PHY151H1F
Fall 2017 Practicals

Welcome!  The Practicals are mandatory weekly 3-hour sessions in which you will get together in teams of four to work on hands-on activities, experimental measurements and error analysis and computer simulations.

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What you do in Practicals will be directly related to what is going on in class, and is designed to help you succeed on the tests and exam.  Practicals combine traditional aspects of both laboratories and tutorials.


All PHY151 Practicals are held in MP127. 


Contacts:

Jason Harlow, Practicals Coordinator. Office: MP328, Phone 416-978-6674
Daniel James, Course Professor.  Office: MP1014
John Sipe
, Course Professor.  Office: MP1013

April Seeley, Course Administrator. Office: MP129, Phone 416-946-0531

Lilian Fan, Kevin Hurley, Practicals Technologists. Office: MP101, Phone 416-978-2961

 
There are nine Practicals sections with a maximum of 32 students per section:  

Section Time Group Code
TA1 (marks Practicals activities)
TA2 (marks problem sets)
Drop Box #
P0101 T9am-12noon T9 Li Ern Chern Subin Kim 41
P0201 T1-4pm
T1
Duncan Kirby Matt Smart
42
P0301
W9am-12noon
W9
Geremia Massarelli
Grant Watson 43
P0401 W2-5pm W2 Feng Xie
Thomas Morrison
44
P5101
W5-8pm W5 Chris Garner
Tailong He
45
P0501 R9am-12noon R9 Charlie White MattheW Badali 46
P0601 R1-4pm R1
Jack Davis Leo Uribe Castano 47
P0701
F9am-12noon
F9
Lingyun He
Garett Brown 48
P0801
F2-5pm
F2
Erik Lutsch
Katelyn Dixon
50

Here is the Practicals Marking Rubric .


Practical Schedule (Subject to Change)

Practical

Date

Topics, Activities

 

Sep 7,6

NO PRACTICALS


Sep 12-15

NO PRACTICALS

1

Sep. 19-22

Practice Problem Set 1 - Solutions

Practicals Activities: Uncertainty in Physical Measurements Module 1 - Python Version (all)
Mechanics Module 1, Activities 6, 12, 13 [
Activity 14 if you have time.]

2

Sep. 26-29

Practice Problem Set 2 - Solutions
Practicals Activities: Mechanics Module 2, Activities 5, 7, 8 (and Activity 6 if you have time)
Relativity Module, Activities 15 and 3

3

Oct. 3-6

Practice Problem Set 3 - Solutions
Split into pairs (or individual) for Practicals Activities: Freefall With Python3 Activities A and B, Questions 1 - 8.  Question 9 if you have time. [Activity C is entirely optional, for the programming experts in the room.]

4
Oct. 10-13
Practice Problem Set 4 - Solutions 
Practicals Activities:  Uncertainty Module 2 (all) + Mechanics Module 2 Activity 14 only (and Activity 15 if you have time)
5 Oct. 17-20
Practice Problem Set 5 - Solutions 
Split into pairs (or individual) for Practicals Activities: Projectile Motion With Python, Activities A&B, Questions 1-6.  (Question 7 if you have time)

6

Oct.24-27

Half-Way Through Semester - Scrambling Pod Assignments today!
Practice Problem Set 6
- Solutions
Practicals Activities: Mechanics Module 5, Activities 5-8  (Activity 9 if you have time)

7

Oct.31 - Nov.3

Practice Problem Set 7 - Solutions
Practicals Activities: Uncertainty Module 3, Mechanics Module 5 Activities 14, 15, 16, 17 (Activities 3 and 11 if you have time)


Nov. 7-10
NO PRACTICALS - Reading Week

8

Nov.14-18

Practice Problem Set 8 - Solutions
Practicals Activities: Mechanics Module 4, Activities 1 and 2 (Activities 3 and 4 if you have time)

9

Nov.21-24

Chapter 10 Overview Video on Youtube (24 minutes)
Practice Problem Set 9
- Solutions
Practicals Activities: Mechanics Module 6 Activities 13, 6, 7 and 8 (Activity 9 if you have time.)

10

Nov.28-Dec.1

Practical Evaluations Today
Practice Problem Set 10 - Solutions 
Practicals Activities: Mechanics Module 3, Activity 17 (flying pig)

(If you have time: Mechanics Module 6, Activity 2)


Dec.5-8

NO PRACTICALS. 
MP127 PHY151 Drop-In Centre:
 - Mon. Dec.4 2:00-4:00pm
 - Tue. Dec. 5 12:00-4:00pm
 - Wed. Dec. 6  2:00-8:00pm
 - Thu. Dec. 7 9:00am-8:00pm
 - Fri. Dec. 8 11:00am-1:00pm and 3:00-5:00pm
Sat. Dec.9 2:00pm Final Exam