
- Wirkungsgrad
Electricity and magnetism
- Gleich- und Wechselstrom
- Elektrisches und magnetisches Feld
- Induktion
Waves
- Schwingungen
- Wellen
- Optik
IGCSE, A-Level and APIGCSE, AS and A-Level, and AP Physics+
IGCSE
- Motion, forces and energy
- Thermal physics
- Waves and sound
- Electricity and magnetism
- Atomic physics
A-Level mechanics and materials
- Kinematics and dynamics
- Momentum and circular motion
- Materials, stress and strain
- Simple harmonic motion
A-Level fields and electricity
- Electric, gravitational and magnetic fields
- Capacitance
- Electromagnetic induction
A-Level thermal and nuclear
- Thermal physics and ideal gases
- Nuclear decay and binding energy
- Quantum phenomena
AP Physics 1, 2 and C
- Newtonian mechanics
- Work, energy and momentum
- Electricity and magnetism
- Calculus-based treatment (Physics C)
International and bilingual schoolsMYP sciences and the run-up to IB or A-Level physics+
MYP sciences
- Forces and motion
- Energy transfers
- Waves and electricity
- The scientific investigation criteria
Bridging into the Diploma years
- The maths physics assumes, which is usually the real problem
- Working with uncertainties and graphs
First year universityFirst year mechanics and electrodynamics+
Mechanics
- Newtonian mechanics with calculus
- Rotational dynamics
- Oscillations and coupled systems
- Lagrangian mechanics, an introduction
Electrodynamics and thermodynamics
- Vector calculus for fields
- Maxwell's equations
- Thermodynamic laws and statistical ideas