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Course Description

This course is designed to meet the curriculum requirements for ABE "Provincial Level" physics. It is also designed to meet any secondary school Physics 12 requirements that are additional to the "Provincial Level" requirements. The principal topics in Senior Physics are kinematics in one and two dimensions; dynamics; energy, momentum, and equilibrium; electricity; magnetism, waves and optics. Approximately one-third of the course work consists of lab investigations using extensive video materials.

Learning outcomes

  • Collect, analyse, and integrate data related to the physical sciences
  • Use laws and principles of interrelationships between matter and energy
  • Apply acquired knowledge to solve problems

Note: PHYS 0601 covers the learning outcome for ABE Provincial Level (Grade 12) as listed in the Adult Basic Education Articulation Handbook found here: https://www.bctransferguide.ca/transfer-options/adult-basic-education/past-abe-guides/

Course topics

  • Module 1: Kinematics
  • Module 2: Dynamics
  • Module 3: Energy, Momentum, and Equilibrium
  • Module 4: Electricity
  • Module 5: Magnetism, Waves and Optics
  • Laboratory Component
  • There are a total of 12 labs. The labs are included in the assignments and each requires a formal lab report.

Required text and materials

Students are responsible for purchasing the required materials on their own:

  • Giancoli, D., C. (2014). Physics: Principles with Applications. (7th ed.). Prentice Hall.
    Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9780321625922
  • Boyle, J. (2014). Study Guide with Selected Solutions. Volume 1. (7th ed.). Prentice Hall.
    Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9780321762405
  • Boyle, J. (2014). Study Guide with Selected Solutions. Volume 2. (7th ed.). Prentice Hall.
    Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9780321768087

Note: These items can be purchased directly from the publisher's website. A print or fixed-layout version is strongly recommended to ensure alignment with the course materials. 

Assessments

Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact exams@tru.ca with any questions about this.

To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course, and 50% or higher on the final mandatory exam.

Please note that labs are included in the assignments.

Assignment 1 12%
Assignment 2 12%
Assignment 3 12%
Assignment 4 12%
Assignment 5 12%
Mandatory Final Exam 40%
Total 100%

Prerequisites

PHYS 0501-Introductory Physics (or Physics 11)

MATH 0633-Pre-Calculus (or Mathematics 12)

MATH 0523-Advanced Mathematics (or Mathematics 11)

Exclusions

PHYS 0600

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Section Title
Senior Physics
Section Schedule
Any Time (30 weeks duration)
Delivery
Online, self-paced  
Course Fee(s)
Canadian in BC/YT non-credit $162.14 Click here to get more information
Canadian outside BC/YT non-credit $921.14 Click here to get more information
International Student non-credit $1,661.15 Click here to get more information

Open Learning faculty member information

An Open Learning faculty member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.

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