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  • Last May exam

    Students seem generally upbeat about the last set of May examinations for the 'legacy' Subject Guide.A glance at Paper 1 suggests that all is...

  • Following footsteps

    I recently had the great privilege of being selected to speak at an event hosted by some of my students: TEDxUWCRCN.This was special because...

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  • 14 June 2024
    Emma Mitchell
    Teaching Sequences for the 2023 Guide
    Hi Yang, your reading of the Data Booklet and Guide are correct. Standard Level students do not need to know or use the frequency equations for sound waves.
  • Hi Emma, in Doppler effect (C.5), I like to confirm if SL students should know the frequency equations of sound waves?  According to the data booklet 2025, that is not necessary to SL.
  • 7 June 2024
    Emma Mitchell
    C4 activity: Standing waves
    Hi Benson, I'd go with the oscillations equations that give natural frequency and then add a driver into the mix. The most accessible one that works for me is to hold a spring with a mass at the bottom.I start by raising and lowering my hand...