Minutes - Physics and Astronomy Articulation - May 1 2020

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Online meeting via Blackboard Collaborate: https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/81e6d816378f46aeaeef8be7664d44c7 Chair: Jennifer Kirkey

We would like to begin this meeting by respectfully recognizing we are gathered today on First Nation’s traditional unceded territory. This meeting was supposed to take place at KPU in Richmond, BC. KPU acknowledges that we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

9:30 Socializing and getting used to the technology. People shared one am thing they had learned in the last six weeks due to the pandemic that was not work related. #1 10:00 Welcome from the chair. Stan Greenspoon of Capilano University passed away suddenly in January 2020. A long-time member and chair of this committee, he will be missed. Lauren Moffatt < [email protected] > from Capilano University invited the members to contribute to a scholarship that is being started in his name. #2 10:02 Approval of the Agenda (Moved: Regan Sibbald-COTR / Seconded: Mark Laidlaw-UVIC / Passed: Unanimously) #3 10:04 Approval of the 2019 Minutes (Moved:Vladan Jovovic- Columbia am College / Seconded: Erik Korolenko – U Canada West / Passed: Unanimously)) Visit the BCCAT web page to view past minutes: https://www.bccat.ca/articulation/committees/phys-astr #4 10:10 BCCAT update by Fiona McQuarrie, BCCATs special project am coordinator. https://www.bccat.ca/articulation/resources is where you can find information about how Articulation Committee work and the Terms of Reference under which we operate. Please see the BCCAT Spring Update at https://www.bccat.ca/pubs/Resources/SpringUpdate2020.pdf The concerns about articulating the lab part of courses was raised. Fiona was clear that BCCAT has an advisory role. Online labs – Bccampus is doing a review of currently available online lab resources. Contact f< [email protected] > or

more information. Results of the review will be circulated in the middle of May. #5 10:15 Review of courses in the system that are still waiting transfer. am Please see TCES report cut and pasted below. If your institution is on this list and you require more information, please make a point of talking with the relevant institution. Please deal with these as soon as possible.

#6 10:20 SLP = BCCAT System Liaison. We do not have one right now. Dr am Sylvia Desjradins from UBC-O was our temporary SLP but as she is no longer Dean she cannot continue. Brian Chapell from Douglas College has agreed to serve when his time with the Sport Science Articulation committee comes to an end. Move that Brian Chapell be appointed our SLP if and when he becomes available: (Moved: Will Gunton – Douglas College / Seconded: Peter Mulhern / Passed: Unanimously ). (May 6 2020 update – BCCAT has approved Brian Chapell as our SLP effective immediately.) #7 10:25 Open Textbook update from BCcampus. Melanie Meyers < [email protected] > She summarized that BCcampus has a variety of financial supports to help faculty choose open textbooks. There was a thank you to Physics as having one of the disciplines in BC with one of the highest percentage of open textbooks being used. • In particular there is support to make a “Hibbeler Clone” for the PHYSIII in the Common Engineering Curriculum. Statics and Mechanics PHYS170 at UBC. BCcampus knows that is a multi-year, multi-institution project and that a graphic artist

will have to be hired, and that funds are available for that. There was a call for support and help for this project. Please contact Melanie Myers and or Jennifer Kirkey about this. An engineer from one of the large receiving institutions is needed on this team. • PHYSI (Mechanics, Waves, calculus-based ) and PHYSII (E&M, Optics, calculus-based) has very few institutions using an open book. Open Stax University Calculus is a candidate for these two courses. Concerns were raised about the lower- level questions. Action item: The Chair will set up a separate meeting on this point. • Discussion about the need for an open homework / test bank. Clint Lalonde < [email protected] > from BCcampus is looking into this. Report out on this soon and it will be circulated on this list. Barbara Frisken – SFU mentioned the need for well written higher-level questions in the question bank. The consensus of the committee was that people would contribute but needed the online system to be chosen first. • Online labs – BCcampus is doing a review of currently available online lab resources. $250 honorarium available. Review must be completed by May 15 2020 Contact f< [email protected] > or more information. Results of the review will be circulated in the middle of May. #8 10:40 Covid-19 Lessons learned from the end of last semester. Summer am has to be online as of this moment, and we are likely to be teaching online in the fall. Online labs • UBC is sticking to separate lecture courses and lab this summer, and going forward. The summer courses are PHYS100, PHYS101, PHYS118 and PHYS250. Only PHYS101 has labs and they will be online. PHYS 101 labs in the fall might stay online if the summer works out well. In the spring term PHYS119 might have an online lab as well. Tom Mattison mentioned that the scholarly literature suggests that labs should either be done in the studio physics model or separate where the lab course focuses on lab skills, which is how UBC is doing it. • Tak Sato from KPU asked what do we mean when we say online labs. Simulations? Kits for labs at home? Watching a

video and then analyzing given data? A combination of all of the above. • KPU has kits available for their students this summer that can be picked up at the library • Mark Laidlaw – UVIC – reassured the committee that U VIC will honour the current transfer arrangements. • Chris Avis from Camosun mentioned the many free and open source apps that allow analysis by students at home, such as https://physlets.org/tracker/ • SFU does not have any lab courses running this summer. A good online / remote teaching lab is measuring the focal length of a cell phone. AAPT Physics Teacher article https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.5144800

Issues about transfer from “sending institutions” to “receiving institutions” when it comes to labs having been done online. Action item: Chair and everyone is encouraged to follow up with the Transfer Credit person at your institution as there summer courses at sending institutions are likely not to have transfer granted due to the online lab. This might be a case by case basis. Big concerns and comments expressing concern about this instant change to long standing transfer arrangements. Running final exams or other “high stakes” assessments online. • Many institutions shared stories of evidence of cheating on the final exam, though quite a few said there was no evidence – same average and in some cases even lower than normal • Advice from Andy Sellwood – VCC is to assume open book exams. • Chris Avis from Camosun interviewed the students right after the exam and had them explain some of their answers • Arnold Sikkema from TWU had a Zoom meeting after just to confirm that the students got the exam and finished on time without any technical issues • Jennifer Kirkey – Douglas College mentioned the need for us all to have an answer when (when, not if) a student contacts you in a panic because they are having internet issues. Rare, but it does happen.

• Raoul Kemper mentioned the need to randomize the questions and to randomize the numbers in the questions so that each person has a unique answer. • Daria Ahrensmeier – SFU mentioned the needs to build up a good relationship with the students ahead of time so that they do not cheat. If you show you do not trust them with various monitoring software they are more likely to cheat. • Authentic assessment as opposed to fast recall of facts that can be easily found by searching the internet. • UBC in this past semester was told to deweight the final exam to either 5% or 30% which was best for the student • Some institutions allowed a Pass/Fail/Withdraw date that was much later than normal due to Covid-19. • SFU pass/fail policy for transfer students can be found at http://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/covid-19-faq.html#post-secondary

#9 11:40 Second year course - Quantum Mechanics. “Modernizing Modern am Physics” A report from SFU about what they are doing there. Barbara Frisken and Daria Ahrensmeier will talk about the modifications which are because of the recent growth in the area of Quantum Information, and recent funding of a BC Quantum Algorithms Institute. This is an interdisciplinary research and teaching program in the area of quantum information science. SFU is thinking about introducing a course at the second-year level that would be tractable for computing and engineering students as well as physics students that requires only linear algebra. This would impact SFU’s 2nd year transfer course. Daria Ahrensmeier < [email protected] > did her PhD in theoretical particle physics and teaches about 1 course a year in the physics department as well as being seconded from the Teaching and Learning Centre to help develop curriculum as an educational consultant for science. The presentation slides will be circulated. Contact < [email protected] > directly if you have any questions or did not get the slides through the list-serve. #10 11:55 Discussion of location for Friday May 7 2021 meeting. Coast am Mountains in Terrace, Regan Sibbald has volunteered to host assuming we can fly again. Meeting at 930 or 1000 am, similar to Engineering so that people have more time to fly in. #11 11:59 Adjournment am

Physics and Astronomy Articulation Representatives and Reports May 1 2020

Name Institution Email

Kelly Cheung Alexander College [email protected] James Brewer BCIT [email protected] BC Institute of Technology Chris Avis Camosun College [email protected] Lauren Moffatt Capilano University [email protected] Bruno Tomberli Capilano University [email protected] Regan Sibbald Coast Mountain College [email protected]

Barbara Rudecki College of New Caledonia [email protected]

Trevor Beugeling College of the Rockies [email protected]

Ben Tippett College of the Rockies [email protected]

Tara Todoruk Columbia College [email protected] Vladan Jovovic Columbia College [email protected] Janusz Coquitlam College [email protected] Chrzanowski Hamid Maghzian Corpus Christi College [email protected]

Jennifer Kirkey Douglas College [email protected] (Chair) Will Gunton Douglas College [email protected] Alain Prat Douglas College [email protected] Takashi Sato Kwantlen Polytechnic [email protected] University Michael Poon Kwantlen Polytechnic [email protected] University Erfan Rezaie Langara College [email protected] Dennis Lightfoot North Island College [email protected] Lisa Verbisky Northern Lights College [email protected] Iyad Mahmoud Northern Lights College [email protected] Ryan Ransom Okanagan College [email protected] Robert Stutz Okanagan College [email protected] Elroy Switlishloff Selkirk College [email protected] Raoul Kemper Selkirk College [email protected] Barbara Frisken Simon Fraser University [email protected] Daria Simon Fraser University [email protected] Ahrensmeier

George Thompson Rivers [email protected] Weremczuk University Arnold Sikkema Trinity Western University [email protected] Erik Korolenko University Canada West [email protected] Jake Bobowski University of British [email protected] Columbia-Okanagan Tom Mattison University of British [email protected] Columbia-Vancouver Peter Mulhern University of the Fraser [email protected] Valley Norm Taylor University of the Fraser [email protected] Valley George Jones University of Northern [email protected] British Columbia Mark Laidlaw University of Victoria [email protected] Aydan Bekirov Vancouver Community [email protected] College Andy Sellwood Vancouver Community [email protected] College Brian Dick Vancouver Island [email protected] University Jaclyn Semple Yukon College [email protected]

Anna Tikina BCCAT – Research Officer [email protected] Fionna Mcquarrie BCCAT [email protected] Brian Chapell BCCAT- System Liaison [email protected] Person (SLP). Brian Chapell, Dean of Science and Technology at Douglas College

Physics and Astronomy Articulation Reports May 1 2020. Chair: Jennifer Kirkey

Table of Contents Alexander College ...... 10 BCIT British Columbia Institute of Technology ...... 12 Camosun College ...... 17 Capilano University ...... 19 Coast Mountain College ...... 21 College of New Caledonia ...... 23 College of the Rockies ...... 24 Columbia College ...... 25 Coquitlam College ...... 27 Corpus Christi College ...... 28 Douglas College ...... 29 Kwantlen Polytechnic University ...... 30 Langara College ...... 31 North Island College ...... 32 Northern Light College ...... 34 Okanagan College ...... 35 Selkirk College ...... 37 Simon Fraser University ...... 38 Thompson Rivers University ...... 42 Trinity Western University ...... 45 University of British Columbia – Okanagan ...... 48 University of British Columbia – Vancouver ...... 50 University Canada West ...... 52 Online Resources and Supports for Students ...... 53 University of the Fraser Valley ...... 55 University of Northern British Columbia ...... 57 University of Victoria ...... 59 Vancouver Community College ...... 63 Vancouver Island University ...... 64 Yukon College soon to be Yukon University ...... 66

Alexander College

Kelly Cheung Alexander College [email protected]

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Alexander College Physics Articulation Report: May 2020

Alexander College is a small private college that focuses primarily on foreign students who cannot get into the regular Provincial universities due to a lack of language and cultural skills. To maintain diversity, no one nationality can represent more than 50% of our student body. We offer about 100 different courses on two campuses, one in Burnaby near Metrotown and the other in Downtown Vancouver opposite SFU Harbour Centre. We experienced growth in student numbers setting institutional records for Fall 2019 (2675) and Winter 2019 (2860).

