PHYS 121

MWF 11:00-12:00 (lecture)
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Introductory Physics for
the Physical Sciences II
Room: ART 366
Term 2

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OpenStax University Physics vol. 2

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You will have 40 minutes to complete the quiz. The quiz will open at 11:00 am and it will close at 11:50 am. In order to have the full 40 minutes, you must start the quiz no later than 11:10 am. During the quiz, if you wish, you will be able to go back to previous questions to check and/or change your answers.

Here is the formula sheet that you may use during the quiz. You may print the formula sheet and have it with you during the quiz.

The quiz must be completed independently. The use of AI or any other online resource is strictly forbidden during the quiz. Anyone caught communicating with another person or using outside resources, in any form, during the quiz will receive an automatic zero and the case will be referred to the Dean's office.

There is also a practice quiz in PrairieLearn that you can try. It is the same format as the quiz you will complete on Jan. 28.

Those registered with the DRC will receive the additional time specified in the accommodation letters.

It will cover material from:

Chapter 5 of OSUPv2.
Sections 5.1 to 5.6 inclusive

The Quiz will also cover the simple pendulum. See The Period and Frequency of a Mass on a Spring section from 15.1 and The Simple Pendulum section from 15.4 of volume 1 of the OSUP textbook.

Here is the formula sheet that you may use when completing the quiz. If you think there is an equation that you need to know that is not on the formula sheet, then you need to memorize it.

You can use any calculator that cannot go online or communicate wirelessly with other devices. Graphing calculators are fine.

The quiz must be completed independently. Anyone caught communicating with another person, in any form, during the quiz will receive an automatic zero and the case will be referred to the Dean's office.

Quiz #1 and its solutions from the W2019 offering of PHYS 121 are available at the bottom of this page. There is also a practice quiz in PrairieLearn that you can try.

To be eligible for the bonus marks, you must:
- email me a short description of your idea no later than 23:59 on Feb. 9.
- provide me with a YouTube link to a video in which you demonstrate your apparatus and explain the relevant physics. This YouTube link will be shared with the class through the PHYS 121 Canvas shell. The YouTube link needs to be sent to me no later than 23:59 on Monday, April 6.

The number of bonus marks received will depend on the quality of both the hands-on project demonstrated and the explanation of the physics. You may complete the optional hands-on project individually or as a team of two. If working with a partner, each member of the team must make substantial contributions to the project.

The due date is Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 23:59.

Log in to the PHYS 121 Canvas page for a link to the PHYS 121 PrairieLearn page.

After the start of term-2, log in to the PHYS 121 Canvas page to find a link to the survey.

Please complete the survey by Monday, Jan. 12 at 23:59.

You will received a credit of 0.5 marks towards your final grade after completing the survey.

This process is time consuming, but it'll definitely expose which concepts you are comfortable with and those that you need to review.

Review the PrairieLearn homework problems. Especially the ones that you initially got wrong. The goal is not only to get the right answer, but also to understand each step that leads you to the correct answer.

Try the practice problems in the OpenStax University Physics volume 2 book. Do as many as you possibly can. You learn physics by doing physics, not by watching someone else do it! The answers to the odd-numbered problems are given at the back of the book.

Finally, try the past midterms and final exams posted at the bottom of this page.

Midterm - Wed. Feb. 25

Quiz #1 - Wed. Jan. 28
Quiz #2 - Wed. Mar. 18

Labs will start the week of Jan. 19.
--Links to the free PHYS 121 lab manual will be provided in the PHYS 121 Laboratory Canvas page.
--Once labs start, you must complete Pre-lab assignments before the lab begins.
--If you have previously completed the PHYS 121 lab and received at least 60%, you may register for the XM1 lab section and retain your earlier laboratory grade. To do so, complete the PHYSICS XMT LAB EXEMPTION form at https://cmps.ok.ubc.ca/forms/ before Jan. 9 at noon.
Tutorials will start the week of Jan. 19.
--All students must registered in a tutorial section.
--If you have completed grade 12 Physics, you can get exempted from the PHYS 121 tutorials by self-registering in the XM2 tutorial section.

Lecture Notes

Here's a link to a YouTube Playlist.

I cannot guarantee that the video content will be identical or presented in the same sequence as the W2024 lectures. However, I do expect the content to be similar.

Tutorials

Practice Problems & Solutions

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