Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
1
Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee Meeting Minutes 3 May, 2013
College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, BC Present: Name Institute Email 1. Michael Wortis Alexander College [email protected] 2. James Brewer BCIT [email protected] 3. Nancy Luick Camosun College [email protected] 4. Stan Greenspoon-Chair Capilano University [email protected] 5. Mike Freeman Capilano University [email protected] 6. Barbara Rudecki College of New Caledonia [email protected] 7. Jim Bailey College of the Rockies [email protected] 8. Tara Todoruk Columbia College [email protected] 9. Janusz Chrzanowski Coquitlam College [email protected] 10. Lori Giacometti Selkirk Secondary School [email protected] 11. Kuros Gadareh Douglas College [email protected] 12. Jana Kolac Kwantlen Polytechnic University [email protected] 13. Robin Macqueen Langara College [email protected] 14. Dennis Lightfoot North Island College [email protected] 15. Richard Christie Okanagan College [email protected] 16. Doug Henderson Selkirk College [email protected] 17. Dugan O’Neil Simon Fraser University [email protected] 18. Colin Taylor Thompson Rivers University [email protected] 19. Arnold E. Sikkema Trinity Western University [email protected] 20. Mike Hasinoff University of British Columbia [email protected] 21. Murray Neuman University of BC (Okanagan) [email protected] 22. Peter Mulhern University of Fraser Valley [email protected] 23. Michael Poon Kwantlen Polytechnic University [email protected] 24. Mark Laidlaw University of Victoria [email protected] 25. Andy Sellwood Vancouver Community College [email protected] 26. Brian Dick Vancouver Island University [email protected] 27. Ron Evans North Island College/ COTR [email protected] 28. Karen Langan (recorder) College of the Rockies Regrets: 1. Derek Harnett University of Fraser Valley [email protected] 2. Mahmoud Ziaei Northern Lights College [email protected] 3. Sandra Hoffmann Northern Lights College [email protected] 4. Regan Sibbald Northwest College [email protected] 5. Erik Jensen UNBC [email protected] 6. Matt Reid UNBC [email protected] 7. Bob Wood SLP [email protected] Presenters: Christi Garneau BCCAT [email protected] Gina Bennett College of the Rockies [email protected]
2
Dr. Nick Rubidge, COTR President, welcomed the Physics & Astronomy Articulation committee members to College of the Rockies.
9:30 a.m. Meeting called to order by Stan Greenspoon, Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee Chair
1. Introductions- roundtable introductions from members
2. Approval of the agenda Change to order of agenda. Agenda item #9 will need to be moved to agenda item #12 in order to accommodate presenter’s schedule. Motion: To accept the agenda with changes. -Richard Christie Seconded-Mark Laidlaw Carried
3. Approval of the 4 May 2012 minutes
Motion: To accept the May 4th 2012 Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee meeting minutes as presented. -Dugan O’Neil Seconded-Colin Taylor Carried
4. Matters arising from minutes The textbooks list is on the website http://www.bccat.ca/articulation/committees. Please send any changes (except for year edition changes) to your textbooks to Stan Greenspoon at [email protected]
5. Confirmation of date & place of 2014 meeting 2 May 2014- North Island College - Courtenay Campus (Local host: Dennis Lightfoot) May 2015 - Simon Fraser University - Burnaby Campus (Local host: Dugan O’Neil) 6. Chair Position Stan reminded the members that he has served as chair since May 2004 and invited nominations to succeed him in this position. No nominations were presented
Stan Greenspoon, Capilano University, acclaimed as Chair 7. Report from the BCCAT Articulation Coordinator-Christi Garneau (Appendix A)
The BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) facilitates student mobility throughout BC. We house transfers for 38 institutions in BC and 2 institutions outside of BC. There are 68 articulation committees across this province. The ‘How to Articulate Handbook’ was revamped and is expected to be online soon, there will be a discussion forum available, a BCCAT blog and it will be easier to utilize. Question: Do high school students use the BCCAT transfer site or the Education Planner? BCCAT- We have found that high school students usually access the education planner more frequently.
8. BCCAT issues -Pending Requests in the Transfer Credit Evaluation System (TCES) (Appendix B)
The chart shows outstanding transfer requests; transfer requests that are one year old are removed from the BCCAT site if not evaluated by the receiving institution.
3
9. Remote Science Labs for Second Year Physics -Ron Evans-College of the Rockies (Appendix C) College of the Rockies as lead institution, along with Kwantlen Polytechnic University and North Island College are working on a BCcampus Online Program Development Funded (OPDF) project to build remote labs for second year physics. The labs that are being developed will be using lab kits and the Remote Web-based Science Laboratory (RWSL) currently located at North Island College. Any institution will be able to use the lab curriculum being developed or derivatives of it for their particular programs because all project deliverables are under a Creative Commons License. The proposal was only partially funded so we are utilizing existing RWSL labs with only minor changes. One reason the project is in place is to develop lab exercises that students can perform remotely thus allowing second year associate of science programing in physics to be offered at a distance. This will allow small institutions (and even larger institutions) to aggregate their 2nd year physics course demand and utilize these labs. Drafts of the labs we are working on are available for viewing on www.cotronline.ca/course/view.php?ID=14305 -log in as a guest Discussion: Question: In some of the institution’s labs 1st and 2nd year students need a lot of TA help to get going. How do students that are completing online labs get their help? Ron- Since the RWSL labs must be scheduled it is possible for the instructor or a lab tech to be in the background to answer student questions as needed. This instructor or lab tech could be remote as well using popular Internet communications apps such as Skype, Google Plus, etc. By using well written curriculum, and well-designed lab interfaces our experience to date does not indicate this as a major problem. Question: Is there a difference between a full blown simulation or a full remote lab. Ron- We want students to experience as close as possible what they experience in a face to face lab during the remote online lab. We believe the online labs are an equivalent experience to a full face to face lab. Remember we are not proposing RWSL as a replacement for all lab experience, but as an additional tool for meeting the learning outcomes of the lab requirement. There is concern that students need to have hands on experience. This is one reason we are including lab kit components, in fact some lab exercises will be blended with a lab kit portion to develop hands-on skills and an RWSL portion to give the students access to the higher quality lab equipment that we have there. Question: If you have a spectrum for a real lab and a remote lab; how much human help do you need at the end of the experiment? Ron- If something is not attached right etc. the students can have constant communication with the RWSL tech who is monitoring the equipment. However, our
4
experience to date is that once the students become familiar with the controls of the RWSL labs (this is not an onerous or time consuming process), they have no difficulty collecting their data.
10. Status of North American Network of Science Labs Online (NANSLO) and RWSL - Dennis Lightfoot- The following was update was given to me by Daniel Branan, NANSLO Lab Director at Colorado
Community College System: • NANLSO is continuing to serve students both at the Colorado Community College System, as
well as through North Island College o To date, we have served over 400 students in online and hybrid course offerings
• NANSLO is part of the Consortium for Health Sciences Education Online (CHEO), which was awarded a $14.2M grant from the US Department of Labor last Fall (http://www.wiche.edu/info/waccal/annual2013/meetingMaterials/nanslo-cheoOverview.pdf)
o Both NIC and CCCS will be expanding their facilities and capabilities o CCCS will be serving additional student populations in Colorado o NIC will be serving additional student populations in Alaska o We will be setting up a new NANSLO laboratory node at the University of Montana –
Great Falls and they will serve students in Montana and South Dakota
In addition, North Island College has commissioned a feasibility study (business plan) for expanding the RWSL equipment and knowledge-base into a “Centre of Excellence for Instructional Technology Innovation”. The study is expected to be complete this spring.
Since last May, more RWSL labs have been developed, and are being used by students. In BC, the use of RWSL has been limited to one or two labs per term at only a couple of institutions, but more extensive use is being made in Colorado. Many of the Colorado labs were developed at NIC, but are using their own RWSL nodes.
New RWSL labs in second year physics are currently being developed for Kwantlen and COTR (note Ron’s report, immediately before this update).
The CHEO grant will provide funds for NIC to work with Pueblo Community College in Colorado and Kodiak College in Alaska to develop new remote web-based labs for health-care education. Albert and Ron continue to look for new projects (and new funding partners), so that the project can become self-sufficient.
Discussion: If you develop this lab for a first year course, would there be a concern of college’s if high school
students accessed this? Dennis- The rigor of a particulate program is going to determine the student’s experience. The suggestion would be to change the experiment for high school students distinctly than for 1st year post-secondary students. We could do different experiments, of different complexity, with essentially the same equipment. There would need to be curriculum development.
11. Potential revision of the secondary school provincial curriculum-Lori Giacometti-School District 6
5
The content curriculum for high school physics has not changed since 1996. The Ministry has sent forward initiatives to look at cross-culture competency learning outcomes. There has been no involvement, to Lori’s knowledge, of post-secondary involvement in this process.
