UPG 130 - Physics 1
Course Description
This is the first of two courses designed to prepare you for university entrance. The course provides an introduction to the motion and energy of objects and waves. Specific units include kinematics, dynamics, circular motion, work/energy, oscillatory motion, and mechanical waves.
Course Details
Course Learning Outcomes
By completion of this course, successful students will be able to:
- Seek and apply evidence when evaluating alternative approaches to investigation, problems and issues in physics
- Develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continue in the physical sciences
- Describe and apply knowledge and skills to the following:
- Vectors and Coordinate Systems
- Concepts of Motion
- Kinematics
- Force and Motion
- Dynamics
- Energy and Work
Notes
Withdrawal Policy
For a full refund to be issued, notice of withdrawal must be received ten calendar days or more prior to the start date of the course.
If notice of a student's withdrawal from a course is received less than ten calendar days prior to the start date or up to five days after the start date of the course, an administration fee of $100 will be applied to the refund amount.
Withdrawal notices received more than five days after the start date will not be issued a refund.
Dr. Mahin Afshari obtained her PhD honours from the University of Calgary in 2010. Her PhD thesis was focused on laser spectroscopy of OCS clusters. Graduating as a top ranked student in her field, she has also been involved in PER (Physics Education Research) during her last two years of PhD program and for her Post doctorate fellowship, she has worked on an educational project involving teaching undergraduate courses and developing first year university labatorials. Her style in teaching upgrading Physics courses has been influenced by her recent research "cooperative learning versus lecturing in introductory physics courses".