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PHYS 1101: Physics I for Life Sciences

This is a calculus-based introductory physics course intended for students planning on a career in the life sciences including biology and the health professions. The course examines, kinematics, including graphs of motion, dynamics, energy, momentum, fluids, oscillations, waves, sound, heat, thermodynamics, geometrical optics and light interference and diffraction, in lectures and laboratories. Examples are chosen, where possible, from applications of interest to students of the life sciences.

Students will receive credit for only one of PHYS 1101 or 1125.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C" grade in Physics 12 or PHYS 1118, or a satisfactory score on the Physics Diagnostic Test; and a minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: MATH 1171, 1173 and 1183, 1175, or 1253 (MATH courses may be taken concurrently).

Course Information:

Credits:

4.0

Additional Fees:

$24.95

Repeat Limit:

2

Lecture Hours:

4.0

Seminar Hours:

0.0

Lab Hours:

2.0

Offered online:

False

Course outline(s):

None


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Transfers:

Course Destination Credit Start/End
PHYS 1101 BCIT BCIT PHYS 1140 (4) or BCIT PHYS 1143 (5) or BCIT PHYS 1147 (5) or BCIT PHYS 1151 (5) or BCIT PHYS 1164 (5) or BCIT PHYS 1181 (5) or BCIT PHYS 1288 (5) 20180101 to Present
PHYS 1101 CAPU CAPU PHYS 112 (4) 20140501 to Present
PHYS 1101 COQU COQU PHYS 101 (3) 20160901 to Present
PHYS 1101 DOUG DOUG PHYS 1XXX (4) 20070901 to Present
PHYS 1101 KPU KPU PHYS 1101 (4) 20070901 to Present
PHYS 1101 SFU SFU PHYS 101 (3) Q/B-Sci & SFU PHYS 132 (1) - Q 20150901 to Present
PHYS 1101 TRU TRU PHYS 1100 (3) 20100901 to Present
PHYS 1101 TWU TWU PHYS 1XX (3) lab course; 20220901 to Present
PHYS 1101 UBCO UBCO PHYS_O 111 (3) 20070901 to Present
PHYS 1101 UBCV UBCV PHYS_V 1st (3) Exempt UBCV PHYS_V 101. 20070901 to Present
PHYS 1101 UFV UFV PHYS 1XX (4) 20220901 to Present
PHYS 1101 UNBC UNBC PHYS 1XX (4) 20070901 to Present
PHYS 1101 UVIC UVIC PHYS 1XX (1.5) 20070901 to Present
PHYS 1101 VIU VIU PHYS 111 (4) 20070901 to Present

Inactive Transfers:

Course Destination Credit Start/End
PHYS 1101 SFU SFU PHYS 101 (3) Q/B-Sci & SFU PHYS 1XX (1) 20070901 to 20150831
PHYS 1101 SFU LANG PHYS 1101 (4) & LANG PHYS 1215 (3) = SFU PHYS 101 (3) Q/B-Sci & SFU PHYS 102 (3), Q/B-Sci & SFU PHYS 130 (2), Q 20070901 to 20081231
PHYS 1101 TRU TRU PHYS 110 (3) 20070901 to 20100831
PHYS 1101 UFV UFV PHYS 105 (5) 20070901 to 20220831

Current Offerings:

Semester CRN Section Seats Waitlist Days Time Room Type Instructor
2025 10 10112 001 32 --W---- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T342 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
M------ 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie

Previous Offerings:

