Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Summer 2023 - PHYS 102 D100

Physics for the Life Sciences II (3)

Class Number: 1290

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 8 – Aug 4, 2023: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Jun 1, 2023
    Thu, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jun 29, 2023
    Thu, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Aug 10, 2023
    Thu, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PHYS 101 or 120 or 125 or 140; MATH 150 or 151 or 154 or 157; both with a minimum grade of C-. Corequisite: BISC 100 or 101 or 102. Recommended Corequisites: MATH 152, 155 or 158; PHYS 133.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Waves and optics; electricity and magnetism; modern physics emphasizing radioactivity, with applications taken from the life sciences. Students with credit for PHYS 121, 126, or 141 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

Topics:  
       
1.            Electrostatics: Forces and Fields         
2.            Electrostatics: Potentials         
3.            Direct Current Electricity         
4.            Circuits         
5.            Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction         
6.            Electromagnetic radiation         
7.            The Propagation of Light         
8.            Geometrical Optics         
9.            Physical Optics         
10.          Nuclear physics         
11.          Radioactivity

Grading

  • In-class participation 15%
  • Tutorials 10%
  • Assignments 25%
  • Exams (2 Midterms & 1 Final) 50%

NOTES:

This Course will have a final exam.  There will also be two evening 2-hour midterms, which will be conducted (tentatively) during the following weeks:

  - Calendar week 23 (June 5-9th)

  - Calendar week 27 (July 3-7th)

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Required Text:
Achieve for College Physics (1-Term Online)
*Link to purchase e-books: www.sfu.ca/bookstore/ebooks

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

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, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/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.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the semester are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.