Simon Fraser University

PHYS 102-3-QB - Physics for the Life Sciences II - Spring 2012

Instructor

Forde, Nancy    <nforde(at)sfu(dot)ca>
Office 778.782.3161
Lab 778.782.6595
Fax 778.782.3592

Calendar Description

Waves and optics; electricity and magnetism; modern physics emphasizing radioactivity, with applications taken from the life sciences. Prerequisite: PHYS 101 or 120 or 125 or 140. Students with credit for PHYS 121, 126, or 141 may not take PHYS 102 for further credit. Recommended corequisite: MATH 152 or 155 or 158. Students are encouraged to take PHYS 130 at the same time as PHYS 102. Quantitative/Breadth-Science.

Course Outline

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

 

Times and Locations

AQ 3182
MWF
9:30am - 10:20am

Textbooks (required)

Giancoli Physics: Principles with Applications with Mastering physics & i-clicker 6th Edition

Grading Scheme

Homework 10%
Class Participation 10%
Midterm Exam 1 20%
Midterm Exam 2 20%
Final Exam 40%
Total 100%
Attendance and participation in at least 80% of tutorials will enable students to substitute their final exam grade for their lower midterm grade, if it improves their mark. (i.e., the final exam would count for 60% of the final grade in this scenario.)



Notice

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.