Physics 1102 is the second semester of an calculus-based first year university level physics course for Life Science majors. Physics 1101 followed by Physics 1102 constitute a full course. Topics covered this semester are geometric and wave optics, some modern physics, electricity, and magnetism. Students planning on a career in the physical sciences or engineering should be taking Physics 1120/1220.

Prerequisite:

PHYS 1101 or Physics 1120.
MATH 1220 or MATH 1230 or MATH 1240 must precede or be taken concurrently.

Transfer Status:

SFU:	Physics 102(3) and Physics 130(2). For the combination of Physics 1101 & Physics 1102, Physics 101(3) & Physics 102(3) & Physics 130(2) & Physics (2)
UBC:	Physics 102(3) . Note that students with credit for Physics 12 will not receive credit for PHYS 100. Note that Life Sciences students at UBC require only Physics 101 (though some specialties such as BioChem require more).
UVic:	Physics 100 level (1.5). For the combination of Physics 1101 & Physics 1102, Physics 102(3).

Texts:

(i)	Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4th ed. (2008) by Giancolit
(ii)	Kwantlen Physics 1102/1220 Laboratory Manual.

Several supplementary books which may be useful are:

• College Physics, Schaum's Outline Series
• The Physics Problem Solver, Research & Education Assoc.

For my whereabouts and office hours, please see my schedule.

Attendance:

Attendance in labs is compulsory. Regular attendance in lectures is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. It will not be possible for the instructor to provide individual tutoring to make up for missed lectures.

Evaluation:

A final grade for this course will be determined by student performance in:

• test in optics and modern physics (10%)
• final in optics and modern physics (20%)
• test in electricity and magnetism (15%)
• final in electricity and magnetism (30%)
• laboratory work* (25%)

Grades:

Letter grades will be assigned according to the following policy:

Grade	Grade Point	% Equiv.	Min % on Final Exam
A+	4.33	90-100	80
A	4.00	85-89	70
A-	3.67	80-84	65
B+	3.33	76-79	60
B	3.00	72-75	60
B-	2.67	68-71	55
C+	2.33	64-67	50
C	2.00	60-63	40
C-	1.67	56-59	40
D	1.00	50-55	--
F	0.00	0-49	--

Note: A final grade of C (60%) or better is necessary to advance to higher physics courses.

Assignments:

Assignments will be assigned on a regular basis for each chapter covered. These assignments will not be collected or marked. A solution manual with solutions to all the problems in the text is kept in the library at the reserve desk for your use in checking problems.  Solutions to in-class problems are available on the Kwantlen website - see Internet access below. Please note that getting the correct answer to these assignment problems is less important that an thorough understanding of how these problems are solved. This is very important as the purpose of questions on tests will be to test your understanding of the physical principles involved. As a result, the test questions may appear quite dissimilar to any question you have done on an assignment.

Tests:

There will be several tests during the semester, covering specified portions of the course. There will be two final exams. The first will cover (at about week 8) all the optics and modern physics material and the second (at the end of the semester) will cover the electricity and magnetism material. There will be no further work or testing in optics after the optics final. Details of all tests will be given in class. All tests must be taken as scheduled; there will be no retests, and a missed test will count as zero. If you miss a test due to illness, please notify me as soon as possible. A medical note may be required. Short, twenty-minute, quizzes will be held as necessary.

This is not a course in memorizing equations. One of the goals of the course is to develop the ability to build the specific equations needed for a particular problem, starting from first principles. Exam solutions which omit this crucial step will not be given full marks even if the answer is correct. You may prepare and use an equation sheet with a limited number of equations on it on any test or exam in this course.

Lab Reports:

All lab experiments must be completed on the day scheduled. All lab data and reports must be kept in a bound lab notebook. Lab notebooks, which must contain a supply of graph paper, are available at the bookstore. The lab reports are due at the end of the laboratory session. Late reports will not be accepted. All labs must be completed; arrange with your lab instructor to make up missing labs. All lab reports (even to receive a zero) must be submitted before the beginning of the final examination period or a grade of F will be assigned.

Withdrawal Date:
 

Please see the calendar for this semester's withdrawal date.

Academic Misconduct:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Policy on Plagarism and Cheating

Note: Number of lectures per topic are approximate. Times of tests will be set in class. 

Questions?mike.coombes@kpu.ca