Semester Seats Waitlist Days Time Room Type Instructor
2024 30 14 M------ 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
--W---- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 1330-1525 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2024 10 12 --W---- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
M------ 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 1330-1525 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2023 30 23 M------ 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
--W---- 1430-1620 T346 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1330-1525 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2023 10 7 M------ 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
--W---- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1330-1525 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2022 30 17 --W---- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
M------ 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 0830-1025 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2022 20 14 -T----- 1230-1420 T342 Lecture Reza Siavashi
---R--- 1230-1420 T350 Lecture Reza Siavashi
M------ 1230-1420 T346 Lab Reza Siavashi
--W---- 0830-1025 T342 Exam Reza Siavashi
2022 10 2 -T----- 1430-1620 L208 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
--W---- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 1330-1525 T346 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2021 30 4 M------ 1430-1620 T342 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
--W---- 1430-1620 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
-T----- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
M------ 0830-1025 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2021 20 8 M------ 1430-1620 WWW WWW Erfan Rezaie
--WR--- 1430-1620 WWW WWW Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1330-1525 WWW Exam Erfan Rezaie
2021 10 18 M------ 0830-1020 WWW WWW Wan Yan Wong
-T----- 0830-1020 WWW WWW Wan Yan Wong
---R--- 0830-1020 WWW WWW Wan Yan Wong
M------ 0830-1025 WWW Exam Wan Yan Wong
2020 30 24 M------ 1030-1220 WWW WWW Wan Yan Wong
-T--F-- 1030-1220 WWW WWW Wan Yan Wong
--W---- 0830-1025 WWW Exam Wan Yan Wong
2020 20 15 M------ 1030-1220 WWW Lab Erfan Rezaie
-TW---- 1030-1220 WWW WWW Erfan Rezaie
-T----- 1830-2125 WWW Exam Erfan Rezaie
2020 10 17 -T----- 1430-1620 T346 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 1430-1620 T350 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1100-1255 T346 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2019 30 8 -T----- 1030-1220 T313 Lecture Wan Yan Wong
----F-- 1030-1220 T342 Lecture Wan Yan Wong
M------ 1030-1220 T346 Lab Wan Yan Wong
-T----- 1330-1525 T346 Exam Wan Yan Wong
2019 20 20 -TW---- 1430-1620 T346 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
M------ 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 0830-1025 T346 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2019 10 21 -T----- 1030-1220 T513 Lecture Tyron Tsui
--W---- 1030-1220 L208 Lecture Tyron Tsui
----F-- 1030-1220 T346 Lab Tyron Tsui
M------ 1330-1525 L208 Exam Tyron Tsui
2018 30 2 ---R--- 1230-1420 L208 Lecture Richard Wong
----F-- 1230-1420 T342 Lecture Richard Wong
-T----- 1230-1420 T346 Lab Richard Wong
M------ 1330-1525 T342 Exam Richard Wong
2018 20 14 M------ 1430-1620 T342 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
--W---- 1430-1620 T342 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 1100-1255 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2018 10 6 -T----- 0830-1020 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
---R--- 0830-1020 T350 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 0830-1020 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
-T----- 1330-1525 T342 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2017 30 9 ---R--- 1230-1420 A334 Lecture Tyron Tsui
----F-- 1230-1420 T342 Lecture Tyron Tsui
-T----- 1230-1420 T346 Lab Tyron Tsui
--W---- 0830-1025 T346 Exam Tyron Tsui
2017 20 8 -T----- 1430-1620 T342 Lecture Don Hunter
----F-- 1430-1620 T342 Lecture Don Hunter
--W---- 1430-1620 T346 Lab Don Hunter
---R--- 0830-1025 T342 Exam Don Hunter
2017 10 10 --W---- 0830-1020 T313 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
----F-- 0830-1020 T315 Lecture Erfan Rezaie
M------ 0830-1020 T346 Lab Erfan Rezaie
--W---- 0830-1025 T350 Exam Erfan Rezaie
2016 30 6 --W---- 0830-1020 T342 Lecture Terrence Coates
----F-- 0830-1020 T315 Lecture Terrence Coates
-T----- 0830-1020 T346 Lab Terrence Coates
-T----- 1330-1525 T350 Exam Terrence Coates
2016 20 11 -T----- 1430-1620 A350 Lecture Don Hunter
