• Your final grades have been submitted. You can check them here.

Sun Jul 27

Your final grades will be posted here within a week. Stay tuned!

Wed Jul 23

The solutions to Test #3 have been posted. I tallied the best 3 out of 4 and then scaled the marks by the formula

Scaled Grade

= 30 × (Raw Grade / 30)0.64

to give an average of 21.5 (similar to the last midterm). Your individual marks have also been posted in case you can't make it in to pick up your test on Thurs.

Remember, the final exam will be held at 9am sharp on Fri Jul 25 in Hebb Theatre. No exceptions.

The web site will be down Fri evening and Sat morning. Sorry.

Fri Jul 18

Test #3 will begin at 9:00am on Mon, Jul 21.

It is your responsibility to make sure you have completed all the labs. You need to do every lab to pass the course.

Thu Jul 17

Test #2 has been marked and the solutions posted. Each student's lowest scoring question was dropped and the remainder totalled out of 30. The average was 21.4 (71%).

Mon Jul 14

Solutions to old practice problems are now available.

Sat Jul 12

Some of the originally assigned practice problems have been removed because you will not be expected to be able to solve them. Check the Schedule.

Fri Jul 11

The solutions to Test #1 have been posted. The average mark was good, 82%, but the average on Q2+Q4 was 72%. All questions on the next midterms and the final will be like Q2 and Q4 so expect the average to go down.

The marks given are final! The only exception is a marking mistake that cost you 2 or more points.

Midterm #2 will be on Mon, July 14 at 10:30am.

Wed Jul 9

Since I don't have time for office hours I will stay after class 11:30-12:30 every Wed & Thu.

Today is the last day available for course withdrawals with "W" standing.

Mon Jul 7

The labs have been re-ordered so that Group B isn't always stuck doing labs on unfamiliar material. Now the sequences are: Group A=1,2,4,3,5,6 and Group B=2,1,3,4,6,5.

If you want me to go through a practice problem ask me during class or submit a request before 6pm and I will cover it in the next class.

Fri Jul 3

Midterm Tests #1 and #2 will begin at 10:30am to accommodate student registration. I won't answer any questions relating to the tested material on Mon, before the test is given.

Midterm Test #3 will begin at 9:00am.

Fri Jun 27

The lab groups have been assigned. Check the list so you can prepare for the first experiment.

Tue Jun 24

The tutorial TAs have agreed to stay behind (up to) half an hour after the tutorials (Tue-Fri) to help students with practice problems.

Mon Jun 23

Your lab group assignment (A or B) will be posted outside the lab (Hebb 20) near the beginning of the term. Go find out which group you belong to so that you can prepare for the first experiment.

Tue Jun 3

Final exam set for Fri Jul 25 (in class).

Mon Apr 14

PRS registration page ready. Register your transmitter now!

Sun Mar 2

Class is scheduled to begin Wed Jul 2.

Web page: http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~rikblok/phys102/

Physics for Scientists and Engineers (with modern physics), by Douglas C. Giancoli (Third Edition)

PRS clickers will be used for in-class questions during lectures. Correct answers will score two points and wrong answers will score one point. Be sure to register your PRS as soon as possible and bring it to every class.