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PHYS 1P21/1P91
Instructors: D.Crandles
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Lectures start from Monday April 29, 2024
- Mon,Tues,Wed,Thurs 9:00-10:00, Venue: DHOWES exept for July 2-5 STH203
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- Weekly quiz: Thurs 9-10 AM, Venue: DHOWES exept for July 2-5 STH203
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This course uses Brightspace
to accept your completed homework and lab reports. For up-to-date information, announcements,
and course materials, monitor the Brightspace page.
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To help you plan, the important dates of the current academic year are listed here.
What Brock calendar entry says:
- Kinematics, Newton's laws and their applications to equilibrium and dynamics; conservation laws; oscillations, waves and sound.
What do I need to bring into the course?
- One Grade 12 math course, preferably functions or calculus.
Times and Locations
- Lectures: Mon,Tues,Wed,Thurs 9-10 AM
- Location: GSB306
- Weekly Quiz GSB306Thurs 9-10
- (PHYS 1P91) Laboratories: MCH200 - see your personal schedule for time
- Prof. Crandles Office (MCB202) Hours Tues 3-4PM or by appt.
Important Dates Apr.-July 2024 (SP24-D1)
- First day of classes: Monday April 29
- Classes will run continuously from April 29 - July 5. There will be NO gap week.
- No class Monday May 20 - Victoria Day
- No class Monday July 1 - Canada Day
- Last Day of classes - July 5
- Deadline for withdrawal fom D1 courses without academic penalty: Jun. 16
- Final Exam Period Fri. July 12 - Sat July 13
Textbook
1P21:
| Component |
% of the final mark |
Notes |
| Homework |
10% |
Problem sets to be completed on the Möbius platform. Problem sets administered on the Möbius platform, can be accessed via Brightspace. Each of the 10 homework assignments (due Tues 11.59pm) will focus on a single chapter of the textbook. Best 9
of 10 homeworks will count towards final grade. |
| Quizzes |
50% |
In-class quiz, every Thursday from 9-10 a.m. Please bring a non-graphing calculator.
Best 8 of 9 quizzes will count towards final grade. |
| Final exam |
40% |
Minimum passing grade 50%. Please bring a non-graphing calculator |
1P91:
| Component |
% of the final mark |
Notes |
| Homework |
10% |
Problem sets administered on the Möbius platform, can be accessed via Brightspace. Each of the 10 homework assignments (due Tues 11.59pm) will focus on a single chapter of the textbook. Best 9
of 10 homework will count towards final grade. |
| Quizzes |
40% |
In-class quiz, every Thursday from 9-10 a.m. Please bring a non-graphing calculator.
Best 9 of 10 quizzes will count towards final grade. |
| Laboratory |
20% |
Minimum passing grade 60% overall to receive 1P91 credit. If lab grade is lower than 60%,
students will be eligible for credit in PHYS 1P21, only. Lab reports are due at NOON, five days
after scheduled lab session. |
| Final exam |
30% |
Minimum passing grade 50%. Please bring a non-graphing calculator |
This is an approximate list, based on previous experience. As the course progresses, some of topics
may be removed and some others may get added.
- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics
- Chapter 2: Kinematics
- Chapter 3: Two-Dimensional Kinematics
- Chapter 4: Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion
- Chapter 5: Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag and Elasticity
- Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation
- Chapter 7: Work, Energy and Energy Resources
- Chapter 8: Linear Momentum and Collisions
- Chapter 9: Statics and Torque
- Chapter 16: Oscillatory Motion and Waves
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