Summer 2017 - PHYS 130 D100

Physics for the Life Sciences Laboratory (2)

Class Number: 1276

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Corequisites:

    PHYS 102 should be taken concurrently or may precede; or by permission of the department.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Elementary experiments in optics, electricity, mechanics and heat that are designed to augment the general survey course. Students with credit for PHYS 131 or 141 may not take PHYS 130 for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

The course will consist of a series of labs involving both activities and experiments based on concepts covered in PHYS 101/102. The activities are designed to improve your understanding of certain concepts and to familiarize you with equipment and techniques. The experiments are designed to help you become familiar with the experimental methods used to describe the world around us and to validate scientific theories.

Grading

NOTES:

 

Prelab questions: one mark per question

Labs: 20 marks each lab

Lab exam: 70 marks

A student's percentage grade for the course will be calculated by adding up all of the marks for the above, and dividing by the total number of marks possible, and multiplying by 100%.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Course specific fees: A Lab Fee of $19.68 is applicable to cover lab materials and supplies.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, before the end of the first week of classes.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

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