Our general 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 wish to gain entry to those institutions. We presently offer two- year “Associate” programs in Arts, Science, and Business, all of which include laboratory science requirements.

The lecture components of our classes can have up to 35 students, and our physics labs hold a maximum of 18 students. We strive to give students the opportunity to work with the concepts actively in class through interactions with the instructor and students. Typically, 50% of the students registered in physics courses received A or B grades.

All Alexander College courses running in the Winter 2020 term were moved online starting March 16, 2020 due to COVID-19. Instructors taught students through synchronous BlueJeans video conferencing and virtual physics labs were created using simulations such as PhET. For the upcoming Spring 2020 term, instructors will be teaching using Zoom video conferencing and physics labs are being created where students would either need to use objects found within their home or simulations like PhET.

For final exams in physics, students were proctored using video conferencing; for questions that have calculations, students were required to take pictures of their work and upload them to their instructors at the end of the exam. This method of running physics exams will be continued in the Spring 2020 term.

Physics courses offered the past year:

Physics 100: Introduction to Physics (91 students over last 3 terms) A one-semester preparatory course for students lacking physics background at the BC 12 level. (Text: Urone and Hinrichs, College Physics)

Physics 141-142: Engineering Physics I and II I: Mechanics and Modern Physics (8 students over the last 3 terms) II: Electricity and Magnetism, Optics (6 students over the last 3 terms) Two sequential one-semester calculus-based introductory physics courses designed for science and engineering students. (Text: Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers)

Physics 151-152-153: Our 3-course Engineering sequence 151: Mechanics for Engineers (8 students over the last 3 terms) (Text: Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Static and Dynamics) 152: Oscillations and Waves, Fluids, Heat, and Thermodynamics (13 students over the last 3 terms) 153: Electricity and Magnetism, Circuits, and Radiation (4 students over the last 3 terms) (Text: Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers)

Physics 191: Introduction to Astronomy (51 students over the last 3 terms) (Text: Franknoi, Morrison, and Wolff, Astronomy)

BCIT British Columbia Institute of Technology

James Brewer BCIT [email protected]

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Articulation Report, May 2020

The BCIT Physics Department has 11 full time faculty members, 3 technicians, and teaches around 1000 students in 17 different technologies.

This past year we had one retirement, and one faculty member moved on to become an AD. To fill these and various release times, we hired two ongoing and one temporary faculty members.

I am attaching our internal transfer guide and would appreciate it if readers would let me know of any errors or missing information in regard to their institutes.

James Brewer ([email protected])

BCIT Physics, Course Credit Transfer Guide • See Table 4 for Grade 11/12 equivalencies. • For BCIT programs with a Physics 11 or Physics 12 prerequisite, an equal grade in any single post-secondary “general” physics course will be considered as equivalent. A Physics 12/C is considered equivalent to Physics 11/C+. Recency requirement as in Table 1, Footnote 1. • Only transfer credits for the current term will be considered. • Find your BCIT physics course in Table 1, if in section B look in Table 2 for BC equivalents, if in section C, look in Table 3 for BC equivalents. Courses that are not listed in this guide will be considered on an individual basis. • Comments/questions? Please contact James Brewer ([email protected]).

• Table 1: BCIT Physics Courses.

A: Credit granted only with instructor consent Technolo Course gy s Biomedical Engineering 1178 Diagnostic Medical Sonography 1073, 2073, 3073 Electroneurophysiology 1280, 2280 Medical Radiography 1276, 2276 Nuclear Medicine 1274, 2274, 3274, 4274 Radiation Therapy 5103, 6104 Technology Entry 03112, 0312 B: Credit granted with a “General” post-secondary (PS) course (see Table 2)1 Technolo Term Term 2 gy 1 Architectural and Building Engineering 1140 21483 Chemical and Environmental Technology 1181 2181 Electrical and Computer Engineering 1143 2143 Geomatics 1151 2151 Mechanical Engineering N/A 2149 Mining and Mineral Exploration 1147 2147 Occupational Health and Safety 1288 2288 Mechatronics and Robotics 1164 2164 C: Credit granted with a calculus-based post-secondary (PS) course (see Table 3)1 Technolo Term Term 2 gy 1 Civil Engineering 1192 2192 D: Credit granted with Grade 12 physics or equivalent (C+/65% minimum)1 Food Technology 1145, 21454 Table 1 Footnotes: (1) Recency requirement: Course(s) taken within last 5 years (exceptions will be considered). (2) An exemption will be considered for students who have taken PHYS 0309. (3) PHYS 2148 has insufficient course credits to be used in place of other Term 2 courses. (4) Post-secondary courses must have sufficient overlap for an exemption to be granted.

Table 2: BC Equivalents for Courses in Table 1, Section B.

Term 1 Term 2 Minimu Institut Equivalent Equivalent m e General PS General PS Grade Course Course 1301, Table 1: Term 1 2301, Table 1: Term 2 Courses BCIT P/50% Courses in in B&C, B&C except 2148 Alexander College 141 142 C+/65% Camosun College 104,114,140 105, 115, (140&141) C+/65% Capilano University 110, 114 111, 115 C+/65% College of New 101, 105 102, 106 C+/65% Caledonia College of the Rockies 103 104 C+/65% Columbia College 110 120 C+/65% Coquitlam College 101 102 C+/65% Douglas College 1107, 1110 1207, 1210 C+/65% Kwantlen P. University 1101, 1120, 1170 1102, 1220 C+/65% Langara College 1101, 1125, (1219&2309) 1225 C+/65% North Island College 100, 120 101, 121 C+/65% Northern Lights 103 104 C+/65% College Coast Mtn. College 101, 121 102, 122 C+/65% Okanagan College 111, 112 121, 122 C+/65% Selkirk College 102, 104 103, 105 C+/65% SFU (before 2016) (101&130), (120&131), 140 (102&130), (121&131), 141 C+/65% SFU (2016 onward) (101&132), (120&132), 140 (102&133), (121&133), 141 C+/65% Thompson Rivers Uni. 1100, 1150 1200, 1250 C+/65% TRU: Open Learning (1103&1105) (1203&1205) C+/65% Trinity Western Uni. 111 112 C+/65% UBC, Vancouver (107&109), (117&119), (108&109), (118&119), C+/65% (170&119) (158&159) UBC, Okanagan 111, 112 121,122 C+/65% Uni. of Fraser Valley 101, 111 105, 112 C+/65% Uni. of Northern BC 100, 110 101, 111 C+/65% Uni. of Victoria 1021,102a, 110, 120 1021,102b, 216 C+/65% Van. Comm. College 1100 1200 C+/65% Van. Island University 111, 121 112, 122 C+/65% Yukon College 101 102 C+/65% Table 2 Notes: • Students must apply for course credit and each application is subject to Institute approval. • When both a letter grade and a % grade are given, the more favourable grade will be considered. • Notation: (x&y) means courses x and y are both required, while x, y means either course x or course y is required. • Grade 11/12 physics is insufficient for courses requiring a “general” post-secondary course.

Table 2 Footnotes: (1) As of 2018, this course was split into 102a and 102b.

Table 3: BC Equivalents for Courses in Table 1, Section C.

Institute PHYS 1192: PHYS 2192: Minimum Equivalent Equivalent Grade Calculus PS Calculus PS Course Course Capilano University 114, See Footnote 1 (115&116), See C+/65% Footnote 1 Douglas College 1110 (1110&1210) C+/65% Kwantlen P. University 1120 See Footnote 2 C+/65% Langara College 1125 (1125&1225) C+/65% North Island College 120 (120&121) C+/65% Simon Fraser University (120&Lab)3, 140 See Footnote 4 C+/65% Thompson Rivers Uni. PHYS 1150, EPHY See Footnote 5 C+/65% 1150 UBC (Pre-2018) (153&170) (153&170) C+/65% UBC (2018 onward) TBD (157&158&159) C+/65% Uni. of Fraser Valley 111 (111&112) C+/65% Uni. of Northern BC TBD 111, See Footnote 6 C+/65% Uni. of Victoria (Pre-2019) 102 102 C+/65% Uni. of Victoria (2019 110, 120 See Footnote 7 C+/65% onward) Van. Community College 1100 (1100&1200) C+/65% Table 3 Notes: • Students must apply for course credit and each application is subject to Institute approval. • When both a letter grade and a % grade are given, the more favourable grade will be considered. • Notation: (x&y) means courses x and y are both required, while x, y means either course x or course y is required. • PHYS 1192 covers kinematics, dynamics, equilibrium, stress, strain, work and energy, conservation of energy, linear momentum and collisions, rotational motion, and simple machines. • PHYS 2192 covers fluids at rest and in motion, viscosity, calorimetry, thermal expansion and stresses, simple and damped harmonic motion, standing waves, resonance, electric field and potential, DC circuits, magnetism, induction, and AC circuits • Fluids and heat are treated differently in chemistry courses, and these courses cannot be used for transfer credits. Table 3 Footnotes: (1) Capilano PHYS 110 and PHYS 111 are insufficient. (2) Kwantlen PHYS 1220 has an insufficient overlap with PHYS 2192. (3) SFU Phys 120 has no lab, need 131 or 132, or other lab course. (4) SFU PHYS 121 has an insufficient overlap with PHYS 2192. (5) TRU PHYS 1250 and EPHY 1250 will be considered on a case-by-case basis (no fluid dynamics). (6) UNBC PHYS 111 covers fluids and heat (not stated on web description). (7) UVIC 111 and 130 have insufficient overlap with PHYS 2192.