The website to review the ministry’s plan is at:
http://engage.bcedplan.ca/2012/09/transforming-bcs-curriculum/ Discussion about the proposed changes followed. Action item: To have the Physics & Astronomy articulation committee chair request that John
FitzGibbon, BCCAT find someone from the K-12 Ministry of Education to attend the next Physics articulation committee meeting. Motion: To invite someone from the K-12 Ministry of Education to discuss with the members the revisions of the Physics curriculum. BCCAT will help find the appropriate person that has specific involvement in the process. -Mike Hasinoff Seconded-Mike Woritz Carried Motion: That we make a request to the Ministry of Education that a member of the physics articulation committee be invited to participate in the discussions on the provincial physics curriculum. -Robin Macqueen Seconded-Dennis Lightfoot Carried
12. BCcampus Open Textbook Project- Gina Bennett (Appendix D) Gina is a member of the BC Open Textbook Sub-committee. The goal of this project is to create textbooks for BC students which are licensed under an open copyright license. In this way, they can be used freely by students, and can also be edited and customized by teachers without copyright infringement. Although open textbooks have been adopted in several US states, BC is the first province to develop an open textbook plan. BCcampus, who is coordinating the project, is currently seeking reviewers for existing, potential textbooks (up to 4 reviewers for each textbook). Each reviewer will receive a $250 honorarium for their services. Q-What was the driving decision to spend the money on this project? The decision to move forward
with this project came from the Ministry of Advanced Education. They have invested $1 million dollars for this project. With the cost of education rising and the cost of living not; students are finding it difficult to purchase expensive books to continue their studies. This project will help with this issue.
Website: www.open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-101
13. Round table reports/brief discussions of significant curriculum changes and associated issues (APPENDIX E – Departmental Reports) 14. Physics and Astronomy Articulation Committee Google group
Stan indicated that members could access the Google group at ???? and to contact Stan if you have any issues.
15. Proposals for additional afternoon discussion topics (if time permits) The Math departments have set up an internal understanding regarding a set of content that would be the same for first year calculus for science and business students.
6
Is there some interest in doing something similar for physics, transfer credit for 1st year courses, a core curriculum for first year? Discussion: Though there is examples of the difficulty of this; SFU, for example, is now teaching a 1st year non-transferrable course in their second year. However, each larger institution has specific core calculus requirements; certain set of materials. Not sure if in physics the larger institutions could come together and have a core physics course for 1st year either. VIU and other colleges on the island prepare their students for UVIC and in Vancouver area they prepare their students for UBC. Students have to recognize that when they are taking transfer courses at smaller institutions. There is no perfect solution at this time.
16. Adjournment at 3:30 p.m.
Report to Articulation Committees – Spring 2013
CG/April 15, 2013 Page 1 of 2
Transfer & Articulation Activities (2012/13)
Enabling the BC Transfer System – Phase 1 Complete
All institutions are now listed as “sending” and “receiving” in the BC Transfer Guide. As a result, 5000+ new transfer credit equivalencies have been added since September 2012.
JAM: Joint Annual Meeting
Presentations from the highly successful 2012 event are available online at bccat.ca/articulation/jam.
JAM 2013 will take place Friday, November 8, at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC.
How to Articulate Handbook and online Articulation Information Centre
Under the guidance of an Editorial/Advisory Committee, the Handbook was updated to reflect current practice.
An online Articulation Information Centre featuring updated resources, a blog, and discussion forum will launch in spring 2013.
Articulation Committee Coordination
The Health Educators Group (Anatomy & Physiology), previously a Biology subcommittee, was granted independent articulation committee status by the Council’s Transfer & Articulation Committee in September 2012.
Staff continue to track articulation committee attendance patterns from 2005-present to better inform the system of long-term trends.
Provincial Review of the Associate Degree
This provincial review was undertaken in light of system changes such as growth of degree and non-degree program options and an overall decline in the annual number of associate degree credentials awarded from 2005-2010.
The final report of the Provincial Associate Degree Review Steering Committee has been endorsed by the Council’s Transfer & Articulation Committee and the Council, and was submitted to the Ministry earlier this year, but is not yet publicly available.
Aboriginal Education Articulation
Information about the Indigenous Adult Higher Learning Association (IAHLA) institutions is now available on the BCCAT website. An IAHLA Board member attends BCCAT Council meetings regularly.
Research Projects
Case-by-Case Articulation: this report was presented to the BC Registrars’ Association (BCRA) and BC Associate Registrars and Managers Association (BCARMA) and a working group has been struck to implement the recommendations. The report recommends that institutions share information on out-of-province transfer requests with the system.
Learning Outcomes and Articulation & Transfer: BCCAT is preparing a background paper examining how learning outcomes are used as the basis for credit transfer agreements in other jurisdictions.
Qualitative Research on Block Transfer: Members of articulation committees in areas with extensive block transfer agreements will be surveyed regarding their understanding and use of these agreements.
Transfer Innovations Projects
Call for Proposals for Transfer Innovation Funding: Each year Transfer Innovations funding is made available to support transfer-related projects by articulation committees or other discipline-related groups. The 2013-14 Call for Proposals is available online at bccat.ca/articulation/committees/projects/ or by contacting Dr. Fiona McQuarrie at [email protected].
Flexible pre-major projects: Economics – completing implementation; Computing Education – completed implementation report and starting institutional signoffs.
Other projects: Adult Special Education program-specific transfer guide; ESL transfer information updating.
Report to Articulation Committees – Spring 2013
CG/April 15, 2013 Page 2 of 2
BCCAT Admissions & Research Projects (2012/13)
A Survey of Movers: Students who Move Between BC Public Post-Secondary Institutions
BC Stats was contracted to survey over 1,600 students who changed public post-secondary institutions between the 2010/11 academic year and fall 2011, to learn more about students’ educational goals and motivations for changing institutions, their satisfaction with the institutions, their transfer experience, and how their experience could have been improved.
The full report, sector-level reports, and executive summary are available at bccat.ca/publications/research/surveyofmovers/. Institution-specific reports are available by contacting Institutional Research offices.
Student Transfer, Success, and Mobility in BC Post-Secondary Institutions: A Synthesis of Research
This report is a synopsis of what BCCAT has learned about admissions and transfer in the BC public post-secondary system. It incorporates recent and foundational research sponsored by BCCAT and that which others have done with BCCAT’s support. The scope of the paper includes student experiences in entering and moving between post-secondary institutions, and their outcomes in terms of graduation and subsequent activities. The full report is available at bccat.ca/publications/research/synthesis/.
Student Transitions Projects (2012/13)
New Student Mobility Model
The new model is a single, flexible model for tracking and anticipating all student mobility by capturing all registrations (including concurrent registrations in multiple institutions) and showing mobility between sectors and geographic regions.
The latest STP research results are available online at aved.gov.bc.ca/student_transitions/.
Marketing & Communications
Education Planner
BCCAT redesigned the EducationPlanner.ca website to introduce a number of features aimed at increasing user engagement, including a simplified search mechanism, keyword-driven Explore feature, and a canvas that allows users to save and share their education plans.
New Marketing Campaign & Outreach Activities
New advertisements are featured on SkyTrain cars and buses across the province.
Career and education fairs across the province (Dec. 2012: Victoria, Vancouver; Feb. 2013: Kamloops, Prince George).
Related Staff Contacts Mr. John FitzGibbon, Assoc. Director,
Transfer & Articulation [email protected]
Transfer & Articulation Committee and related projects, learning outcomes
Ms. Christi Garneau, Articulation Coordinator
[email protected] Articulation Committees, Joint Annual Meeting, Private Institutions, System Liaison Persons
Dr. Fiona McQuarrie, Special Projects Coordinator
[email protected] Transfer Innovations Projects and select Transfer & Articulation projects
Dr. Rob Fleming, Executive Director and Co-chair
[email protected] Council and related projects, Ministry and system relationships
Dr. Robert Adamoski, Assoc. Director, Research & Admissions
[email protected] Research and Admissions Committees and related projects
Mr. Mike Winsemann, Assist. Director, Transfer & Technology
[email protected] BC Transfer Guide, Education Planner, Transfer Credit Evaluation System (TCES)
List of Pending Transfer Credit Evaluation System (TCES) Requests Prepared by BCCAT for the Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee
Current as of April 29, 2013 1 of 1
This report lists pending Transfer Credit Evaluation System requests for courses with subject prefixes articulated by the Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee members. All pending requests expire one year after the date submitted. Please contact Mike Winsemann, Assistant Director, Transfer & Technology, at [email protected] or 604-412-7792, with any questions about this table or to request additional reports for your committee. Sender Course Cr Institutions with Pending Requests Date Submitted KWAN PHYS 2040 3 UBC Mar 22 13 3:35PM KWAN PHYS 2030 3 UBC Mar 22 13 3:24PM KWAN PHYS 2010 3 UBC Mar 22 13 3:22PM KWAN PHYS 1400 3 UBC Mar 22 13 3:14PM UFV PHYS 105 5 TRU Mar 11 13 1:41PM CCC PHYS 102 3 AI, CNC, COLU, EC, FDU, KWAN, NVIT, NWCC, OC, SFU,
TRU-OL, TWU, UBC, UBCO, UFV, UNBC Jan 29 13 9:07AM
OC PHYS 202 3 UBCO Jan 16 13 2:14PM COLU PHYS 110 4 KWAN, TWU Nov 13 12 4:13PM COLU PHYS 120 4 KWAN, TWU Nov 9 12 2:38PM COLU PHYS 118 4 KWAN, TWU, UBCO Nov 9 12 2:36PM COTR PHYS 141 3 UBCO Oct 24 12 1:41PM UFV PHYS 225 3 TRU Jul 30 12 12:18PM UFV PHYS 312 3 TRU, TRU-OL Jul 25 12 3:26PM NIC PHY 170 3 TRU, TWU, UBCO Jul 23 12 10:23AM VIU PHYS 170 3 TRU, TWU, UBCO, UNBC Jun 15 12 2:19PM
Remote Science Labs for Second Year Physics Report to the Physics and Astronomy Articulation Committee 2013
an OPDF project funded by BCcampus
Partnership:
College of the Rockies (COTR) (lead)
Jim Bailey, Rick Nowell, Darrell Bethune, Ron Evans
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
Takashi Sato, Jill Lang
North Island College (NIC)
Albert Balbon
COTR and KPU are developing the curriculum and NIC is preparing the RWSL parts of the labs.
