本书是为国际文凭课程大学预科项目（IBDP）设计的物理辅导书，内容涵盖了IB标准难度的8个主题和高难度的4个主题。
本书作者凭借多年IB课程教学经验，重新思考、总结了这12个主题的内在关系，并以此为依据，将上述内容整合，并将全书分为八章，每章再下设若干节。每节内容由Terms、Essential ideas、Equations used、Worked example、Test yourself等5部分组成，其中Worked example提供了大量的例题及详细解答，Test yourself中包含的习题有助于复习、巩固物理概念与解题技巧。另外，在本书的最后提供了包括Test yourself的参考答案在内的3个附录，以及6幅思维导图，这些材料均可以帮助学生更方便、更有效地使用本书。
目 录
Mechanics/ 1 Chapter 1
1.1 Kinematics/ 1 1.2 Dynamics/ 19
1.3 Work, energy and power/34 1.4 Momentum/45
Chapter 2
Thermal physics/55 2.1 Thermal concepts/55 2.2 Ideal gas/65
Chapter 3
Oscillations and Wave/75
3.1 Simple harmonic motion/ 75 3.2 Introduction of wave/89
3.3 Wave phenomenon I: reflection,refraction and polarization/103 3.4 Wave phenomenon Ⅱ: diffraction and interference/3.5 Wave phenomenon Ⅲ:standing wave and Doppler effect132
Chapter 4
Gravitation, electricity and magnetism /141 4.1 Gravitational forces and fields/141 4.2 Electric forces and fields/155 4.3 Magnetic forces and fields/167
Chapter 5
Electric circuits /179
5.1 Current, potential difference and resistance179 5.2 Electric circuits/189 *5.3 Capacitor/ 204
Chapter 6
Electromagnetic induction/218
6.1 EM induction/218
6.2 Power generation and transmission230
Chapter 7 Atomic, nuclear and particle physics/245
7.1 Atomic physics/245 7.2 Nuclear physics/257 7.3 Particle physics/274
*Chapter 8
Quantum physics/288 8.1 Photoelectric effect/288 8.2 Uncertainty principle/299
Appendix/307
Appendix I/ 307 Appendix Ⅱ/ 310 Appendix Ⅲl /348