Table 4: Physics 11/12 Equivalencies. • For BCIT programs with a Physics 11 or Physics 12 prerequisite, an equal grade in any single post-secondary “general” physics course will be considered as equivalent. A Physics 12/C is considered equivalent to Physics 11/C+. Recency requirement as in Table 1, Footnote 1. • Add info from internal notes to this table!

Equivalent Equivalent Minimum Institute Grade 11 Grade 12 Grade Course Course BCIT Check w/BCIT 0309, 0311 0312 Program Okanagan College [as above] New West Online [as above] Learning1 Vancouver Learning [as above] Network1

Table 4 Footnotes: (1) Available via correspondence

Camosun College

Chris Avis Camosun College [email protected]

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Camosun College Department of Physics and Astronomy Articulation Report - May 2020

At our Lansdowne campus, we offer college prep PHYS 101 as well as first year courses: PHYS 104/105 (algebra-based) and PHYS 140/141 (calculus-based) and enrollment in these courses has remained fairly steady. We are noticing increased interest in Physics 104, which can be used as an entry requirement to college programs such as Medical Radiography and our 1st year Engineering Transfer. 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. The second year courses at our Lansdowne Campus (PHYS 200, 210, 214 and 215) remain closed since 2010.

The department also delivers service courses that are restricted to students in certain career programs. We offer MRAD 165, a Radiology Physics and PHYS 160 (Biomechanics) as a service course for PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence). Our remaining service courses are for various engineering programs offered at the Interurban campus and include engineering- restricted sections of PHYS 101 and 104 as well as courses focusing on mechanics, electricity and magnetism (PHYS 157), 2nd year electricity and magnetism (PHYS 210), renewable energy (PHYS 272) and waves, optics and E&M (PHYS 295). Additional sections of PHYS 140 and 141 planned for students in the Civil Engineering Bridge to UVic have been put on indefinite hold along with the rest of that program.

Last year we launched PHYS 070, a new, tuition-free 0-level ABE Physics 11 course. This course serves as an alternate pre-requisite to PHYS 101 for entry to PHYS 104 and was expressly designed with the intent of being transferable on the ABE transfer grid. Enrollment in the course has remained low and it is unclear if this is due to lack of interest or lack of awareness off the new course. As well, we will be launching revised versions of PHYS 104 and 105 whose curricula align directly with UVic’s 102A and 102B courses in September.

The college transitioned to online-delivery of courses as a response to COVID-19 the week of March 16th, with four weeks left in our 14-week Winter term. Our department came up with a uniform departmental response, giving students the option of taking a final grade omitting the final exam or by writing course final exams with their regular weighting. At the request of our Dean, we continued to deliver the remaining labs in the term in a modified online format that focussed on data analysis. The college opted not to implement a Pass/Fail-type grading option but extended the normal course withdrawal deadlines beyond the end of the term so that students could opt to withdraw from a class if they were dissatisfied with their final grades.

Our department is offering four summer sections of courses; PHYS 105 and 141 in May-June and PHYS 101 and 104 in July-August. While the college has not ruled out the possibility of resumption of face-to-face course delivery at some point in the summer, we have decided that the May-June courses will be delivered online-only and are expecting that the July-August courses will also likely be online-only. Summer enrollment is quite strong relative to the last couple of years and we are hopeful that there will be similar interest in our Fall courses, at least from domestic students.

Chairs in Arts and Science are now trying to plan for a spectrum of possible delivery modes in Fall. At best, we expect that some limited face-to-face delivery may be possible for students in small groups for the purpose of conducting labs or tutorial sections. We are therefore focussed on developing online materials that can be used in either a blended or online-only context. Online versions of labs that focus on rigorous data analysis skills and make use of either video introductions w/ lab data supplied to students or analysis with PhET applets are being developed for summer courses at the moment.

Finally, I’ll note that my term as chair of the Physics and Astronomy Department ends at the end of May; my colleague, Stephanie Ingraham will be taking over as chair at that point.

Chris Avis Department of Physics & Astronomy Camosun College

Capilano University

Lauren Moffatt Capilano University [email protected] Bruno Tomberli (not at Capilano University [email protected] the meeting)

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Capilano University Articulation Report - May 2020

This year we offered: Introductory Physics (PHYS 104 x4), “calculus-based” (PHYS 114 x4, 115 x2), Physics for Engineers (PHYS 116 x2), and our astronomy course ASTR (106 x2) and one offering of our new astronomy course ASTR 142. Compared to 2018-2019 we are down one section of PHYS 104 and up one section of Astronomy. We have experienced a drop in registration numbers for our engineering programs, and have reduced our offerings accordingly. Due to an increase in international students we offered an additional section of Astronomy.

Most notably, we ran PHYS 203 – Fluid Mechanics: The Physics of Flow for the first time. Enrolment was initially close to 10 students, but dropped off during the registration period due to scheduling conflicts and the course ran with 5 students. For 2020-2021, we will be able to offer a similar course offering as 2018-2019 with a few modifications. The changes from 2018-2019 to 2019-2020 are summarized in the table below:

2018 2019 2019 2020 Fall Spring Fall Spring Astr 106 2 0 1 1 Astr 142 0 1 1 1 Phys 104 3 1 2 1 Phys 114 2 2 2 1 Phys 115 1 1 1 1 Phys 116 1 1 1 1 Phys 203 0 1 0 0

There are also two additional courses, PHYS 112, and PHYS 113, which are standard first-year physics courses designed for Life Sciences students. If these courses receive any transfer status, we will offer one of each in place of Phys 114 and 115 respectively. The courses are planned to be offered soon in conjunction with Bachelors of Science General degree that is scheduled for launch soon. m Total enrollments for PHYS courses has been declining in comparisons to previous years. This is attributed to the lower enrolment in the engineering programs. There was no change in textbooks used from 2017/2018. COVID19 Update: Capilano University moved to online delivery during the week of March 16th 2020. A variety of online teaching tools were adopted by instructors, however the there was no standardized approach to delivery of instruction. Final exam weight was not altered for any of our first year courses and all final exams were weighted at 35%.

Coast Mountain College

Regan Sibbald Coast Mountain College [email protected]

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Coast Mountain College (Formerly Northwest Community College) Physics Articulation Report 2020

Coast Mountain College (CMTN) serves the rich and diverse communities and learners of BC’s beautiful northwest region including Terrace, Kitimat, Smithers, Prince Rupert, and Haida Gwaii. In Prince Rupert and Terrace there were 30 students (Terrace 27, Prince Rupert 3, international 18) in physics.

We continue to run algebra-based physics 101/102 (introduction to physics) in Prince Rupert and in Terrace, and one section of calculus-based physics 121/122 (advanced physics) in Terrace which will have the lecture video-conferenced to Prince Rupert with face-to-face lab sections in both campuses. At both campuses the maximum permitted in our labs is 18 so in Terrace we had two lab sections. Both courses have 3 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). Most of our advanced physics students continue in an engineering program at another institution, however this year we also have students moving on to chemistry, mathematics, and computer science degrees at other institutions.

There will be no change in curriculum, and we will be using OpenStax textbooks this year for both courses again. Our newly designed Physical Sciences Program (one-year certificate) is now separate from the Engineering program and is outlined in the next page. Open Textbooks are used for all math, phys, chem, and cpsc courses in the program except math 235. Textbooks for math 235 are currently being investigated. Challenges for adopting new texts include adjusting resources and having time for faculty to review them.

Regan Sibbald. College Professor - Physics and Mathematics CMTN Terrace [email protected] (250) 635-6511 ext. 5253

Term Course # Course Name Intended Degree Hrs Credi ts

Phys Chem Computer Earth Math Science Science

Fall CHEM 111 Fundamentals of Chemistry I þ þ þ 90 3.0

Fall CPSC 123 Computer Programming þ þ þ þ 90 3.0

Fall ENGL 101 University Writing þ þ þ þ þ 45 3.0

Fall MATH 101 Calculus I: Differential Calculus þ þ þ þ þ 67.5 3.0

Fall PHYS 121 Advanced Physics I þ þ or þ þ þ 90 3.0 PHYS 101

Winter CHEM 122 Principles of Chemistry II þ þ þ 90 3.0

Winter CPSC 124 Data Structures þ þ 90 3.0

Winter ENGL 151 Technical Writing I þ þ þ þ þ 45 3.0

Winter MATH 102 Calculus II: Integral Calculus þ þ þ þ þ 67.5 3.0

Winter PHYS 122 Advanced Physics II þ þ or þ þ þ 90 3.0 PHYS 102

Winter MATH 235 Linear Algebra þ þ or þ þ 45 3.0 elective*

Any Elective þ þ þ** þ 45 or 3.0 or more more

Total Credits 30 30 30 30 30

Total Hours (depends on 720 675 - 675 - 720 675 - 675 - 720 elective chosen) 720 720

*Math 235 is highly recommended but not required for the first year of a Chemistry degree and students may take another elective instead. We recommend taking it during this course of study as it is required in the second year of a chemistry degree at most universities. **It is recommended that the elective for a geoscience degree be either statistics (math 131) or a biology course.

College of New Caledonia

Barbara Rudecki College of New Caledonia [email protected]

Information added at the meeting

2020 Physics Articulation Report CNC offers UT calculus-based (PHYS 101/102, PHYS 204) and algebra-based physics courses (PHYS 105/106) to accommodate first year engineering transfer and general science transfer programs. PHYS 101 - Introductory Physics I – 43 students PHYS 102 - Introductory Physics II – 13 students PHYS 105 - General Physics I – 17 students PHYS 106 - General Physics II - 10 students PHYS 204 - Mechanics I Statics - 5 students In order to align with the requirements of Common First-Year Engineering Curriculum (CFYEC), the existing CNC First Year Engineering (Applied Science) Transfer Program had to be modified. Some of the currently offered physics courses needed to be revised. They were approved by the Educational Council in February 2020 and will be offered starting in the fall 2020. The courses are as follows: PHYS 101 – Introductory Physics - 3 CR (4,3) PHYS 102 – Introductory Physics II - 3 CR (4,3) PHYS 204 – Mechanics I – Statics - 3 CR (4,0) Physics Department also offers two physics courses for the Medical Radiography Program: PHYS 115 - Medical Radiography 1 and PHYS 225 - Medical Radiography 2. The maximum enrolment in these courses is based on the cohort admission, currently 16 students. Physics Department also delivers three physics courses for the Sonography Program: PHYS 170 – Physics for Sonography I, PHYS 173 – Physics for Sonography II and PHYS 175 – Physics for Sonography III. The maximum enrolment in these courses is based on the cohort admission, currently 16 students. All face-to face instructions were suspended in the third week of March amid COVID-19, and the courses migrated completely to the online delivery.