This project is developing lab curriculum that is under a creative commons license and can be delivered
remotely, so that any institution can pick up and offer these lab exercises or derivatives of them within
their own second year physics programming. We are using both RWSL and student purchased lab kits as
a delivery strategy. The use of a lab kit will allow students to acquire hands on experience. This
proposal was only partially funded so we are not developing entirely new RWSL labs, but are using only
existing RWSL lab capabilities with some incremental improvement. When we are finished, we expect
to have enough lab curriculum available to make it much easier to offer second year physics lab courses
at a distance and/or collaboratively with other institutions. The idea is that small institutions (or even
larger ones) can aggregate their demand for second year physics courses and students will be able to do
much of their lab work remotely.
See the next page for a list of the lab exercises we are currently preparing.
To follow our progress, go to: http://www.cotronline.ca/course/view.php?id=14305
Log in as a guest. At this point in time the curriculum you see there is only in draft form, but you should see this changing over the coming month or 2. Questions:
The labs we are preparing are:
COTR (Ron Evans):
1: Diffraction and Interference of Light K
2: Diffraction Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics KR
3: Speed of Light Measurement R
4: Electroluminescence in LEDs KR
5: Charge to Mass Ratio for Electrons R**
6: Measurement Error Analysis K*
KPU (Takashi Sato):
1: Oscilloscope Basics R
2: Capacitor Discharge R
3: LCR circuits (Resonance) R
4: Rectification R
5: Op Amp R
6: Thermocouples K
7: Speed of Light in a Fibre-optic Cable R
8: Speed of a Signal in a Co-ax Cable R*
* These are not yet on the web-site
** Final draft, waiting for feedback K This lab exercise has a lab kit component R This lab exercise has an RWSL component
BC Open Textbook Project Update:
AEIT has asked BCcampus to produce 40 Open Textbooks that align with the most highly enrolled first and
second year courses in BC. The texts will be provided in a variety of digital formats and will also be
available via print on demand for a small fee (less than $30 in most cases, more if it is a complicated
book to print, i.e. something with a lot of graphics etc, but fundamentally the it’s about cost recovery,
not profit).
Data on the Top 40 came from the Central Data Warehouse and institutions themselves. We have created
broad categories for subjects (rather than individual courses) because we needed to represent the entire
BC post secondary system, and courses are taught differently at each of the institutions. In some cases
there is a more broad course, and in others, for example the bigger institutions, there is more diversity in
course offerings in a given subject area.
Phase One:
Call for Reviewers of existing open texts April 15th.
Reviews based on a rubric BCcampus will provide to be written by faculty in BC institutions teaching in the subject areas and graduate student teaching assistants
Applications due by May 24/13
Reviews due by Sept 3/13
Reviewers to be paid a $250 honorarium
Where appropriate (i.e. the reviewed texts is determined to be of high quality), we will encourage adoption of the texts. For adopters, there will be the option to engage with BCcampus in an evaluation of that process, which will be funded.
Phase Two: September 2013: Call for Proposals to Adapt existing open materials to create open texts which align with
the 40 most highly enrolled subjects in the province.
Evaluation committees made up of faculty and staff from BC post secondary institutions will be struck to determine which proposals to fund
BCcampus will provide support to adapters (technical, instructional design, professional editors etc)
Phase Three: January 2014: Call for Proposals to create new open texts from scratch. We’ll be looking at which
subjects have not been addressed in the first two phases and asking faculty to fill those gaps by creating
materials from scratch.
Appendix D
BC Public Post Secondary System 40 most highly enrolled first and second year subject areas:
From http://www.bccampus.ca/top-40-courses/
1. Year 1 English
2. Year 1 Math & Stats
3. Year 1 Psychology
4. Year 1 Economics (Micro and
Macro)
5. Year 1 Biology
6. Year 2 Math & Stats
7. Year 1 Accounting
8. Year 1 Chemistry
9. Year 1 Physics and Astronomy
10. Year 1 Sociology
11. Year 1 Philosophy
12. Year 1 Computer Science
13. Year 2 Chemistry
14. Year 1 Business, Business Admin &
Management
15. Year 2 Psychology
16. Year 1 Criminology
17. Year 2 Accounting
18. Year 2 Economics (Micro and
Macro)
19. Year 1 Marketing
20. Year 2 Biology
21. Year 2 Commerce
22. Year 1 Anthropology
23. Year 1 Business Info
Systems/Business Computer
Systems/Business Info Tech
24. Year 1 Visual Arts, Media & Design
25. Year 1 Earth, Ocean &
Atmospheric Science
26. Year 1 Kinetics/Kinesiology
27. Year 1 Communications
28. Year 2 English
29. Year 1 Geography
30. Year 2 Human Resources and
Organizational Behaviour
31. Year 1 Applied Science
32. Year 1 French
33. Year 1 History
34. Year 1 Political Science
35. Year 2 Visual Arts, Media & Design
36. Year 2 Communications
37. Year 2 Sociology
38. Year 2 Applied Science
39. Year 2 Political Science
40. Year 1 Human Resources and
Organizational Behaviour
3
Additional notes:
Open book does not equal e-book (although most open texts are distributed in digital format, for obvious reasons). But choosing to adopt an open text does not limit you to e-book versions only!
70% of students claim they have refused to buy a textbook for a course they’re taking, because of the price
There’s a growing body of research that shows that in courses which adopt an open text, students do better. A couple of reasons: all students have the book from day 1. They’re all working from the same book, same version.
For more information about the Open textbook, College Physics:
Author(s): Dr. Paul Peter Urone, California State University Sacramento, Dr. Roger Hinrichs, State
University of New York, College at Oswego, Dr. Kim Dirks, University of Auckland, New Zealand,
Dr. Manjula Sharma, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Apr 5, 2013
1270 pp.
http://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/c0cd5405-a301-4940-ab3a-
56f754a0030a/1/Physics_op.pdf
Description: This introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book is grounded
with real-world examples, illustrations, and explanations to help students grasp key, fundamental
physics concepts. College Physics can be can be downloaded now by clicking on the "Get this
book" button below. This online, fully editable and customizable title includes learning
objectives, concept questions, links to labs and simulations, and ample practice opportunities to
solve traditional physics application problems.
APPENDIX E - DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS Alexander College Physics Articulation Report, May 3, 2013, College of the Rockies, Cranbrook Alexander College is a small private college which focuses primarily on foreign students who cannot get into the regular Provincial universities due to a lack of language and cultural skills. We have two campuses, one in Burnaby near Metrotown and the other in Downtown Vancouver opposite SFU Harbour Centre. We typically offer about 100 different courses with a combined enrollment of ca. 1,000 students. Our aim is to offer students a palette of first- and second-year courses along with intensive language training and small classes, where a large amount of personal attention is possible. The courses are designed to be at the academic standards of the corresponding introductory courses at SFU, UBC and UVic and, thus, to provide transferable credits to students who gain entry to those institutions. We presently offer two-year “Associate” programs in Arts, Science, and Business, all of which include laboratory science requirements. We are in the process of developing a program of First-Year Engineering Transfer, which will require a full year of physics at the level of SFU’s Physics 120-121 (or 140-141). All physics courses are offered at the Downtown campus in a dedicated classroom which can accommodate up to 16 students. They are taught in studio format with full laboratory exercises. Typical enrollments in each course have run 7—14 students, although we have occasionally run with smaller enrollments in special circumstances. Physics courses presently approved and on our books are: Physics 100: (Text: Knight, Jones, and Field, College Physics) A one-semester preparatory course for students lacking physics background at the BC 12 level. Notes: Runs every semester; typically ~60% A+B grades for completing students. Physics 101-102: (Text: Giancoli, Physics: Principles with Applications) Two sequential one-semester algebra-based introductory physics courses for students concentrating in Biology and Chemistry. Notes: Runs one cycle/year; typically ~50% A+B grades for completing students. Physics 141-142: (Text: Cummings, Laws, Reddish, and Cooney, Understanding Physics) Two sequential one-semester calculus-based introductory physics courses designed for students in our Engineering Transfer program. Notes: Runs one cycle/year: typically ~30% A+B grades for completing students (low statistics!)
