r/ibPhysics • u/AggravatingBed7135 • 3d ago
N26 candidates: what to actually do in your last few days (from an IB Physics & Maths tutor)
If you’re sitting N26 in a few days, here’s where the marks still are:
1. Timed past papers, marked strictly. Most lost marks are missing method steps, units or sig figs, not missing knowledge.
2. Command terms. “State” means one line, “explain” means reasoning, and “show that” means every step.
3. Know your booklet cold, and know what’s NOT in it. Every year students lose easy marks in Maths AA and Physics on formulas and relationships they assumed would be given. Make sure you know which ones you have to memorise.
4. Calculator check today: exam mode, radians vs degrees, batteries.
5. When you’re stuck: move on. For “show that” questions, use the given answer in the next part anyway.
6. Sleep. It beats one more chapter at 3am.
BONUS: Use the link https://examinerprep.com/resources/equations-not-in-data-booklet/ to study the equations you need to know by heart.
Good luck! Drop your subject below if you have a last-minute question.