College of the Rockies

Ben Tippett College of the Rockies [email protected]

Information added at the meeting

College of the Rockies Physics Articulation Report May 2020

Ben Tippett.was hired in 2018. Teaches math and physics at COTR, and has a podcast called “The Titanium Physicist” http://titaniumphysicists.brachiolopemedia.com/

The Engineering articulation report included some additional information.

11 students were initially enrolled in the engineering program, and currently 9 with the other two planning on returning next year. The expected success rate is 7 or more out of 9 Based on current performance in APSC 141 (Engineering Statics and Dynamics), also called PHYSIII in the common curriculum.

Columbia College

Vladan Jovovoic Columbia College vjovovic@columbiacolleg

Information added at the meeting

Physics & Astronomy Articulation Report 2020

(Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee Meeting Report, 2020) The enrolment in Physics courses at Columbia College, for the 2019/2020 academic year, was like this: Summer 2019: Physics 110 - 13 Physics 120 - 6 Physics 130 - 10 Physics 205 - 1 Physics 11 - 18 Physics 12 - 29 Fall 2019: Physics 110 - 24 (2 lab sections) Physics 120 - 10 Physics 130 - 11 Physics 200 - 2 Physics 12 - 12 and 27 (2 sections) Winter 2020: Physics 100 - 10 Physics 110 - 19 Physics 118 - 8 (1 dropped late) -> 7 Physics 130 - 11 Physics 205 - 3 Physics 11 - 19 Physics 12 - 24 (2 dropped late) -> 22

The enrollment was good in high school Physics courses and rather low in UT Physics courses for science and engineering majors – Physics 120 was even cancelled in Winter 2020, due to the low interest. A new UT course for nonscience majors was introduced in Winter 2020 – Physics 100. Similar to the other postsecondary institutions in British Columbia (and around the world), the College switched to the online mode during Winter 2020. Also, since most of the students at the College are international, decrease in general enrolment (due to the effects of COVID-19) is expected in Summer 2020, as well as in Fall 2020.

Vladan Jovovic, Ph.D.

Tara Todoruk Columbia College [email protected]

Tara might join us at the meeting, but as she is about to go on maternity leave any day now, Vladan will be the representative.

Coquitlam College

Janusz Chrzanowski Coquitlam College [email protected]

Information added at the meeting

Coquitlam College Report to Articulation May 2020

There have been no major changes in the Physics Curriculum at Coquitlam College during the academic year 2019/202. However, due to the current pandemic, the College decided to run in the summer semester only the on-line courses (lectures). The problem regarding the science labs remains open. At Coquitlam College we continue to offer 1st year calculus-based Physics courses. Physics 101 (mechanics with an introduction to thermal Physics) is offered in the summer and the fall semesters, Physics 102 (electricity, magnetism and optics) is offered only once a year in the spring semester.

There are no plans for the second year courses.

The enrolment in Physics 101 courses has been fairly stable so far (20 – 40 students, one or two lab sections). However, the number of students interested in Physics 102 (electromagnetism) dropped substantially at the beginning of this year so that the Administration of the College decided not to offer the course in the spring semester 2020, and instead to go ahead with Phys 101 again. There have been significant changes in the demographics of the international students at Coquitlam College. We observe a steady increase in the number of Indian students, and a declined number of Chinese and other international students. The number of students enrolled at the College in recent years increased to almost 3500 so that the College has currently one (main) campus in Coquitlam and a new satellite one in Surrey.

Corpus Christi College

Hamid Maghzian Corpus Christi College [email protected]

Information provided at the meeting •

Report from Corpus Christi College (Physics and Astronomy articulation meeting) Represented by Dr. Hamid Maghzian

Founded in 1990, Corpus Christi College is a Catholic two-year liberal arts college located on UBC’s campus. The college offers over ninety courses in a variety of subjects, including physics and astronomy courses. Approximately 20% of the students at the college are international students.

No report submitted as of May 5 2020.

Douglas College

Jennifer Kirkey Douglas College [email protected] Will Gunton Douglas College [email protected]

• We recognize and acknowledge the QayQayt (Ki-Kite) First Nation, as well as all Coast Salish Peoples, on whose traditional and unceded territories we live, we learn, we play, and we do our work. • Offered a second years course in modern physics as a guided study in the Fall 2019. Steady increase in numbers from last year, though still less than 12 which is the number we need to run it as a regular course. • Offered our PHYS1108 course for the first time in Fall 2019. This matches SFU’s Physics for Life Science students – calculus based. Using open source textbooks. It was a guided study with 8 students. • The college as a whole has increasing numbers. We are full. The College has put a cap of about 15% on International Students. We have rented space in the Anvil Centre just downhill from the main campus in New Westminster. The College owns land across 8th Street and while discussions of a new building are beginning, it will be many more years before that happens. • Physics is bigger than we ever have been, with four full time faculty and some contract sections. • Engineering Program is still small with 8 students in our second year, but increasing numbers of first year students. Great enrolments this year. • We are using many custom editions of the open source OpenStax textbooks. • Working on a open source “Hibbeler clone” with BCcampus. Please contact me if you want to help with this project. More from BCcampus about this.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Takashi Sato Kwantlen Polytechnic University [email protected] Michael Poon Kwantlen Polytechnic University [email protected]

Information provided at the meeting

Kwantlen Polytechnic University 2020

Kwantlen Polytechnic University has campuses in Richmond, Surrey, Cloverdale and Langley and the Physics Department operates on three of them. At Langley Campus, PHYS 1400 & 1401 run as part of the long standing Environmental Protection Technology program. At Surrey and Richmond Campuses, we run our complement of first year courses in physics and engineering, as well as our various courses in astronomy for non-majors. In addition, Richmond Campus is home to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year courses for the B.Sc. Physics for Modern Technology, as well as the upper level lab opened in September 2016 (and visited by the Hon. Patty Hajdu, now a daily presence on TV.) The first year of this degree curriculum is a familiar mix of science courses but due to the very applied nature of this program, courses become specific for our degree from second year onwards. We see students transferring into our degree after (and during) first year fairly seamlessly but those arriving with some second and third year credits are seeing some glitches, as one normally would when changing majors mid-stream, even within the same university. We previously reported on our offerings of online lab sections for PHYS 1100 as well as online “lecture” sections, an experience made smooth through the work of Jillian Lang. In the online labs sections, students perform experiments using home kits built around the IOLab (http://www.iolab.science/) and remotely operated equipment (CloudLab). As KPU eliminated in-person instruction on March 17, 2020, the online course was able to continue essentially unaffected through the chaos of ever-changing reality. The challenge we did not initially foresee is occurring now. As we transition from winter to summer semesters, we need to manage the physical handling of the lab kits as they need to be collected and signed out to new students.

Takashi Sato

Langara College

Erfan Rezaie Langara College [email protected]

Information provided at the meeting

Langara College Physics and Astronomy Articulation Report 2019 Submitted by Bradley Hughes & Erfan Rezaie: [email protected] & [email protected]

Before the pandemic not much had changed at snəw̓ eyəɬ leləm̓ - Langara since the previous articulation meeting. We offer 47 sections of first and second year university transfer physics & astronomy classes each year. IN addition to first and second year university transfer physics, this includes an engineering mechanics class, courses for students who do not have grade 11 or grade 12 physics, and two semesters of first year astronomy courses for science students and a set for nonscience students. In total around 1200 students are enrolled each year. About a third of them are international students who contribute a disproportionate fraction of the college’s revenues.

Like everywhere else, in March we moved all remaining classes and labs online. Each instructor was required to find ways to reach at least 80% of the usual material in the class and labs.

Our summer semester will run entirely online with our usual complement of courses. The labs have been moved online with a combination of videos, simulations and labs using common household items.

We have no word yet on the college’s plans for the fall semester.

Bradley Hughes Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy snəw̓ eyəɬ leləm̓ - Langara College on the unceded land of the Musqueam nation.

North Island College

Dennis Lightfoot North Island College [email protected]

Information provided at the meeting

NIC Physics Articulation Notes 2020

Our enrollments in physics (and most of the math/science courses) were down again this year, and second-semester numbers were about 2/3 of first-semester numbers. Space science and astronomy numbers were up slightly, but this is likely because they were taught at our Courtenay campus instead of Campbell River and Port Alberni. The completion numbers are shown below. This does not include students who withdrew from the course before the deadline at the end of October or February.

Course Course Code Completions First-year Algebra based Physics PHY 100/101 15/8 First-year Calculus based Physics PHY 120/121 17/9 Second-year E&M PHY 216 3 Space Science & Astronomy SSA 100/101 12/13

Changes

This was our first year offering second-year physics classes. We had both PHY 216 (E&M) and PHY 215 (Quantum) scheduled, but only ended up offering PHY 216 with three students. Both are scheduled for next year, so hopefully we will get some more students staying for second- year. The three students taking PHY 216 this year were all engineering students transferring to UVic.

We are now using open texts for all of our university transfer physics and astronomy courses.

Adaptation during COVID-19 Crisis Like every other institution, we were forced to make changes to delivery and assessment after mid-March. In most courses, this meant switching to some form of online delivery and either timed online quizzes for “take home” exams. Instructors were given autonomy to do what they needed to do to make sure core learning outcomes were met while making sure that students were not unfairly impacted by the crisis

In all of the second semester physics and astronomy courses, that meant that the last two labs were replaced by something online with simulations, or cancelled. Invigilated final exams were not written.

We are not offering any physics in the intersession period this year, but we are offering SSA 100. The instructor is developing online and at-home labs (the night labs with the astrolabe are normally done at home anyway) for use this spring.

Northern Light College

Lisa Verbisky Northern Lights College [email protected] Iyad Manmoud Northern Lights college [email protected]

NLC is offering an Engineering Program.

They do have a math - physics instructor and while he did not have funding to attend the planned face to face meeting, he will be joining us online. Welcome to Iyad Mahmoud. Iyad taught both PHYS103 Mechanics and Waves - calculus based and PHYS104 Electricity and Magnetism and waves - calculus based. 5 students in Winter 2020. In addition Iyad teaches Math 50, in which we have 8 students.