BCIT Physics Department Report, 2013 The BCIT Physics department has 10 full time faculty members, 3 technicians, and teaches around 1000 students in 17 different technologies. A summary of the courses taught by the BCIT Physics Department is below.. No significant developments have occurred in the department since the last articulation meeting.
PHYSICS TOTAL TOTAL TERM(S)
COURSE LECTURE LAB S/S = Spring/Summer
NUMBER SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY HOURS HOURS CREDITS LEARNING RESOURCES F = Fall W = Winter INSTRUCTOR
0304 Computing & Academic Studies Physics Part-time Studies 30 0 0 None S/S Frank DiSpirito
0309 Computing & Academic Studies Physics Part-time Studies 73 20 0 Betts/Foster W Shaun Culham
0309 Computing & Academic Studies Physics Part-time Studies 73 20 0 Betts/Foster S/S Randall Woods
0309 Computing & Academic Studies Physics Part-time Studies 73 20 0 Betts Modules F James Brewer
0311 Computing & Academic Studies Technology Entry 60 30 0 Betts/Foster F & W Jennifer Talman
0312 Computing & Academic Studies Technology Entry 60 30 0 Giancoli - Physics 6th Edition W Pam Borman
1073 Health Sciences Diagnostic Medical Sonography 45 0 3 Booth Notes and Miele US Physics F Jim Booth
1140 Construction and the Environment Building 45 15 4 Young - College Physics 9th Edition F Ken Mark
1143 Energy Electrical and Computer Eng. 51 34 5.5 Betts Modules F James Brewer
1143 Energy Electrical and Computer Eng. 51 34 5.5 Betts Modules W Pam Borman
1145 Health Sciences Food 37 8 3 Betts Modules F James Brewer
1147 Construction and the Environment Mining 45 30 5 Betts Modules F Frank DiSpirito
1151 Construction and the Environment Geomatics Engineering 45 30 5 Betts Modules F Pam Borman
1164 Energy Robotics 45 30 5 Young - College Physics 9th Edition F Ken Mark
1178 Health Sciences Biomedical Engineering 60 10 4 Betts Modules F Shaun Culham
1181 Energy Chemical & Environmental Tech. 45 30 5 Vincent P. Colleta F Randall Woods
1192 Construction and the Environment Civil Engineering 45 30 5 Giancoli - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4th Edition F Kevin Dunphy
1274 Health Sciences Nuclear Medicine 60 30 6 Self Published F Barry Pointon
1276 Health Sciences Medical Radiography 45 30 5 Boshong/Self Published F Jennifer Talman
1280 Health Sciences Electroneurophysiology 30 0 2 Booth Notes and Cutnell F (even numbered years) Jim Booth
1288 Health Sciences Occupational Health & Safety 45 30 5 Vincent P. Colleta F Randall Woods
1301 Computing & Academic Studies Physics Part-time Studies 62 22 6 Betts Modules W & S/S Frank DiSpirito
2073 Health Sciences Diagnostic Medical Sonography 36 0 2.5 Booth Notes and Miele US Physics W Jim Booth
2143 Energy Electrical and Computer Eng. 51 34 5.5 Betts Modules F Pam Borman
2143 Energy Electrical and Computer Eng. 51 34 5.5 Betts Modules W James Brewer
2145 Health Sciences Food 70 10 5.5 Betts Modules W James Brewer
2147 Construction and the Environment Mining 48 32 5.5 Betts Modules W Frank DiSpirito
2148 Construction and the Environment Building 30 10 3 Young - College Physics 9th Edition/Betts Modules W Ken Mark
2148 Construction and the Environment Building (Physics PTS) 28 8 3 Betts Modules S/S Shaun Culham
2149 Energy Mechanical 80 20 5.5 Betts Modules W Shaun Culham
2151 Construction and the Environment Geomatics Engineering 60 0 4 Betts Modules W Pam Borman
2164 Energy Robotics 60 40 6.5 Young - College Physics/Betts Modules W Ken Mark
2181 Energy Chemical & Environmental Tech. 60 40 6.5 Vincent P. Colleta W Randall Woods
2192 Construction and the Environment Civil Engineering 60 40 6.5 Giancoli - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4th Edition W Kevin Dunphy
2274 Health Sciences Nuclear Medicine 100 40 9.5 Self Published W Barry Pointon
2276 Health Sciences Medical Radiography 40 40 5.5 Self Published W Jennifer Talman
2280 Health Sciences Electroneurophysiology 60 40 6.5 Booth Notes and Cutnell W (odd numbered years) Jim Booth
2288 Health Sciences Occupational Health & Safety 40 40 5.5 Vincent P. Colleta W Randall Woods
2301 Computing & Academic Studies Physics Part-time Studies 64 20 6 Betts Modules S/S Shaun Culham
3073 Health Sciences Diagnostic Medical Sonography 45 0 3 Booth Notes and Miele US Physics F Jim Booth
3274 Health Sciences Nuclear Medicine 48 0 3 J. Prekeges - Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation F Barry Pointon
4274 Health Sciences Nuclear Medicine 50 0 3 J. Prekeges - Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation W Barry Pointon
5103 Health Sciences Radiation Therapy 45 0 4.5 F.M. Khan - Physics of Radiation Therapy 4th Edition F Kevin Dunphy
6104 Health Sciences Radiation Therapy 55 0 5.5 F.M. Khan - Physics of Radiation Therapy 4th Edition W Kevin Dunphy
Camosun College Department of Physics and Astronomy
Articulation Report - May 2013
In the Arts & Science Studies program, we offer PHYS 104/105 (algebra based) and PHYS 114/115
(calculus based), enrollment slightly increased from 2012. Enrollment in college prep (Access) Physics
courses slightly (2%) down from 2012. We have increased out Spring & Summer offerings both in 2012 &
2013, adding PHYS101 (Access Physics) in Spring and PHYS104 in Summer. Astronomy courses (ASTR
101/102) continue to attract students in large numbers and we have continued to maintain increased
offerings with 3 sections per semester.
We haven’t been able to revive second year courses (PHYS 200, 210, 214 and 215) since closing them in
2010. This past year work has been completed to offer a blended version of PHYS210 (Electricity &
Magnetism) utilizing Mastering Physics – initial offering of this course was scheduled for May/June 2013
however the section remain closed due to insufficient numbers.
We continue to teach Physics labs for two local High Schools, whose students are enrolled in their Grade
12 Physics AP courses (both “B” and “C” Mechanics). Only 1 high school participated this year due
causing a drop in numbers to 24 students.
The Medical Radiology Technology program is now in its second year with the department servicing two
courses, MRAD 113 and MRAD245. The second stream is beginning in Sept. 2013.
New in Fall 2013 is the Engineering Transfer Program with students then bridging to UVic 2nd
yr Eng.
Students will be taking their first year sciences Sept-April at Lansdowne campus then completing two
Engineering courses at Interurban campus May-June. It is expected that the first intake will be 30 students,
increasing our numbers in our 1st yr calculus-based Physics courses 114 & 115.
Additionally work has begun to develop a blended version of PHYS104 (first-half of algebra-based
physics) with the launch of this course expected for either Summer or Fall 2014.
In the Physics for Engineering Technology Programs (PHYS 154/191/192), and the Engineering Bridge
Programs (which prepare students for 3rd
year Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and Mining Engineering at
UVic and UBC) enrollment is slightly increased from 2012 with the increase of International Ed students.
Mastering Physics was introduced to the students of these programs and received with missed reviews.
PHYS 160 Biomechanics for elite athletes, trainers, etc. will be reduced to one section in 2014 as a result of
restructuring of programs in PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence).
Camosun is currently in the process of hiring for the Dean of the School of Arts and Science, currently
Dominic Beregon is serving as acting Dean. Continued cutbacks at the college increase the pressure to
investigate different growth options such as blended course offerings. Wilf Nienaber, a long-time faculty
member, will be retiring in 2014 allowing for the conversion of a term faculty member, Chris Avis.
Nancy Luick
Chair of Physics & Astronomy
Capilano University Physics Dept
Report to Articulation Committee on 2012/2013 Academic Year
Our course offerings remained unchanged from the previous year – first year physics, introductory
astronomy, and a course on sound and light offered to the film school by Stan Greenspoon.
Enrolment was down in our first-semester calculus based course (114) which is taken primarily by
engineers.
The use of i-clickers, which was tried in one course and the lab last year, was expanded to almost all
courses and labs. While we feel it has a positive value, we have no data to say whether it helps
students to learn physics or not.
