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Physics
PHYS1011
Introductory Physics I
3 ch (3C 1T)
This course is an introduction to the branch of physics called mechanics. Mechanics is the
study both of how objects move and why they move the way they do. Describing the motion
of objects requires understanding the basic kinematics quantities position, displacement,
velocity, and acceleration, as well as the connection between them. Understanding the causes
of motion can be achieved by considering the forces acting on the object and/or by focusing
on the conserved properties of the system (momentum, energy, angular momentum).
Mechanics applies to a wide range of phenomena, essentially to anything that moves, but this
course will highlight ties to and applications in the physical sciences.
Prerequisites: Grade 12 Physics or equivalent
Corequisite: either MATH 1001 or MATH 1003. Students intending to take Physics courses
beyond Introductory Physics or continue in the Physical Sciences stream should take MATH
1003 and PHYS 1021 as co-requisites to this course.
PHYS1012
Introductory Physics II
3 ch (3C 1T)
This course introduces the students to wave phenomena and to electricity and magnetism.
Throughout, the concepts related to motion learned in the previous course are used to
describe and explain new phenomena. The study of waves introduces the students to
propagating, periodic disturbances. In addition to their importance in mechanical phenomena
(e.g seismic waves), waves form the basis of both optics and acoustics. The study of
electricity and magnetism introduces the student to the concept of charge and to the effects of
their surroundings (fields and forces). This course will highlight ties to and applications in the
physical sciences.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1011; MATH 1001 or MATH 1003. Students intending to take Physics
courses beyond Introductory Physics or continue in the Physical Sciences stream should take
MATH 1013 and PHYS 1022 as co-requisites to this course.
PHYS1021
Experiments in Introductory Physics I
2 ch (3L)
This course provides the student hands-on experience with concepts covered in PHYS 1011.
Co-requisite: PHYS 1011
PHYS1022
Experiments in Introductory Physics II
2 ch (3L)
This course provides the student hands-on experience with concepts covered in PHYS 1012.
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PHYS1022
Experiments in Introductory Physics II
2 ch (3L)
Corequisite: PHYS 1012
PHYS1801
Introductory Physics for Biological Sciences
5 ch (3C 1T 3L E)
An general introduction to Physics, with applications to biological systems. Topics include
mechanics, fluid mechanics, electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, and radiation phenomena.
This course is intended primarily for students in Biological Sciences. Note: Credit will not be
given for both PHYS1801; and PHYS 1011 / PHYS1021.
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of 70% in high school Physics.
Co-requisite: MATH 1001 or MATH 1003
PHYS1917
Physics for Engineering
5 ch 94C 2T/3L)
Vectors, kinematics, momentum, force, potential and kinetic energy. Kinetic theory of gases,
circular motion, charge, field and potential, gravitation, electrostatics, optics, sound.
Prerequisite: Grade 12 Physics or equivalent.
PHYS2011
Mechanics
5 ch (3C 3L)
Scalar and vector quantities, statics, kinematics, dynamics, work, energy, power, rotational
motion, impulse and momentum, vibratory motion.
Prerequisite: MATH 1013, PHYS 1011 / 1012 and PHYS 1021 / 1022.
PHYS2016
The Physics of Spaceflight
3 ch (3C)
Have you ever wondered how to get to Mars? If so, this course is for you. The course will
begin with the famous problem of proving Kepler's three laws of planetary motion from
Newton's 2nd law of motion and his Universal Law of Gravitation. From this launching point
definitions will be developed for the significant geometrical and physical characteristics of
elliptical, parabolic and hyperbolic orbits. Next, and what will form the bulk of the course,
the motion of spacecraft, and how they can move from one orbit to another, will be studied.
The basic form of orbital transfer, called the Hohmann transfer, will be applied first to
spacecraft moving from orbit to orbit around the earth and, later, to flights to the Moon, Mars
and beyond.Prerequisites: Physics 1011 or APSC1013 or Physics 1801; Math 1003/1013; or
equivalents; or permission of Instructor.