In terms of the Engineering Certificate, Lisa Verbiksy shared the following information. Current Enrolment Northern Lights College’s (NLC) current engineering certificate has four domestic students enrolled. However, student numbers in many of the courses are strong due to enrolment from students in other programs. There is still the expectation that domestic student numbers will grow in future years to fill a cohort of 16 students with the common first year curriculum in place. Furthermore, it is expected that international students might also be attracted to the program with guaranteed transfer in place. Currently, the one year certificate offered by NLC does not meet the two year duration needed for international students to obtain their post-graduate work permit. As such, most international students interested in engineering take the Associate of Science degree. Lisa Verbisky, M.Sc., Inst. Dip. Associate Dean, Academic and Vocational Programs, Northern Lights College

Okanagan College

Robert Stutz Okanagan College [email protected]

Information added at the meeting

Okanagan College –Physics & Astronomy Articulation Report – May 2020

Okanagan College has four main campuses: Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna, and Penticton. Kelowna is our largest campus, accounting for ~65% of Arts & Science students. Recent enrollment history at OC for the Associate of Science across all OC Campuses:

2013 – 14 2014 – 15 2015 – 16 2016 – 17 2017 – 18 2018 – 2019 – 20 19 Applied 663 629 772 773 1005 925 814 Enrolled 284 273 294 319 417 346 345

Enrolment notes: • Applications were a bit reduced, but enrollment was comparable to previous year. Numbers still bolstered by international students. Course/Enrolment Updates: • Our courses offered at Okanagan College remain mostly the same: • 2017-18 Numbers 2018-19 Numbers 2019-20 Numbers PHYS112/122 – Algebra-based Physics I & II 217 250 229 PHYS111/121 – Calculus-based Physics I & II 130 128 95 PHYS126 – Physics for Electronic Engineering 14 22 22 PHYS200 – Relativity and Modern Physics 6 3 7 PHYS215 – Thermodynamics 18 12 38 PHYS202 – Engineering Mechanics I 8 7 13 ASTR110/111/112/120/121/122 – Astronomy I & 72 80 74 II 14 22 32

ASTR220 – Astrobiology 23 24 34 ASTR230 – History of the Universe • Course changes in 2019/2020: o PHYS111 and PHYS121 went from three to four lecture contact hours per week, starting Fall 2019. Minor content changes were also implemented to more closely align the course with the CFYEC requirements; existing course transfers are expected to hold. • New courses to be offered 2020/2021: o PHYS228 – Classical Mechanics • Okanagan College to offer Common Engineering curriculum starting Fall 2020, expecting an intake of ~10 students. Attrition: remains around 20-25% from Fall to Winter semester. Covid-19 Response: • Phys/Astr dept. moved to online-only on March 18th (as did most of Okanagan College). o Continued labs via alternate delivery (online simulations) o Final exams reduced from 40% of grade to 30% • Okanagan College allowing withdrawals (‘W’, no refunds) up to three weeks from posting of final grades. No other grade adjustments or options for students. • Contingency planning in progress for 2020/2021 for online and in-person delivery. No decisions yet.

Selkirk College

Raoul Kemper Selkirk College [email protected]

Information added at the meeting

Enrollment numbers Phys 102 (Fall) Basic Physics 1: 2017 - 34 2018 - 32 BOOK: Physics, 10th Edition, by Cutnell & Johnson

Phys 103 (Winter) Basic Physics 2: 2018 - 20 2019 - 19 BOOK: Physics, 10th Edition, by Cutnell & Johnson

Phys 104 (Fall) Fundamental Physics 1: 2017 - 36 2018 - 24 BOOK: Fundamental Pysics, 10th ed. Wiley

Phys 105 (Winter) Fundamental Physics 2: 2018 - 30 2019 - 18 BOOK: Fundamental Physics, 10th ed. Wiley

Phys 200 (Fall) Principals of Mechanics: 2017 - 21 2018 - 14 BOOK: Statics (Hibbeler)

Simon Fraser University

Barbara Frisken Simon Fraser University [email protected]

Additional Information shared at the meeting • First year life-science stream is undergoing review. Coming soon, hopefully this summer. Barb Frisken will be chair of physics at SFU again in the fall. • SFU is hosted the CAP Canadian Association of Physics conference from June 4-8 2019. There were special rates for college and high school instructors. $25 for college teachers. Physics education is a big part of CAP. It was a great conference.

SFU Departmental Report 2020

1. We’ve switched the order of our second year lab courses. I will be reviewing all articulation agreements this summer. (changes new)

PHYS 233 - Physics Laboratory IV III (3)

Statistical data analysis, experimental design and scientific communication, studied in the context of experiments spanning a range of physical systems. Prerequisite: PHYS 231 or ENSC 280PHYS 133 or PHYS 141 or ENSC 280, with a minimum grade of C-. Recommended prerequisite: CMPT 120. Quantitative.

PHYS 231 - Physics Laboratory III (3) PHYS 234 - Physics Laboratory IV (3)

Introduction to modern techniques in experimental physics, including computer-aided data acquisition, electronics, control theory, and statistical data analysis. Prerequisite: PHYS 130, 133 or 141(no substitutions) Co Prerequisite: PHYS 233 and PHYS 255, with a minimum grade of C-. Students with credit for PHYS 231 may not take PHYS 234 for further credit. Quantitative.

2. Review of QM stream and QM courses - Revise first course so that it can be taken by any student with linear algebra, making it accessible to students in Computing Science, Mathematics and Engineering, who may be interested in opportunities associated with the new Quantum Algorithms Institute

3. PHYS 101/102 Rethinking (physics for life science students) - Review what we are teaching and why (April 2019) - Develop education goals - Review textbook

4. First-year Textbook Summary: Physics 100 (physics 12): OpenStax College Physics Physics 101/102 (life sciences): Giancoli - Physics: Principles with applications (in process of reviewing this) Physics 120/121 (calculus): Flipit Physics + Tipler (optional) Physics 140/141 (studio, calculus): Flipit Physics + Tipler (optional) Physics 125/126 (enriched): Halliday, Resnick and Krane (considering Chabay and Sherwood)

The complete textbook list is attached as a separate page.

Barbara Frisken, Chair, Physics Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, SFU April 15, 2020

Course # Course Name Title Author PHYS 100 Introduction to Physics SFU version of Openstax OPENSTAX COLLEGE PHYSICS PHYS 101 Physics for the Life Physics: Principles with Giancoli Sciences I Applications PHYS 102 Physics for the Life Physics: Principles with Giancoli Sciences II Applications PHYS Mechanics and Modern FlipIt Physics 120/140 Physics Studio Physics-Mechanics Physics for Scientists Tipler and Engineers PHYS Optics E+M FlipIt Physics 121/141 Studio Physics - E+M Physics for Scientists Tipler and Engineers PHYS 125 Mechanics and Relativity Physics (V1) HALLIDAY, RESNICK AND KRANE PHYS 126 Electricity, Magnetism and Matter and Interactions HALLIDAY, RESNICK Light AND KRANE PHYS 132 Physics Laboratory I MEASUREMENTS HUGHES/Oxford AND THEIR UNCERTAINTIES : A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MODERN ERROR ANALYSIS

PHYS 133 Physics Laboratory II MEASUREMENTS HUGHES/Oxford AND THEIR UNCERTAINTIES : A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MODERN ERROR ANALYSIS PHYS 190 Intro to Astronomy OPENSTAX Openstax ASTRONOMY PHYS 211 Intermediate Mechanics INTRODUCTION TO David Morin CLASSICAL MECHANICS PHYS 231 Physics Laboratory III MEASUREMENTS HUGHES/Oxford AND THEIR UNCERTAINTIES : A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MODERN ERROR ANALYSIS PHYS 233 Physics Laboratory IV MEASUREMENTS HUGHES/Oxford AND THEIR UNCERTAINTIES : A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MODERN ERROR ANALYSIS PHYS 255 Vibrations and Waves VIBRATIONS & FRENCH/Norton WAVES PHYS 285 Relativity/Quantum SPECIAL Helliwell/TIPLER/MPS Mechanics RELATIVITY/MODERN PHYSICS PHYS 321 Intermediate Electricity INTRO TO GRIFFITHS/Pearson Magnetism ELECTRODYNAMICS PHYS 326 Electronics/Instrumentation ELECTRONIC MALVINO/McGraw-Hill PRINCIPLES PHYS Advanced Physics Lab I MEASUREMENTS HUGHES/Oxford 332W AND THEIR UNCERTAINTIES : A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MODERN ERROR ANALYSIS PHYS 344 Thermal Physics Basic Thermodynamics Carrington, Gerald PHYS 347 Intro. To Biological Physics PHYSICAL BIOLOGY PHILLIPS/Taylor&Francis OF THE CELL PHYS 365 Semiconductor Device SEMICONDUCTOR NEAMEN/McGraw Hill PHYSICS & DEVICES PHYS 384 Methods of Theoretical Mathematical Physics BUTKOV/Pearson Physics PHYS 385 Quantum Mechanics I A Modern Approach to Townsend/USB Quantum Mechanics PHYS 390 Introduction to Introduction to Ryden/Addison-Wesley Astrophysics Cosmology

Extragalactic Schneider/Springer Astronomy & Cosmology PHYS 395 Computational Physics Numerical Recipes PHYS 413 Advanced Mechanics MECHANICS (V1) LANDAU/Butterworth- Heinmann CLASSICAL GOLDSTEIN/Pearson MECHANICS PHYS 415 Quantum Mechanics II MODERN APPROACH TOWNSEND/USB TO QUANTUM MECHANICS PHYS 421 Electromagnetic Waves INTRO TO GRIFFITHS/Cambridge ELECTRODYNAMICS PHYS 431 Advanced Physics Lab II No textbook PHYS 445 Statistical Physics STATISTICAL AND Gould/Prinston University THERMAL PHYSICS PHYS Modern Physics OPTICAL PHYSICS LIPSON/Cambridge 455/855 PHYS 465 Solid State Physics The Oxford Solid State Simon/Oxford Basics PHYS Particle Physics MODERN PARTICLE THOMSON/Cambridge 485/871 PHYSICS INTRO TO GRIFFITHS/Wiley ELEMENTARY PARTICLES PHYS Relativity and Gravitation Spacetime and Carroll/Pearson 490/881 Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity Gravity: An Introduction Hartle/Benjamin- to Einstein's General Cummings Relativity PHYS HEP Techniques Particle Detectors Grupen, Claus/ 492/881 Cambridge Introduction to Fernow, Clinton, Experimental Particle Cambridge Physics

Thompson Rivers University

George Weremczuk Thompson Rivers University [email protected]

Information added at the meeting

Physics Articulation Report 2020 Enrollments:

Enrollments in physics courses were again generally higher than the previous year. In the fall semester, most of the physics courses offered, other than service courses and the calculus-based first- year course, were either filled or required capacity increases to accommodate the increased demand. The PHYS 1100 – Fundamentals of Physics 1 algebra-based course ended the fall semester with 148 students compared to 133 in fall 2018 and 105 in fall 2017. The subsequent course, PHYS 1200 – Fundamentals of Physics 2, finished the winter semester with 97 students compared to 80 the previous year. In contrast, the PHYS 1150 – Mechanics and Waves calculus-based course dropped to 55 students from 80 in fall 2018 and the PHYS 1250 – Thermodynamic, Electricity and Magnetism dropped to 24 students in Winter 2020 from 49 in winter 2019. Fall 2018 had been a sharp increase from the previous years so the enrollment numbers may have just returned to the traditional.