We have hired a new full-time faculty member, Dr. Bruno Tomberli, recently at Guelph University. He
will be replacing me, as I shall retire this summer.
Mike Freeman, May, 2013
College of New Caledonia
2013 Physics & Astronomy Articulation Report
CNC continues to offer calculus and algebra based physics courses to accommodate first year engineering
transfer program and general science transfer programs. This year the enrolment was near at the same
level as last year.
Physics 101 (Introductory Physics I) – 40 students
Physics 102 (Introductory Physics II) – 24 students
Physics 105 (General Physics I) – 26 students
Physics 106 (General Physics II) – 12 students
Physics 204 (Mechanics I - Statics) – 18 students
New course, Physics 200 – Introduction to Modern Physics, is scheduled for the fall semester.
CNC’s Medical Radiography Technology program will have its first graduates this spring. Two physics
courses are included in the program.
MRAD 113 (Physics – Medical Radiography I) – 16 students
MRAD 245 (Physics – Medical Radiography II) – 13 students
Barbara Rudecki, P.Eng.
Applied Science/Physics Instructor
Physics at Columbia College
In 2012/13 Columbia College has run six Physics courses, four of them at the UT level and two high
school Physics courses:
Physics 110 (first part of the calculus based General Physics)
Physics 120 (second part of the calculus based General Physics)
Physics 118 (Engineering Mechanics)
Physics 200 (Introduction to Modern Physics)
Physics 11
Physics 12.
As for the enrollment at UT courses, it keeps increasing in Physics 110 (we had to run two sections of
Physics 110 in Fall 2012 and Winter 2013) and it is stable in Physics 120, although we had an exception
in Fall 2012 when only 7 students enrolled in Physics 120. The College offers both courses in every
semester, i.e. three times per year. Physics 118, which was offered in Fall 2012, had good enrolment as
well (19 students). Physics 200 was offered twice in 2012/2013, but only as a DS (Directed Study)
course, since the number of students (5 in Fall and 3 in Winter) could not justify offering Physics 200 as
a regular course, taught in class.
Enrollment in Physics 11 is low, but acceptable (usually between 10 and 15 students), while the number
of students in our Physics 12 section is high and stable. High school courses rotate during the year, i.e.
the College offers Physics 11 & 12 every other semester.
Columbia College also decided to re-introduce the Engineering Transfer Program, which is the same as
the first year engineering program at UBC. The first cohort of students will enter the program in Fall
2013.
Vladan Jovovic
Columbia College, Vancouver
Institutional ReportPhysics and Astronomy Articulation Meeting
College of the Rockies — May 2013
• College of the Rockies has had some funding challenges this year. As aresult PHYS 202 (Modern Physics), STAT 206 (Calculus-based Statis-tics), and three second year Mathematics courses are not being offerednext year.
• Astonomy will be offered this fall.
• North Island College and College of the Rockies offered EngineeringStatics and Dynamics collaboratively this year:
– it was intended that PHYS 141 (UVic) be offered synchonously;unfortunately there was a scheduling mix-up and our students hadChemistry for part of that class so the lectures were recorded.
– PHYS 170 (UBC) was NCast and put on MOODLE.
– all marking was done locally.
1
Douglas College Report to Physics Articulation Meeting – May 3rd 2013
This academic year saw another good year in terms of the number of students enrolling in our
university transfer courses. There was also an increase in the number of international students
registering in Douglas College physics and applied science courses.
We had 200 students who enrolled in the calculus based Physics 1110/1210 in the fall and winter
semesters with 175 students completing these courses successfully. Our algebra based
introductory physics courses (1107/1207) attracted a total number of 152 students with 120
successful completions. There has been an increase in demand for our calculus based courses and
as a result we are offering condensed sections of physics 1110/1210 in the summer semester.
Our Astronomy courses have been very popular in recent years and this academic year a total of
94 students registered and completed these courses.
We had 41 students who enrolled in the Physics 1170 - Engineering Mechanics this winter with
34 students completing this course successfully. This year also saw an increase in the number of
successful students compare to the previous year’s class (27 successful students). Students also
completed a group project as part of their overall course assignment based on presentations given
by a professional engineer from industry.
K Gadareh
Physics and Applied Science Dept
Douglas College
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Physics Articulation Report, 2013
We have experienced a very strong demand for all our Physics and Astronomy courses in
2012/2013.
The fact that we can accommodate 35 students in the lecture class and only 20 students in each
lab section created some problems due to not enough lab sections being offered and thus not
being able to fill all the seats in some lectures. This will change starting Fall 2013. Our new
administration (new president, new VP and new dean) is much more “science friendly” and
willing to put more money into sciences. Thus Physics will get four more lab sections for
2013/14. These will be used for PHYS 1101/1120 and PHYS 1102/1220. This should help to
alleviate a little bit a very strong demand for PHYS 1120 and 1220 esp. from Engineering
students and because in Fall 2013 Kwantlen will launch Biology and Health Science degrees, we
are expecting an increased demand for PHYS 1101 (required for both degrees) and PHYS 1102
(mandatory for Health Science).
Our Physics for Modern Technology degree that has been approved at all levels at Kwantlen
and sent to the Ministry in June 2012, has been delayed in the Ministry office and this is a part
of the reason that the degree cannot be offered in the Fall 2013 as we were hoping. We are
planning to offer the degree in Fall 2014 pending Ministry approval and Kwantlen budget.
ENVI 2307 (Physics course taught for second year Enviromental program) will be replaced by
PHYS 1400 (lecture part) and PHYS 1401 (lab part) starting Fall 2014. The change is to
accommodate better timetabling for the Enviromental program and also only PHYS 1400 is a
required course for second year of the Sustainable Agriculture degree, that was launched in Fall
2012, so PHYS 1400 can be shared by both programs. In the Fall 2013 the course will be running
as ENVI 2307/PHYS 1400. In the Fall of 2012 ENVI 2307 has been taught in mixed mode, partly
on-line and partly face to face. This will continue in Fall 2013.
Second year PHYS 2330 (Intermediate mechanics) has been taught in Spring 2013 as guided
studies with 5 students enrolled) and Modern Physics 2424 in the Fall with 2 students.
As reported by Michael Poon at Engineering Articulation Tom Mc Math has been re-hired as a
consultant to look into a possibility of offering full Engineering degrees.
We have been offering seven sections a year (3+3+1) of ASTR 1100 (always full) and one section
in the Fall of ASTR 3110 (always full). In fact for Summer 2013 with new “pro-science”
Langara Physics and Astronomy Articulation Report 2013
First-year enrolments were strong in 2012-13. We typically run 36 sections of physics
and astronomy, 15 in each of Fall and Spring, and 6 in Summer. We have had waitlists
for almost all of our sections. In some cases there were as many students on the waitlist
as registered in the class. As a service to waitlisted students, we have sent out emails
advertising equivalent courses at other lower mainland colleges, with some uptake – I
know of some who took VCC courses.
We ran one section of our PHYS 1101 (calculus-based, for life sciences) in the Fall and
one in the Spring. We ran two half-sections of astronomy in Fall and two in Spring:
ASTR 1101 (for science) and 3310 (for arts) in Fall, ASTR 1102 and 3311 in spring.
We ran our second-year physics program this year, despite low numbers. Relativity and
Quanta ran in the fall with 6 students, and Newtonian Mechanics in the spring with 8.
The second-year lab ran both semesters, with even lower enrolments. We are in
preliminary discussions with Kwantlen Richmond (4 stops away on the Skytrain)
regarding a shared second-year program, to start Fall 2014.
This summer we will run our PHYS 1124: Energy and Environment for the second time.
Text is Wolfson: Energy, Environment, and Climate (2nd
Ed). Labs include solar and
wind, field trips to a solar house, and to the the Grouse Mountain wind turbine.
This spring our interim president announced that the college will build the lab science
and student services building, with excavation to begin in the Fall. We met again with
the architect, to review the plans prepared two years ago. In the plans are three large
rooms designated as labs and/or flexible studio physics classrooms. The department is
finalizing our wish list for these rooms. We plan fixed tables with electrical and internet
connection in two of the rooms, and a studio classroom/lab with movable tables with
retractable suspended power and wireless internet in the third.
administration and newly implemented waitlist, with 57 students on it, we have been able to
mount one more (the eighth one) Astronomy section for the Summer.
Over all, with the new administration advocating new degrees in Sciences at Kwantlen, the
situation looks much more optimistic for us than in recent years.
Jana Kolac,
Physics & Astronomy instructor
Chair of Physics department at KPU
NIC Physics Articulation Notes 2013
North Island College offers first-year physics (both calculus based PHY 120/121 and algebra based PHY
100/101) at three campuses. Enrollments were up at our Courtenay campus this year (we actually had
waitlists for first-year and ABE physics!), but remain low at Campbell River and Port Alberni campuses.
Retention was lower at all campuses this year.
We will continue to offer all first year physics courses at three campuses, but ITV is being used to
combine lecture sections from two (or more) campuses. Labs and tutorials occur locally at all three
campuses.
