Course

Physics for Life Sciences II

Faculty
Science & Technology
Department
Physics
Course code
PHYS 1208
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15
Max class size
36
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Hybrid
Typically offered
Summer

Overview

Course description
This is a physics course for life sciences students. All the topics covered will be illustrated with applications takes from the life sciences. Topics will include waves and optics; electricity and magnetism; modern physics emphasizing radioactivity.
Course content

The course content will include but not be limited to:

  1. Electrostatics: Forces and Fields
  2. Electrostatics: Potentials
  3. Direct Current Electricity
  4. Circuits
  5. Magnetism
  6. Electromagnetic Induction
  7. Electromagnetic radiation
  8. The Propagation of Light
  9. Geometrical Optics
  10. Physical Optics
  11. Nuclear physics
  12. Radioactivity
Learning activities

Lecture with an emphasis on in-class assigments and small group work.  

Some assignments may be done on-line. 

Means of assessment

Assignments        10 - 20%

     On-line assignments are an option

Midterm              15 - 25%
Quizzes               10 - 30%
Final Exam          30 - 40%

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, the student will demonstrate their ability to solve problems with applications taken from the life sciences involving the following topics. 

  1. waves
  2. optics
  3. electricity
  4. magnetism
  5. electromagnetic induction
  6. modern physics
  7. radioactivity
Textbook materials

The exact textbook and materials will be decided by the instructor at the time of the course, but will be similar to

Urone and Hinrichs, Open Stax, College Physics (current edition). 

 

Requisites

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for PHYS 1208
Alexander College (ALEX) DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = ALEX PHYS 102 (4)
Athabasca University (AU) AU PHYS 2XX (3)
Capilano University (CAPU) DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = CAPU PHYS 111 (4)
College of the Rockies (COTR) COTR PHYS 1XX (3)
Columbia College (COLU) DOUG PHYS 1108 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (3) = COLU PHYS 1st (8)
Coquitlam College (COQU) No credit
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) DOUG PHYS 1108 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = KPU PHYS 1101 (4) & KPU PHYS 1102 (4)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) KPU PHYS 1XXX (3)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = KPU PHYS 1102 (4)
Langara College (LANG) DOUG PHYS 1108 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = LANG PHYS 1101 (4) & LANG PHYS 1XXX (4)
Langara College (LANG) LANG PHYS 1XXX (3)
Langara College (LANG) DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = LANG PHYS 1XXX (4)
North Island College (NIC) DOUG PHYS 1108 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) = NIC PHY 100 (3) & NIC PHY 101 (3)
North Island College (NIC) DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (3) = NIC PHY 100 (3) & NIC PHY 101 (3)
Okanagan College (OC) DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = OC PHYS 1XX (3)
Simon Fraser University (SFU) SFU PHYS 102 (3)
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) TRU PHYS 1200 (3)
University Canada West (UCW) UCW PHYS 1XX (3)
University of Northern BC (UNBC) DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = UNBC PHYS 101 (4)
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV PHYS 1XX (3)
University of Victoria (UVIC) DOUG PHYS 1108 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (2) = UVIC PHYS 102A (1.5) & UVIC PHYS 102B (1.5)
University of Victoria (UVIC) DOUG PHYS 1108 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1208 (3) & DOUG PHYS 1308 (3) = UVIC PHYS 102A (1.5) & UVIC PHYS 102B (1.5)

Course Offerings

Winter 2025