At the upper level, where non-lab courses typically have capacities of 12, PHYS 3140 – Fluids saw an enrollment of 15, PHYS 3160 – Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics saw 16, and PHYS 3150 – Physics of Materials saw 20. Some of these additional students were general science students planning to go into education after completing their degrees. Physics and mathematics courses are favoured because of the anticipated demand for teachers in those subjects.

We expect to be graduating four physics major students this year.

Program revisions:

Thompson Rivers University has undertaken the implementation of a general education model for all programs. General education intends to develop the breadth and depth of studies so that students become more effective learners and are prepared for “a productive life of work, citizenship, and personal fulfilment.” This is like approaches taken by SFU and Capilano University in BC and in various universities in the US. The model consists of eight institutional learning outcomes related to teamwork and communication, lifelong learning and citizenship, knowledge and critical thinking & investigation, intercultural awareness and indigenous

knowledges & ways. For a student’s successful completion of a program of study, each program must provide the eight institutional learning outcomes through courses within the program or through elective courses outside of the program. No physics courses are being changed but some program requirements may have to be adjusted, specifying some of the elective courses students should be taking.

As well, each program must identify or introduce high-impact practice courses to be taken in either the first or second year of the program. “GE-HIP courses incorporate deep approaches to learning, which encompass engaging with diverse perspectives and people, collaborating with faculty, peers, and/or community members about course content outside of class, analyzing ideas, applying theories, critically assessing the value of information as well as one’s own views, and trying to understand others’ perspectives”. The department feels that our typical first-year courses, which include a hands-on laboratory component, qualify

In the final year of every program students must complete a capstone course. “A capstone course consolidates prior academic experience as the student synthesizes, integrates, demonstrates, and expands upon knowledge developed at TRU during their studies”. Our department has identified PHYS 4480 – Directed Studies in Physics and PHYS 4500 – Advanced Physics Laboratory as meeting the requirements of a capstone course. As both courses are currently electives, we will have to amend the physics major program to require that a student pursuing a physics major must complete one of these courses. The physics faculty were already planning revisions to the physics major to reduce the number of required courses and increase the number of elective courses. The requirements of the General Education Model will be integrated into those revisions. The revised curriculum will tentatively become effective in Fall 2021.

New and revised courses:

PHYS 3000 – Introduction to Quantum Computing will be offered for the first time in Fall 2020. The course is intended for upper level students in physics, computing science or mathematics as an upper-level elective in the three programs. EPHY 1170 – Physics for Engineering 1 and EPHY 1270 – Physics for Engineering 2 have been approved and will replace EPHY 1150 and EPHY 1250 in the 2021-22 academic year. EPHY 1170 and EPHY 1270 were developed to meet the requirements of the First-year Engineering Common Curriculum courses, PHYS I and PHYS II.

Two new upper-level courses, Statistical Mechanics and Particle Physics, are in development. These courses will draw upon the expertise of the department’s newest faculty member. They are part of the department’s initiative to increase the variety of course offerings.

Texts used or recommended: PHYS 1100 - College Physics, Urone, Hinrichs, Dirks & Sharma, OpenStax PHYS 1150 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers, R.A. Serway and J.W. Jewett, 8th or 9th edition PHYS 1200 - College Physics, Urone, Hinrichs, Dirks & Sharma, OpenStax

PHYS 1250 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers, R.A. Serway and J.W. Jewett, 8th or 9th edition PHYS 1580 - College Physics, P.P. Urone, R. Hinrichs, K. Dirks and M. Sharma, OpenStax PHYS 2000 - Modern Physics, Randy Harris, Pearson/Addison-Wesley, 2nd ed. PHYS 2150 – Introduction to Electric Circuits, Richard C. Dorf, James A. Svoboda, Wiley, 9th edition PHYS 2200 - Analytical Mechanics, G.R. Fowles and G.L. Cassiday, Thomson Learning Inc., 7th edition PHYS 2250 - Introduction to Electrodynamics, David J. Griffiths, Prentice Hall (any edition) PHYS 3090 – Electronic Devices and Circuits, Theodore Bogart, Prentice Hall, 6th edition or later PHYS 3100 - Digital Design, M. Morris Mano, Prentice Hall, 5th edition PHYS 3150 - Fundamentals of Condensed Matter and Crystalline Physics, David L. Sidebottom (Cambridge University Press). Suggested: Introduction to Solid State Physics, Kittel PHYS 3200 - Classical Mechanics, J. R. Taylor, University Science Books, 2005.

ASTR 1140/1150 – Astronomy, OpenStax

Trinity Western University

Arnold Sikemma Trinity Western University [email protected]

Physics at Trinity Western University Report for the BC Articulation Committee Meeting 2020

by Dr. Arnold 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, as well as our pre-engineering options. • Physics is part of our Department of Mathematical Sciences, which includes math, computing science, physics, pre-engineering. • All 200+ level courses are offered on an alternate year basis, allowing students to complete a minor or concentration, with zero to three graduating per year with these options (zero this year). • Only first-year courses were held; 200+ level classes all had zero or too- low enrolment. One student completed 220: Mechanics via directed study. It appears that during my 2018-19 sabbatical leave interest in the physics minor and concentration sadly waned. • Four of the planned classes were canceled due to low enrolment (215: Stellar and Galactic Astronomy; 310: Topics in Modern Physics; 230: Electricity & Magnetism; 360: Optics). • Enrolments in 2019-20 were: o 111: Fundamentals of Physics I: 49 (6 failing) o 112: Fundamentals of Physics II: 27 (0 failing) o 220: Mechanics: 1, by directed study • Courses planned for Fall 2020 are: o 111: Fundamentals of Physics I o 230: Electricity & Magnetism (with lab) – likely directed study for 1 student o 341: Advanced Physical Chemistry I (with lab) – cross- listed with chemistry (5 enrolled) • Courses planned for Spring 2021 are: o 112: Fundamentals of Physics II

o 360: Optics (with lab) – likely will be cancelled • For Physics 111/112, we used Hawkes, Iqbal, Mansour, Milner-Bolotin, Williams, Physics For Scientists and Engineers: An Interactive Approach, 2nd edition (Nelson, 2019) plus Möbius access (ebook required; loose-leaf or hardcover print formats optional). Homework was assigned online via Möbius and supplemented by one written problem per chapter. •

COVID-19 adjustments

General COVID-19 impacts • TWU’s last face-to-face classes were March 13. Classes were cancelled for March 15 & 16 for faculty to prepare for completing the semester online. COVID-19 measures adopted by Senate on March 12: • “University Senate has put in place the following measures that will apply for the duration of COVID-19 for any course which the University is not able to deliver in the normal manner. Each of the following measures for grading options must be documented by the faculty member in a revised course syllabus (i.e., they are applicable to all students in the course) and must be approved by the Dean. o If a grade that reflects student academic achievement can be fairly determined based on completed work, then a letter grade may be determined and submitted. o If a specific letter grade cannot be fairly determined based on completed work, then the Letter Grade Scale may be changed to a Pass/Fail Grading Scale. (Pass/Fail grades are not included in the GPA, but can satisfy graduation requirements.) o If it is essential that course requirements are fully completed (e.g. a Nursing Clinical Placement), then an extension of the normal course timeframe may be granted. o Any other options proposed by the faculty member and agreed to by the Dean must be approved by the Provost.” COVID-19 measures adopted by Senate on April 28: • “Students have the option of choosing P/F rather than a letter grade for courses taken in the Spring 2020 term. The P/F grade will not count towards the student GPA.” (This is on a per- student basis, upon application to the Registrar.) • My paraphrase: TWU will allow other institutions’ courses that have moved to a P/F grading system in Spring or Summer 2020 (or as long as these institutions offer this in relief of the COVID-19 situation) to be considered for transfer.

COVID-19 adjustments in Physics 112 • I removed our coverage of: o physical optics (normally one week of lectures and one lab) o relativity and quantum physics introductions (normally one third of a week

each) o a geometric optics lab was replaced by an online activity • I recorded (and posted to YouTube) 10- to 30-minute lectures introducing the remaining topics, as well as sample solutions to problems. • I referred students to other required and optional online demonstrations and/or lecture content. • I held synchronous Zoom sessions entirely as tutorials, not for the introduction of new content, and recorded and posted these on YouTube. • The homework continued as usual, with written problems submitted as PDFs via Adobe Scans (e.g.). • The final exam was open-book over a 4-hour period (adding one hour ahead of the already assigned 3-hour time slot), with exam submitted as PDFs and confirmed via one-on-one Zoom meetings for checkout and final greetings. I am very confident that there was no cheating on the exam.

COVID-19 plans for Summer and Fall 2020 • University-wide o Summer courses (mostly intense three-week courses) are fully online. (Very few science courses are offered in the summer anyway, and none with labs, except for a new chemistry course “Chem 101: Elementary Elements” which has students using grocery- and hardware-store items for labs.) o This week, the University has told faculty that we will very likely be moving to a mixed-mode course delivery (some combination of in-person + online) in the Fall semester. • For Physics 111+112 o Lectures: I will likely do all content introduction via recorded lectures, and hold in- person / synchronous online tutorials and group & individual office hours. Laboratory: I am very likely going to require students to purchase or rent an IOLab and will spend much of the summer preparing the lab manual. Hopefully this will be done with the help of our Physics lab instructor and one or two u

University of British Columbia – Okanagan

Jake Bobowski University of British Columbia- [email protected] Okanagan

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The Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Physics and Astronomy 3333 University Way Kelowna, BC V1V April 23, 2020

The UBC Okanagan Physics group continues to grow. We hired a medical physicist (Rebecca Feldman, MRI) and an astrophysicist (Alex Hill, CHIME).

We saw a 6% drop in the number of students taking first-year physics compared to last year. Over the past four academic years, the enrollment numbers in term 1 have been 632, 694, 744, 711. The corresponding term 2 numbers are 493, 535, 571, 523. The attrition from term 1 to term 2 in the range of 22 to 26%.

At UBC Okanagan, we offer two streams of first-year physics. The PHYS 111/121 stream in for students interested in the physical sciences and the PHYS 112/122 stream is intended for students planning to enter programs within the life sciences. Both streams are calculus-based. In both terms 1 and 2, 62 or 63% of our first-year physics students were in the life-sciences stream. In both streams, students that have not completed grade 12 physics are required to enrol in a tutorial section.

The average enrollment in second-year courses was 28 compared to 41, 39, and 29 in the past 3 years. This drop may have been due, in part, to a poor first-year physics experience for many students in the physical sciences stream. In 2018/19W, PHYS 111 and 121 were both taught sessionally. The average number of students in our upper-year courses was 19 (compared to 17 last year). This year, 17 of our students have applied to graduate (compared to 15 last year).