For the second year, we have been using MasteringPhysics for online assessments in all of our physics
classes. This year, Mastering was used much more extensively for formative assessment: Students
complete a short multiple-choice quiz on the chapter readings BEFORE each class, then do some tutorial
exercises AFTER each class (both are for token marks), then at the end of each unit, students complete
an assignment consisting of End of Chapter problems. Anecdotally, the two formative assessments
seem to improve performance on the unit assignments and exams (for those that bother to do them).
NIC also offers PHY 141 – Engineering Mechanics I (Statics), and PHY 170 Engineering Mechanics I
(Statics and Dynamics). These courses were taught in collaboration with CoTR this year. Both colleges
taught the common chapters of both courses, then the CoTR PHY 141 students joined the NIC lectures
(by ITV and webcast), and the NIC PHY 170 students joined the CoTR lectures (by webcast).
NIC also offers two first-year courses in Space Science and Astronomy (SSA 100 and 101). These courses
are web-based, and make use of a remotely controlled telescope for many of the labs.
Northern Lights College Institutional Report for 2013 Physics Articulation
By:
Mahmoud Ziaei
As I will be retiring this May, unfortunately I am not able to attendthe 2013
Physics Articulation Meeting, however I take this opportunity to thank all my
physics colleagues for their support and considerations for the past twenty years
and wish all a productive meeting.
A summary of my report follows:
1. No major changes.
2. Textbook used for Calculus Based Physics: Fundamentals of Physics, 7thed
by Halliday/Resnick/Walker will be updated to 9th edition starting Sept.
2013.
3. Textbook used for Algebra Based Physics:College Physics 8th ed. By Serway
and Faughn will be updated to 9th ed. starting Sept. 2013.
4. Because of international students, our enrollments have increased recently.
Northwest Community College Physics Articulation Report 2013
Northwest Community College (NWCC) serves the rich and diverse communities and learners of BC’s beautiful northwest region including Haida Gwaii and the Great Bear Rain Forest. Established in 1975 in Terrace, BC, NWCC has expanded to nine regional campuses serving 34 communities where the College provides students with innovative programs that lead to sustainable careers for people in the North. NWCC offers quality and affordable education and a wide variety of certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. NWCC offers college access programs; health and human services programs; online programs; university credit programs, trades foundation and apprenticeship programs; plus the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, The School of Exploration & Mining and The School of Northwest Culinary Arts. Aboriginal peoples comprise roughly 30 percent of the region’s population, the highest among all BC college regions and, at NWCC, Aboriginals make up roughly 40 per cent of the student body. The university credit program has 27 faculty members across the region. We continue to run one section of algebra based physics 101/102 (using Giancoli) at the Prince Rupert Campus and one section of calculus based physics 121/122 (using Fundamentals of Physics, 9e, Halliday, Resnick, & Waker) at the campus in Terrace. We have added one section of physics 101/102 at the Terrace campus this year where the students for 101/102 and 121/122 share the same lab time. At the terrace campus the class sizes were maxed out at 18 which is the maximum permitted in our lab. Both courses have three hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab each week for fourteen weeks and then one week for final exams in each term (Fall and Winter). I was recently given approval to outfit our lab with Vernier LabQuest2 equipment which really seems to engage the students. Enrollment was higher at the Terrace campus, but lower at the Prince Rupert campus (six students only). The low enrollment at Prince Rupert is likely due to the physics 11 and 12 equivalent courses being cut the previous year from the high-school equivalent program because of budget restrictions. The Physics teacher in Prince Rupert and I are visiting high schools talking with teachers and students in an effort to impress upon them the importance of physics for exciting career opportunities, increased analytical abilities, etc. Regan Sibbald
Okanagan College – May 3, 2013 Physics and Astronomy Articulation Report
Our numbers overall were flat this year in Science at Okanagan College (-2.1%). Science
at Kelowna was flat (-1.0%) and Vernon ( +2.4%). The numbers in Penticton (-13%) and Salmon Arm dropped slightly (-19%). Kelowna represents 53% of our Science students, Vernon 24%,
Penticton 14%, and Salmon Arm 9%.
Applications for next year are up (+15%) with the largest growths in Salmon Arm (+40%), Kelowna (+19%) and Penticton (+13%) and a small decrease for Vernon (-5%). The numbers in Physics at Kelowna this year were up for both streams (+13% calculus-based and +30% algebra-based). Our Physics numbers in Penticton were down (-23.3% algebra-based), down in Salmon Arm (-40% algebra-based), and up overall in Vernon (+400% for calculus-based and -41.2% algebra-based). We expect growth in first-year Physics (both streams) next year with modest growth expected at Kelowna (+19%), Penticton (+13%), and strong growth at Salmon Arm (+40%). Vernon may drop slightly (-5%). Attrition in first-year
Physics was not a major problem this year. Most of the attrition still occurs in the first semester.
This year we offered three second-year Physics courses. They were Modern Physics (OC PHYS 200) with 2 students, Thermodynamics (OC PHYS 215) with 5 students, and Statics and Dynamics (OC PHYS 202) with 3 students. OC PHYS 215 is protected now since it forms part of the Engineering Bridge from the ELEN program to UBC-O Engineering. We had two students last year in the Bridge and have had 12 qualified students this year apply so far. We did offer our two second-year Astronomy courses for Science and Arts students this year (ASTR 220 – Astrobiology with 19 students versus 9 last year and ASTR 230 - History of Cosmology with 28 students versus 19 last year).
We had one retirement this year and will have another two in the next few years. We
also have one Extended Study Leave (ESL) this coming year. That means we are looking for one Full-Time Continuing faculty member, one Full-Time Term faculty member, and one half-time
Term faculty member this year. We are looking for applicants with strong teaching skills who would enjoy teaching both lectures and laboratories. Yours sincerely, Richard Christie.
2012-2013 Report to the Physics and Astronomy Articulation Committee
from SELKIRK COLLEGE
This past year Selkirk College ran PHYS 050 and 060 (Grade 11 and 12 equivalent), PHYS 102
and 103 (first year algebra-based), PHYS 104 and 105 (first year calculus-based), and ASTR 102
(introductory astronomy for non-science majors). The astronomy course was offered again a
year sooner than I expected; that was fortunate because the class was full.
Per Joensen
Selkirk College
SFU Departmental Report 2013
There have been no significant curriculum or pedagogical changes in 2012-13. The lists of streams and textbooks remains the same.
First-year Textbook Summary:Physics 100 (physics 12): Knight, Jones and Field - College PhysicsPhysics 101/102 (algebra): Giancoli - Physics: Principles with applicationsPhysics 120/121 (calculus): SmartPhysics + Tipler (optional)Physics 125/126 (enriched): Halliday, Resnick and KranePhysics 140/141(studio): SmartPhysics + Tipler (optional)
We have re-instituted FCI tests (pre and post assessment) in mechanics course to monitor effectiveness of different delivery models.
Enrollment is steady. Below are some examples using September + January offerings (summer excluded) Burnaby campus only:
Physics 100: 536Physics 101: 499Physics 102: 419Physics 120: 453Physics 121: 280Physics 125: 57Physics 126: 40
Future: In 2013/14 engineers are withdrawing from physics lab, traditionally taught as a separate course at SFU. They have introduced an instrumentation course in first year which partially overlaps with our current lab course. We therefore are re-examining our first-year lab program. We are considering the possibility of changing 120/121 into 2*4-credit courses with integrated labs. This is something that many of us have long preferred but have not taken steps to implement.
There are also several proposals related to the Dean of Science INSPIRE initiative, a $2M fund designed to spur significant shifts in the way science is taught. Those proposals probably do not become fully implemented until 2015/16. This will certainly lead to changes in the way we teach physics 101/102 and 125/126 and will change associated lab components. Stay tuned for next year's articulation meeting.
TRU Physics/Astronomy Articulation Report
May 3, 2013 – College of the Rockies
2012/2013 Enrolment Summary
Fall 2012: Winter 2013: Summer 2013:
Astr 1140 – 67 Astr 1150 – 58 Astr 1140 – 22
Ephy 1150 – 39 Ephy 1250 – 35 Astr 1150 – 54
Phys 1010 – 31 Phys 1200 – 84
Phys 1100 – 118 Phys 1250 – 48
Phys 1150 – 75 Phys 1610 – 25
Phys 1510 – 27
Phys 1580 – 72
Total – 429 (6% increase) Total – 250 (1% increase) Total – 250 (15% increase)
2nd/3rd/4th year enrolments were stable ≈ 10 students/course
Textbook Changes:
Astr 1140/1150 will be changing from Chaisson & McMillan (Astronomy Today) to Seeds & Backman
(Foundations of Astronomy)
Curriculum Changes:
New course – Phys 4500 Advanced Laboratory in Experimental Physics (0,2,3) 3 credits
Students work alone (occasionally in pairs) to complete 3-4 experiments over the semester.