----F-- 1430-1620 A350 Lecture Don Hunter
--W---- 1430-1620 A350 Lab Don Hunter
----F-- 0830-1025 A333 Exam Don Hunter
2016 10 2 -T-R--- 0830-1020 A348 Lecture Terrence Coates
--W---- 0830-1020 A350 Lab Terrence Coates
--W---- 0830-1025 A347 Exam Terrence Coates
2015 30 11 -T----- 1030-1220 A346 Lecture Terrence Coates
----F-- 1030-1220 A346 Lecture Terrence Coates
--W---- 1030-1220 A350 Lab Terrence Coates
----F-- 1600-1755 A350 Exam Terrence Coates
2015 20 10 -T----- 1030-1220 A350 Lecture Don Hunter
---R--- 1030-1220 A350 Lecture Don Hunter
--W---- 1030-1220 A350 Lab Don Hunter
--W---- 1100-1255 A350 Exam Don Hunter
2015 10 2 2 M------ 1230-1420 A350 Lecture Benoite Pfeiffer
---R--- 1230-1420 A347 Lecture Benoite Pfeiffer
-T----- 1230-1420 A350 Lab Benoite Pfeiffer
---R--- 0830-1025 A350 Exam Benoite Pfeiffer
2014 30 1 14 -T-R--- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Benoite Pfeiffer
M------ 1430-1620 A350 Lab Benoite Pfeiffer
--W---- 1330-1525 A350 Exam Benoite Pfeiffer
2014 20 12 -T----- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Don Hunter
---R--- 1430-1620 A352 Lecture Don Hunter
--W---- 1430-1620 A350 Lab Don Hunter
-T----- 1330-1525 A350 Exam Don Hunter
2014 10 2 18 -T-R--- 1230-1420 A347 Lecture Benoite Pfeiffer
----F-- 1230-1420 A350 Lab Benoite Pfeiffer
-T----- 1330-1525 A351 Exam Benoite Pfeiffer
2013 30 5 -T-R--- 1230-1420 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
----F-- 1230-1420 A350 Lab Karen Heiderich
--W---- 1100-1255 A310 Exam Karen Heiderich
2013 20 5 N/A --W-F-- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Tyron Tsui
M------ 1430-1620 A350 Lab Tyron Tsui
M------ 0830-1025 A350 Exam Tyron Tsui
2013 10 0 N/A -T----- 1230-1420 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
---R--- 1230-1420 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
----F-- 1230-1420 A350 Lab Karen Heiderich
--W---- 1330-1525 A351 Exam Benoite Pfeiffer, Karen Heiderich
2012 30 0 N/A -T----- 1230-1420 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
---R--- 1230-1420 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
----F-- 1230-1420 A350 Lab Karen Heiderich
--W---- 1100-1255 A350 Exam Karen Heiderich
2012 10 8 --W---- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
----F-- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
---R--- 1430-1620 A350 Lab Karen Heiderich
----F-- 1600-1755 A350 Exam Karen Heiderich
2011 30 4 N/A -T----- 1430-1620 A352 Lecture Robin Macqueen
---R--- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Robin Macqueen
--W---- 1430-1620 A350 Lab Robin Macqueen
--W---- 1600-1755 A350 Exam Robin Macqueen
2011 20 Cancel N/A M---F-- 1030-1220 Lecture
--W---- 1030-1220 Lab
2011 10 2 N/A --W---- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Terrence Coates
----F-- 1430-1520 A347 Lecture Terrence Coates
-T----- 1530-1620 A347 Lecture Terrence Coates
---R--- 1430-1620 A350 Lab Terrence Coates
-T----- 0830-1025 A351 Exam Terrence Coates
2010 30 0 N/A -T----- 0830-1020 A346 Lecture Tyron Tsui
---R--- 0830-1020 A347 Lecture Tyron Tsui
----F-- 0830-1020 A350 Lab Tyron Tsui
----F-- 1330-1525 A352 Exam Tyron Tsui
2010 10 13 N/A -T----- 1430-1620 A347 Lecture Tyron Tsui
----F-- 1430-1520 A347 Lecture Tyron Tsui
--W---- 1530-1620 A347 Lecture Tyron Tsui
---R--- 1430-1620 A350 Lab Tyron Tsui
2009 30 Cancel N/A -T----- 1430-1620 Lecture
---R--- 1430-1620 Lecture
----F-- 1430-1620 Lab
2009 10 14 N/A -T----- 1430-1625 A348 Lecture Don Hunter
----F-- 1430-1525 A347 Lecture Don Hunter
--W---- 1530-1625 A347 Lecture Don Hunter
---R--- 1430-1625 A350 Lab Don Hunter
2008 30 12 N/A -T----- 1030-1125 A347 Lecture Mark Holzer
--W---- 1030-1125 A346 Lecture Mark Holzer
---R--- 1030-1225 A347 Lecture Mark Holzer
----F-- 1030-1225 A350 Lab Mark Holzer
2008 30 23 N/A -T----- 1430-1625 A347 Lecture Mark Holzer
---R--- 1430-1625 A347 Lecture Mark Holzer
----F-- 1430-1625 A350 Lab Mark Holzer
2008 20 8 N/A --W---- 1630-1825 A348 Lecture Don Hunter
---R--- 1630-1825 A347 Lecture Don Hunter
-T----- 1630-1825 A350 Lab Don Hunter
2008 10 3 N/A -T----- 1030-1225 A347 Lecture Terrence Coates
---R--- 1030-1225 A348 Lecture Terrence Coates
----F-- 1030-1225 A350 Lab Terrence Coates
2008 10 Cancel N/A -T----- 0830-0925 Lecture
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2007 30 15 N/A MT-R--- 1030-1125 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
----F-- 1030-1125 A346 Lecture Karen Heiderich
--W---- 1030-1225 A350 Lab Karen Heiderich
2007 30 16 N/A MT-R--- 0830-0925 A347 Lecture Karen Heiderich
----F-- 0830-0925 A346 Lecture Karen Heiderich
--W---- 0830-1025 A350 Lab Karen Heiderich