Changes to the Bachelor of Science degree requirements will have an effect on first-year physics enrollment at UBCO. B.Sc. will no longer be required to complete six credits of first-year physics (typically PHYS 111 and 121 or PHYS 112 and 122). Beginning in 2020/21W, students will only be required to complete “at least three credits of experimental science in any of BIO, CHEM, EESC, or PHYS courses with labs.” Programs offering science degrees such as psychology have dropped first-year physics as a degree requirement.

At UBC Okanagan, physics is in the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. The department is currently exploring the possibility of splitting into two or more smaller departments

Jake Bobowski [email protected]

University of British Columbia – Vancouver

Tom Mattison University of British Columbia- [email protected] Vancouver

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UBC-Vancouver Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee Report Tom Mattison

There are currently 124 students in Physics or Astronomy degree programs in 4th year (or above), compared to 136 (2019), 125 (2018), 94 (2017), 92 (2016), 69 (2015), 93 (2014), 93 (2013), and 79 (2012). They are: 43 majors physics, 12 majors astronomy, 15 honours biophysics, 15 combined-honours physics, 11 honours physics, 15 honours astronomy, 1 combined major oceanography & physics, and 12 combined-major physics & computer science.

There are 84 students who have applied to graduate this year (50 majors, 34 honours), compared to 85 (2019), 70 (2018), 56 (2017), 59 (2016), 46 (2015), 70 (2014), 57 (2013), and 49 (2012).

We also graduate about 50 students in engineering-physics each year.

First year physics and astronomy students take PHYS 117 (mechanics), PHYS 118 (E&M), which are lecture courses, and PHYS 119 (1-credit lab). We also offer enriched PHYS 107 (mechanics with lab component), PHYS 108 (E&M lecture), and PHYS 109 (1-credit lab). Other science students usually take PHYS 101 (a range of topics, plus lab component). Engineering students take PHYS 157 (thermal physics and waves), PHYS 158 (E&M), PHYS 159 (1-credit lab), and PHYS 170 (engineering statics and dynamics).

The Faculty of Science response to the Coronavirus lockdown was to move all lectures online, and move final exams online (with a variety of invigilation solutions and problems). Lab courses were graded on work done before the lockdown. The weight of final exams was reduced to either 5% or 30% of the course grade, whichever gives a student the higher grade. Students could also, after seeing their final grade, elect Credit/D/Fail grading, or Withdraw from the course.

The Faculty of Science requested that courses with combined lecture and lab components be split into separate lab and lecture courses. The lecture components will be delivered online if required. It is unlikely that the lab components can be delivered in the Fall, and perhaps not even in the Spring. Students will need pick up the lab components later. This will likely require early-morning, late-evening, or summer labs to deal with the double-cohort.

We have created a new course code PHYS 131 for the lecture component of PHYS 101, and a course code PHYS 106 for the lecture component of PHYS 107. Both will use the existing PHYS 119 lab for students that require a lab component. Our intention is to not go back to the combined lecture + lab courses.

The summer 2020 PHYS 101 instructor thinks he can deliver the lab component online, as well as online lectures. If this is successful and scalable, we will likely do the same thing in the Fall 2020, but go to the PHYS 131 + PHYS 119 model when in-person instruction is possible.

Physics degree students will take PHYS 106 or 117 (online) and PHYS 119 when available. We are exploring whether the PHYS 119 lab can be delivered at home, but this is not yet decided.

Mechanics courses should not normally be mapped to new PHYS 131. Mechanics lecture courses with no lab component should map to PHYS 117. Mapping to PHYS 101 is deprecated, because it doesn’t count toward a physics degree, and will be discontinued (although it will remain in the Calendar for a number of years). E&M lecture courses should map to PHYS 118 (and not the discontinued PHYS 102). If both terms of physics have a lab component, that should map to PHYS 119. A separate lab course should map to PHYS 119.

The physics courses for engineering students already had separate lab components, so there were no changes, and no need to change articulation.

Chemistry has created new course codes to split off lab components, but intends to go back to combined courses when that is possible. So presumably no articulation changes are required.

Erik Korolenko University Canada West [email protected]

University Canada West

From the web page https://www.ucanwest.ca/about/mission-goals

Welcome to University Canada West, Vancouver’s business-focused university. University Canada West was founded in 2004 by Dr. David Strong, an accomplished academic and distinguished scientist who served as President of the University of Victoria for more than a decade. The vision was to create an independent, accessible university with a practical focus and an emphasis on teaching excellence.

UCW is an innovative business and technology-oriented, teaching-focused institution in Canada, offering applied undergraduate and graduate degrees for domestic and international students. The university is a dynamic and growing institution defined by its close connections to the business community and a commitment to outstanding student services.

How many students in 1 - 2- 3- 4- year?

What did you do about the Covid-19 shut down?

Online Resources and Supports for Students

As all other Lower Mainland Higher Education institutions, UCW has been impacted by COVID-19. Since most of our programs were already approved for delivery online, UCW already had the infrastructure in place for remote delivery of instruction, centered around the learning management system, Moodle. The quickly-evolving nature of the health emergency in BC has precipitated additional investments in resources to help our students with the transition.

Grading scale adjustments

There have been no institutional-wide adjustments to the grading scale.

As the closure of campus and transition to online delivery coincided with the beginning of the exam period, some instructors maintained their grading scale and chose to have their students undertake the final exams using ProctorU (an online platform for proctoring exams remotely).

In order to support the students who lacked the necessary tools for exams in ProctorU, some instructors also changed their final exams into assignments or projects. The students were asked to submit their assignments or projects into Turnitin (online software for identifying similarities) in order to ensure academic integrity.

Other instructors substituted their final exams with a different method of evaluation of student work but kept the grading scale for those assignments.

Library Services

Our librarians usually receive a reduced number of requests for assistance from students during the last few weeks of each term. In order to assist students during periods when the campus is closed, UCW librarians have expanded their coverage in AskAway – the cooperative virtual chat service from B.C.’s post-secondary institutions. This service allows students at both public and private degree- granting institutions to receive research assistance beyond the normally scheduled daytime hours. Library staffing levels have been adjusted to reduce the response time to all faculty/student inquiries to less than 24 hours (instead of 48).

Student Services

Student Services have created and been offering online content for students, including guides about financial assistance available to students from the provincial and federal governments. To help

students better manage their mental health, UCW has promoted the mental health support service (Keep Me Safe); this service is available online and via phone, with over 20 different languages available to assist the students.

Both our Student Services, Career Development Centre, Library staff are planning to host online events and workshops in career related topics, social events (e.g. trivia games), well-being events (e.g. yoga lessons) and informational webinars (e.g. immigration advising) for the students in the coming term. Faculty have also volunteered to offer skill development and co-curricular virtual workshops throughout the semester.

Technology and Information Services

UCW has invested in upgrading the technology infrastructure for a number of months in preparation for the campus opening at Vancouver House in July 2020. Since February 2020, all students have been provided access to Microsoft’s Office 365, an online platform of collaboration and productivity apps. This suite of products provides access to video-conferencing software (via Microsoft Teams), the standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Powerpoint), and much more.

Plans for the lab courses this summer: laboratory content delivered online

There are only a few classes at UCW that have a laboratory component (for example, PHYS101 and BIOL100) and the faculty teaching these courses have indicated that there are numerous online tools for delivering lab content. Specifically, in PHYS101 we carry out:

• online simulations of physical experiments • experiments using Physics Toolbox suite, an Android / iOS smartphone app that allows: o measuring acceleration, o measuring light intensity, o measuring sound intensity and frequency, o plotting real-time sound frequency spectrum, o generation of sound at a fixed frequency with basic waveforms. o results acquired by Physics Toolbox suite can be downloaded for further analysis. • we record videos of lab experiments and perform their frame-by-frame analysis. This allows us to measure the time dependence of the position and velocity of: o a simple pendulum, o a bouncing ping-pong ball, o an object sliding on an inclined plane (static vs dynamic friction).

University of the Fraser Valley

Norm Taylor University of the Fraser [email protected] Valley Peter Mulhern University of the Fraser [email protected] Valley

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University of the Fraser Valley Articulation Report - May 2020 News: - 1st calculus-based engineering & physics stream courses (PHYS 111/112) enrolments are up a bit (from 267 to 311 on an annual basis). But these calculus-based enrolments are still significantly below our historical high of around 400. Our algebra-based service course enrollments (ASTR 101/103/104, PHYS 100/101/105) are also up (from 226 to 247), mostly due our new ASTR 101 course, so overall a little higher this year. - Second-year numbers are down again (from 78 to 60 in total), but upper-levels are up (from 141 to 178. Don’t ask me how that works.) but since many of those students are doing the Engineering Physics Diploma as well (see next bullet), these are also pretty stable. - Engineering Transfer enrolments stable (from 91 to 94), but our Engineering Physics- Mechatronics Diploma enrolments way down (from 134 to 50), which may explain the big decrease in other second-year Physics courses. - We have a total of sixteen graduates so far this year, but I don’t yet know the breakdown between Honours, Majors, Minors and Double Majors. (As usual, the last two categories are almost always paired with Math.) - We have seventeen (up from seven!) Engineering Physics/Mechatronics Diploma graduates (almost always paired with a Physics Major). This will be a historic high, I think – I expect that International students will be thin on the ground next year - Still no progress on our Engineering program proposal. Administration would like us to go in an “Agricultural Engineering” direction, where we feel that would be fatal to our EngPhys/Mechatronics program. After all, can anyone think of any similar programs that are successful? We couldn’t. But they seem to have conceded that perhaps building on our existing EngPhys/Mechatronics diploma is viable. And with the current situation, I estimate that there will be a year’s delay at minimum anyway.

- I was worried about International students. Last year, they approached 20% of total FTEs at UFV, mostly in CompSci and Business. Now, the plan is to cap at that number, but now “this was a fluid target that would likely need to be exceeded as we worked to balance the needs of existing students with our goal to diversify and, therefore, welcome new students from new areas. As such, 25% seems a more flexible target.” Our own numbers are still low – in fact, some of the students who sign up to our EngPhys Diploma (and get preferred immigration status) seem to move over to Business very quickly. But that’s probably no longer a problem.