Experiments include:
BET isotherm
Muon Detection
Thin Film resistivity
Magnetic force
Static Friction by microscopic displacement
Automated Single Photon experiment
Zeeman Effect
Lock In amplifier techniques
Other Changes:
Family Day is made lab scheduling difficult in the winter semester. Several first year courses had their
lab offerings truncated by 1 lab.
Faculty of Science is enduring a 5% budget cut over 3 years. Other faculties are being hit as well.
Physics at Trinity Western University
Report for the BC Articulation Committee Meeting
3 May 2013
by Dr. Arnold E. Sikkema
Professor of Physics
Chair of the Mathematical Sciences Department
Trinity Western University
TWU Physics mainly serves our B.Sc. programmes in Biology and Chemistry, but also offers
one course each year for non-science students.
Physics is part of our Department of Mathematical Sciences, which includes math, computing
science, physics, and engineering transfer.
Enrolment in our first-year calculus-based physics sequence (with lab) was about normal: 60 &
44, with two failing 111 in the fall and four failing 112 in the spring. We continue to use
Knight’s Physics (3rd
edition) and MasteringPhysics for these courses.
All our other courses are offered on an alternate year basis, to allow students to complete a
minor or concentration, with zero to three graduating per year with these options. (One
graduated in 2013 with a concentration [10 courses].)
Enrolments in 2012-13 were:
o 210: Conceptual Modern Physics: 16
o 230: Electricity & Magnetism (with lab): 6
o 310: Modern Physics: 4
o 341: Advanced Physical Chemistry (with lab, and cross-listed with Chemistry): 5
Courses planned for Fall 2013 are:
o 215: Astronomy
o 321: Mathematical Methods of Physics (cross-listed with Math)
o 360: Optics, with lab
Courses planned for Spring 2014 are:
o 220: Mechanics
o 240: Physical Chemistry (with lab, and cross-listed with Chemistry)
Articulation Report 2012–13 – UBC Okanagan
The past academic year has seen moderate growth in first-year Physics enrolments. In the fall
term there were 702 students altogether, counting both algebra- and calculus-based streams, and
in the winter term there were 582. This represents a 6% increase in aggregate first-year
enrolments over the previous academic year, which had itself witnessed strong growth. The
continued growth is slightly surprising, since the institution had already reached its government-
prescribed enrolment targets last year and no longer receives additional funding for seats added.
First-year Astronomy enrolments were slightly down from last year (152 fall, 99 winter).
Second-year course enrolments ranged from 15 to 52, averaging to 25. The low end of the range
represents the actual number of intending Physics majors, and has not grown strongly in the last
few years. Upper-level course enrolments ranged from 4 to 22, with an average of 13 – again, no
strong growth trend emerges.
No major changes have occurred in the curriculum or delivery of our first-year courses in the
past year. At the second-year level, we shall in the upcoming year be reinstating a course in
Electricity and Magnetism that had been dropped during the past year. The reasons for both the
dropping and the reinstatement were more logistical than educational, so no far-reaching
conclusions should be drawn. Upper-level programs were unchanged this year. Some patterns are
starting to emerge from previous changes, however. Last year, a new “Combined Major in
Physics and Mathematics” program option was introduced, in which there is no compulsory lab
component beyond second year. It had an inglorious debut with an initial enrolment of zero. This
year, however, 4 second-year students have declared this as their program, versus 14 in the
conventional Physics major. There does appear to be a significant cohort of students who will or
would choose Physics if labs were avoidable, and who are otherwise “lost” to Mathematics.
Whether their loss should be prevented is, of course, a moot point.
The tally of Physics graduates expected this year is 6 (1 Honours + 4 Majors + 1 Minor), down
from 10 last year but statistically consistent with recent numbers.
There has been one continuing faculty position (at the Instructor level) filled in Physics during
the last year. The successful candidate was Jake Bobowski. There are currently two competitions
open for continuing positions, one at the Assistant Professor rank and the other at the Instructor
rank. These do not represent net growth, as there have been two departures – Erik Rosolowsky
has moved to U of Alberta, and Teresa Wrzesniewski is retiring. The target area for the new
Assistant Professor position is in Medical Physics, as the development of a postgraduate program
in that area is currently envisaged.
BCCAT Articulation Committee Report for Cranbrook Meeting May 3/13
Michael Hasinoff -‐-‐-‐ UBC-‐Vancouver
Our enrollment numbers are unchanged within +/-‐ 5% from last year except for the following courses -‐-‐ PHYS 107 ( up 10% to 87 ) and ASTR310 ( up 30% to 184 ). There were 27/87 = 31% female students in PHYS 107 and 179/722 = 23% female students in PHYS 153. This latter number compares to 115/677 = 17% in 2007/8. Our new PHYS 333 Energy & Climate -‐-‐ Thermodynamics online course had an enrollment of 14 students.
Please note that we will no longer accept a 3 credit Thermodynamics course as being equivalent to our PHYS 203 -‐-‐ Thermodynamics + Statistical Mechanics course which now has 4 credits.
In 2012 May and November we graduated 44 students in our various Physics specializations and 5 students in our various Astronomy specializations. We also graduated ~40 students in Engineering Physics. The total number of students registered in years 2-‐4 of our various different PHAS specializations in 2012/13 is 247. The largest specialization is Majors Physics with 95 students, followed by Honours Biophysics (37), Honours Physics (31), Combined Majors Physics & ComputerScience (26), Honours Physics/Mathematics (20), Majors Physics & Astronomy (14) and Honours P & A (11).
In Sept 2012 we offered one section of Phys 100 as an online course targeted mainly for upper year UBC science students who require Phys 100 as a pre-‐requisite or requirement for their specialization, UBC non-‐science students needing a general science credit, and UBC students repeating this course due to failure. The Labs, MidTerms and Final exams were all written on campus (with the other Phys 100 students). There were a total of 35 students in this online course ( 15 of whom were 1st year students -‐-‐ although this is not encouraged ). This format works well for students with good study skills and self-‐discipline who want/need more flexibility in their schedule. The lack of personal contact hurts students repeating the course due to previous failure.
Some comments from the Phys 333 instructor -‐-‐ the online structure allows you to constantly test the students as they progress through the material and you can block their access to new material until they show some understanding of the current lesson. He used PULSE PRESS as a template for the Q&A forum and work group. He felt that the student questions/discussions were more thoughtful than in a regular class. However, the online structure also means that you have to constantly monitor the forums, the students had trouble arranging a meeting for group work, and it was more difficult to convey expectations to the students. Because neither UBC CONNECT (BLACKBOARD) nor Pulse Press support LATEX he is considering a more to PIAZZA next year. He also felt that some ideas that can be explained quickly in person take a long time in a written conversation – a Skype video meeting might solve this problem.
UBC Senate has now approved the VANTAGE COLLEGE program to begin in 2014-‐-‐
UBC Vantage College will enable students from a wide variety of international school systems and with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds to have the opportunity to transition into UBC degree programs upon successful completion. While UBC currently welcomes international students to study at the University, programs in Vantage College will reach out to students who need additional time and support as they transition from secondary school to University. The College allows UBC to broaden and diversify the catchment areas for the University’s undergraduate student population, and strategically positions the University to achieve present and future enrolment targets in a climate of intensified global competition.
The International Program is being designed as a unique first-year credit program of foundational academic English language and first-year instruction to international students, within a framework of smaller classes, individualized instruction, and an on-campus residential experience. It will be based on a cohort model that is driven by a language/content-integrated curriculum in which academic English instruction is infused throughout the curriculum. One of the College’s core mandates is to serve as a UBC research laboratory for innovative pedagogy. As Academic Director you will lead this work supporting other dedicated and creative faculty. You and your team will have at your disposal the latest technology and tools, as you work to create a dynamic teaching and learning environment. The College’s International Program will be launched in 2014 with a target intake of 300 students who will take first year courses in Arts and Science. As the Program matures, it will gradually expand to prepare international students for entry into other Faculties with an overall expected steady-state enrolment of 1,000.
1st draft April 30/13
2013 Articulation Report
Dept. of Physics
University of the Fraser Valley
April 29, 2013
This past year, we filled 959 total seats in physics courses. That is up by 4% over 2011-2012 and is a new departmental record. Our ABE enrolments were down by 20%; however this was due to a reducednumber of seats that were offered, not decreased student interest. In fact, our ABE sections each had significant waitlists. Our introductory astronomy classes both filled, but our first year algebra-based enrolments were down about 18%. Enrolment in our first year calculus-based physics courses increased dramatically by 20% over the previous academic year and represents a new all-time high for our department. Our second year enrolments took a nose-dive from 80 seats in 2011-2012 to 56 seats in 2012-2013. However, historically speaking, 56 second year physics registrations is actually quite reasonable for us. The 30% decline we saw this year is really just us coming back down to Earth after seeing record-smashing second year enrolments last year. Finally, our upper division enrolments also fared quite well this past year going from 131 to 155 registrations, an increase of 18%.
With regards to physics graduates, our department has had an especially good year. At Convocation this coming June, we will be awarding one honours degree, nine majors degrees, and one minor degree.Furthermore, our honours degree recipient won an Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship from NSERC.
Our department is currently working on a proposal for a two-year engineering physics diploma. Our hope is to launch the program for September, 2014. Also, pending final approval from senior administration, we will be awarding adjunct faculty appointments to four medical physicists from the BC Cancer Centre in Abbotsford. The plan is then to develop an upper division course in radiobiology.We are also interested in designing an upper year class in biophysics.
This past academic year, we welcomed a new Dean of Science to UFV. Dr. Lucy Lee is a fish biologist who comes to us most recently from Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. Dr. Lee is working to get us a new science building, and we sincerely hope she succeeds.
UNBC Articulation Committee Meeting Report – 2013
Enrollment numbers Enrollment in first-year courses was up in 2012-2013, with the exception of astronomy, which continues to see low numbers. Second year enrollment is down substantially, and those in second year are primarily joint majors in Physics and Chemistry or Mathematics. Third and fourth year class sizes have been over 10, which is considered large for the UNBC Physics department. Physics 115 (Phys 12): 2012-2013 64, 2011-2012 53 , change +20% Physics 110/111 (Calculus-based): 2012-2013 124, 2011-2012 121, change +2% Physics 100/101 (Algebra-based): 2012-2013 231, 2011-2012 207, change +12% Physics 120/121 (Astronomy): 2012-2013 19, 2011-2012 23, change -17%
Curriculum notes Physics 150, “Physics for Future Leaders,” was offered for the second and had an enrollment of 29, almost double the enrollment of 17 when it was offered for the first time two years ago . The course was generally well-received. There have been no changes to the Physics curriculum this year. There have been no changes to adopted textbooks this year, however, faculty are considering moving away from the Knight textbook for the algebra-based stream. The textbook has not been well received. Respectfully Submitted, Matt Reid Department of Physics University of Northern BC
UVic 1st and 2nd year PHYS and ASTR articulation report, May 2013 1st year PHYS: The University of Victoria currently offers 4 two-term streams of introductory physics aimed at different audiences. The overall enrollment in these has been stable for the past few years at about 1000-1100 students (with each stream experiencing an attrition rate of about 10% per term). There are about 450-500 students in the algebra-based stream, and 500-600 students in the calculus-based stream. We expect a significant (~10% total) increase in the initial enrolment in calculus-based PHYS courses because of the new Civil Engineering program. Starting in September 2013 two of those streams will be amalgamated. The courses PHYS 112, 122, and 125 will be combined into a pair of courses numbered PHYS 110 and 111. PHYS 110 and 111 together will form a calculus-based survey of Physics for Natural Science and Engineering. We expect to regularly offer multiple sections of PHYS 110 in Sept-Dec, a single section of PHYS 110 in Jan-Apr, multiple sections of PHYS 111 in Jan-Apr, and a single section of PHYS 111 in May-Aug. While enrolment patterns are uncertain, we are expecting about 500 students in the “main” terms for PHYS 110 and 111, and 50-100 students in the “off” terms. PHYS 110 and 111 are expected to use a custom edition of Young and Freedman. Courses offered: PHYS 102 (two-term course) – An algebra-based survey of physics.
Primary Audience: Biology students Text: Serway (algebra based, latest edition) Enrollment: Initially around 500; about 450 write the final exam. Topics: Mechanics and energetics, oscillatory and wave motion, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, modern physics
PHYS 112 (two-term course) – A calculus-based survey of physics Primary Audience: Chemistry and Earth Science students, also PHYS/ASTR and aspiring Engineers Text: Young and Freedman – University Physics with Modern Physics (latest edition) Enrollment: Initially around 200-220; about 170-180 write the final exam. Topics: As for 102 This course is also being offered (compressed) in the summer term (Enrollment approximately 70)
PHYS 122 (first term) and 125 (second term) – Physics for Engineers Primary Audience: Engineers (restricted to students in BEng program) Text: Young and Freedman – University Physics with Modern Physics (latest edition) Enrollment: Initially about 270, high attrition rate (about 200-210 pass PHYS 122, about 180 enter PHYS 125) Topics: As for 112 omitting Electricity and Magnetism and Thermodynamics 122 – mechanics and rotational motion 125 – oscillatory motion, waves, optics, modern physics
PHYS 120 (first term) and 130 (second term) – Physics for Physicists and Astronomers Primary Audience: Prospective major/honours students Text: Young and Freedman – University Physics with Modern Physics (latest edition)
Enrollment: Initially around 120 in PHYS 120, around 70 in 130. The single-term nature of 120 appears to be popular. Topics: As for 112 omitting Electricity and Magnetism and Thermodynamics 120 – mechanics and special relativity 130 – rotational motion, oscillatory motion, waves, modern physics
1st year ASTR: The University of Victoria offers three 1st year Astronomy courses, two intended for non-majors and one that is the first course in our ASTR progression. ASTR 101 and 102 are formerly halves of ASTR 120. This resulted in substantial increase in enrollment in these courses. Courses offered: ASTR 101 and 102 – Astronomy for non specialists (101-Solar System, 102-Cosmology/Stars)
Primary Audience: General interest Text: Varies depending on instructor Enrollment: About 400-450 in ASTR 101; about 250 in ASTR 102. At least one section of each offered fall and spring. At least one normally offered in the summer. This year there were 4 sections of 101 and 3 of 102.
ASTR 150 – Concepts in Astronomy Primary Audience: Astronomy major/honours students Text: Varies depending on instructor Enrollment: About 50. Normally offered in the spring. 2nd year PHYS: The University of Victoria offers five second year Physics courses, four of which are common to all our undergraduate programs. These have had fairly stable enrollment for the past years. This year we offered a 2nd year course on thermodynamics (PHYS 217) for the first time; it replaced a 3rd year course in our programs. Courses offered: PHYS 210 (also EOS 210) – Geophysics Primary Audience: PHYS/EOS combined program students Text: Selections from several books, including Lillie – Whole Earth Geophysics Enrollment: About 60 (20 as PHYS, 40 as EOS). Normally offered in the fall. PHYS 214 – Laboratory Electronics Primary Audience: PHYS and ASTR major and honours students Text: Horowitz and Hill – Art of Electronics Enrollment: 40-50 Normally offered in the fall. PHYS 215 – Introductory Quantum Physics Primary Audience: PHYS and ASTR major and honours students Text: Varies depending on instructor, usually Thornton and Rex Enrollment: 50-60 Normally offered in the spring. This course is regularly offered in the summer (Enrollment 10-20)
PHYS 216 (also ELEC 216) – Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Primary Audience: PHYS and ASTR major and honours students, and Engineers Text: Formerly Serway (calculus based latest edition), to be determined Enrollment: About 220 (60 as PHYS 216, 160 as ELEC 216) Offered in the fall. This course is regularly offered in the summer (Enrollment about 30) PHYS 217 – Introductory Thermodynamics Primary Audience: PHYS and ASTR major and honours students Text: Used Sears and Salinger when offered for the first time, still under review Enrollment: 40-50. Normally offered in the spring. This course is regularly offered in the summer (Enrollment about 15). 2nd year ASTR: The University of Victoria offers three second-year Astronomy courses, one intended for general interest, and two that form part of our ASTR program. ASTR 201 is a recently developed course. Courses offered: ASTR 201 – Search for Life in the Universe Primary Audience: General interest Text: Readings Enrollment: 50. Normally offered in the fall. ASTR 250 – Introductory Astrophysics Primary Audience: ASTR major/honours students Text: Freedman and Kaufman - Universe Enrollment: around 20. Normally offered in the fall. ASTR 255 – Planetary Science Primary Audience: ASTR major/honours students Text: Cole and Woolfson – Planetary Science Enrollment: around 15. Normally offered in the spring.
Report to UT Physics and Astronomy Articulation 2013 Vancouver Community College
We attempted to offer two sections of the first half of calculus-based 1st year physics (Phys 1100) in the fall. One was offered during the day in the regular time slot. The other was at night which was an experiment to gauge interest in an evening offering. Enrolments were low compared to the previous year, mostly due to a decision by our college to open fall registration in July as opposed to June like normal (this had an impact on all our fall UT enrolments). The evening section was cut and the day time section ended up being completely full. We then offered one section of the second half (Phys 1200) in the winter which had quite good enrolment. We plan to offer the evening physics 1100 again this coming fall.
Vancouver Island University report to the
Physics Articulation Meeting (03-May/13)
1. Student numbers were stable in our 1st year. Life sciences courses (P111/P112) up slightly (this year: 91*/69; last year: 110/62) while calculus based courses (P121/P122) were slightly lower continuing a trend seen last year (this year: 61/47; last year: 64/53). *PHYS 111 numbers down slightly due to time class list numbers recorded.
2. Astronomy continuing to run two 1st year (solar system, stars & galaxies) & two
3rd year (cosmology, history). Numbers slightly down (this year 118; last year 120). Large, 14” scope set-up at external viewing site.
3. Planning on starting a Physics Learning Centre (peer instruction) for the life science courses (P111/P112) starting Fall-2013.