Changes: - As mentioned last year, all of our first-year service courses now use an OpenStax text. However, this may change due to the new situation. With online learning, it is much easier to have the publisher’s software package worry about homework instead of faculty. Our mainstream calculus-based courses do not and will not for the foreseeable future. It’s not because of the existence (or not) of a test bank – as mentioned, online homework is very attractive to some faculty, and (more importantly) student performance is adversely affected. - Introducing a “lab-less” astronomy course (Astr 101) was a great success, enrollment- wise, compared to the normal Astr 103. However, it is noticeable that the average course mark was about 10% lower. - Last year there was a push to include learning outcomes relevant to indigenous people in all our courses. Now there is a push to hire indigenous faculty – if you know such a person who is looking to become a physics faculty member, please let me know. If you know of someone in any discipline, let them know – UFV is eager to hire them (even though all other hirings have been suspended). - Any changes as a result of COVID-19 are covered below. (They are essentially the same as the response to a query from Brian Dick of the Engineering Articulation group.) They are also in a HIGH state of flux. o Some courses require complicated lab equipment, and so cannot be done at home. We may cancel these courses, or have MUCH smaller lab sections to accommodate social distancing, or have smaller groups present in the lab for data-taking only (and analysis at home). This will require the labs being open for much longer days. o Some courses may be a mix of labs that can be done at home and those that require a lab. We can alternate between the two. o We have not yet found any satisfactory online labs. We are not in favour of using simulations. Any labs done at home or online suffer from SEVERE plagiarism problems. o Same problems with assignments, projects, final exams etc. We are trying to persuade our administrators that running exams in an aircraft hangar (or a gym) is OK.

University of Northern British Columbia

George Jones University of Northern British Columbia [email protected]

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University of Northern British Columbia Physics Department 2020

UNBC offers a full physics program, and no major curriculum changes were made during 2019/2020. UNBC was about to fly in the final three candidates for a tenure-track Physics position when shutdown occurred. In January 2018, it was announced that the University of Northern British Columbia would get full progammes in both civil and environmental engineering. Each programme has 35 seats in each year. It was expected that this should increase enrollment in first-year calculus-based lectures and labs (more sections) by about 35 students in Fall 2019.

Enrolment 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- % change 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Physics 115 (physics 12) 61 68 74 71 59 -17

Physics 110/111 (calculus-based) 149 131 134 122 141 +16

Physics 100/101 (algebra-based) 156 172 200 189 172 -9

ASTR 120/121 (Astronomy) 32 39 37 57 43 -25

Physics 150 (Physics for Future 26 10 10 not 12 +20 Leaders) offered Second-Year (four-course total) 18 32 30 40 15 -63

Textbooks 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Physics 115 College Physics: Physics, Cutnell and Physics, Cutnell and (physics 12) OpenStax Johnson Johnson

Physics 110/111 Physics for Scientists Physics for Scientists Physics for Scientists (calculus-based) and Engineers, Serway and Engineers, Serway and Engineers, and Jewett and Jewett Serway and Jewett Physics 100/101 College Physics, College Physics, College Physics, (algebra-based) Serway and Vuille Serway and Vuille Serway and Vuille ASTR 120/121 Astronomy, OpenStax Astronomy Today, 21st Century (Astronomy) Chaisson and McMillan Astronomy, Kay, Palen, and Blumenthal Physics 150 Physics and not offered An Introduction to (Physics for Technology for Future Physical Science, Future Leaders) Presidents, Muller Shipman, Wilson, Higgins, Torre

George Jones Department of Physics, University of Northern British Columbia

University of Victoria

Mark Laidlaw University of Victoria [email protected]

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UVic 1st and 2nd year PHYS and ASTR articulation report, May 2020

1st year PHYS:

There were no significant changes in our offerings this past year. Our overall enrolment was somewhat down, primarily driven by a decrease of about 10% in entering BEng students.

We are undertaking a comprehensive curriculum review. While first-year offerings are not explicitly part of the review, the pandemic has put the idea of separating out a lab course in first year squarely on the table. No changes for the upcoming year, but “watch this space”.

Courses offered: PHYS 102A (first term) and 102B (second term) – An algebra-based survey of physics. Normally offered Sept-April. Formerly a two-term course PHYS 102. Primary Audience: Biology students Text: Serway (algebra based, latest edition) Enrolment: Initially around 500. Final enrolment PHYS 102A: Fall 2019: 510 (’18: 519, ‘17: 473) Final enrolment PHYS 102B: Spring 2020: 403 (’19: 377, ‘18: 330) End of term PHYS 102 enrolments: ’17- 410 ’16- 413, ’15- 446, ’14- 399, ’13- 436 Topics: Mechanics and energetics, oscillatory and wave motion, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, modern physics

PHYS 110 (first term) and 111 (second term) – A calculus-based survey of physics PHYS 110 offered Fall (Sept) and Spring (Jan) PHYS 111 offered Spring (Jan) and Summer (May) Primary Audience: Natural Science and Engineering students Text: UVic locally-

written text and supplements. Enrolment: Initial (fall) enrolment peaks at 750-800 Final enrolment PHYS 110: Fall 2019: 493 (’18: 498, ‘17: 556, ‘16: 599, ’15: 606, ’14: 609, ’13: 566) Spring 2020: 144 (’19: 144, ‘18: 156, ‘17: 162, ’16: 154, ’15 159, ’14: 134) Final enrolment PHYS 111: Spring 2020: 406 (’19: 420, ‘18: 490, ‘17: 448, ’16: 460, ’15: 473, ’14: 435) Summer 2020: 116 (’19: 89, ‘18: 77, ‘17: 71, ’16: 84, ’15: 87, ’14: 73) Topics: As for 102, with limited content on fluids and electromagnetism 110 – Mechanics, conservation laws, electric and magnetic forces 111 – Thermodynamics, oscillatory and wave motion, optics, modern physics

PHYS 120 (first term) and 130 (second term) – Physics for Physicists and Astronomers Normally offered Fall (120) and Spring (130) Primary Audience: Prospective major/honours students Text: Young and Freedman – University Physics with Modern Physics (latest edition) Enrollment: Used to peak near 100 Final enrolment 120: 67, (’18: 62, ’17: 57, ‘16: 74, ’15: 88, ‘14: 104, ‘13: 106, ‘12: 116) Final enrolment 130: 57 (’19: 48, ’18: 42, ‘17: 49, ’16: 58, ’15: 68, ‘14: 72, ‘13: 66)

Topics: As for 102 omitting Electricity and Magnetism and Thermodynamics 120 – mechanics and special relativity 130 – rotational motion, oscillatory motion, waves, modern physics

2nd year PHYS:

The University of Victoria offers a number of second year Physics courses, four of which are common to all our undergraduate programs. Enrollment have been relatively stable for the past years. We are currently piloting two courses at the second year level • Introduction to Medical Physics (2nd year offering) • Introduction to Quantum Computing (1st year offering) The change in instruction method in March means that it’s hard to draw lessons about their success.

Courses offered:

PHYS 210 (also EOS 210) – Geophysics Normally offered in the fall. Primary Audience: PHYS/EOS combined program students Text: Selections from several books, including Lillie – Whole Earth Geophysics Enrolment: About 60 (20 as PHYS, 40 as EOS).

Enrolment: 2019: 65 (’18: 56, ‘17: 62, ’16: 32, ’15: 51, ‘14: 54, ‘13: 46, ‘12: 46, ‘11: 41)

PHYS 215 – Introductory Quantum Physics Normally offered in the spring. Primary Audience: PHYS and ASTR major and honours students Text: Varies depending on instructor, usually Thornton and Rex Enrolment 2020: 52 (’19: 57, ‘18: 49, ‘17: 42, ’16: 46, ‘15: 35, ‘14: 32, ‘13: 48, ‘12: 44)

PHYS 216 – Introductory Electricity and Magnetism Normally offered in the fall – offered again this summer in compressed form. Primary Audience: PHYS and ASTR major and honours students, and Engineers Text: Excerpts from Young and Freedman – we are looking for a better text. Enrolment 2019: 57 (’18: 75,‘17: 72, ’16: 64, ’15: 67, ’14: 53, ‘13: 54, ‘12: 61, ‘11: 53)

PHYS 248 – Computer Programming in Math and Physics Normally offered in the spring. Offered as a “trial” in 2015 and 2016. Required in MATH effective 2016/17 year. Required in PHYS effective 2017/18 year. Primary Audience: PHYS, ASTR, and MATH major and honours students Text: None standardized This past year the course was offered twice, fall and spring. There are ongoing challenges associated with the cross-listing, and preliminary discussions of removing the cross-list. Enrolment Term PHYS MATH S2020 43 13 F2019 16 26 S2019 57 38 S2018 32 24

S2017 5 22 S2016 10 n/a S2015 7 n/a

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. The number of sections of ASTR 101 and 102 offered has changed in response to the 2017 retirement of a long-serving staff member.

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 Enrolment: About 150-180/term in ASTR 101; About 100-120/term in ASTR 102. Summer offering about 60-80.

ASTR 150 – Concepts in Astronomy

Primary Audience: Astronomy major/honours students Text: Varies depending on instructor Normally offered in the spring. Enrollment 2020: 57 (’19: 62. ‘18: 50, ‘17: 61, ’16: 72, ‘15: 83, ‘14: 67, ‘13: 55, ‘12: 45)

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 Enrolment: 50-70. Normally offered in the fall.

ASTR 250 – Introductory Astrophysics Primary Audience: ASTR major/honours students Text: Freedman and Kaufman - Universe Enrolment: 2019: 28 (’18: 30, ‘17: 27, ‘16: 24, ’15: 33, ‘14: 24, ‘13: 30, ‘12: 21, ‘11: 20) Normally offered in the fall.

ASTR 255 – Planetary Science Primary Audience: ASTR major/honours students Text: Varies depending on instructor Enrollment: 2020: 13 (’19: 18, ‘18: 9, ‘17: 15, ’16: 11, ‘15: 10, ‘14: 11, ‘13: 16, ‘12: 10) Normally offered in the spring. . This course is now being taught by a new faculty member specializing in exoplanets; there may be changes to this course reflecting his research interest.

Vancouver Community College

Andy Sellwood Vancouver Community [email protected] College Information provided at the meeting

Report to UT Physics and Astronomy Articulation 2020 Vancouver Community College

We ran one section of the first half of our calculus-based 1st year physics (PHYS 1100) in fall 2019 which had strong enrolment (25). In winter 2020 we ran one section of the second half (PHYS 1200) with 17 students.

As mentioned back in 2017, Mechanics 1 (PHYS 1170) has been added to the engineering certificate at VCC. This course transfers to UBC as PHYS 170. This course was run with 10 students and is running again this summer.

For a while we have been developing a ‘Physics of Music’ course for non-science students. The aim would be for this course to be an elective in VCC’s Applied Music Degree.

Vancouver Island University

Brian Dick Vancouver Island University [email protected]

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Vancouver Island University Report 2020

1. Student numbers trends differed within the calculus-based and life science streams. The Life Science stream has been relatively steady - P111/P112 numbered 75/50 this year and 83/51 last year. The Calculus-based courses, however, continue their downward trend - P121/P122 numbered 47/24 this year and 57/43 last year – with a considerably larger attrition rate (the course, itself has not changed so it uncertain why this occurred). As reported previously, the calculus-based physics enrolment is strongly dependent on engineering enrolment, which continues to fall compared to the previous year (albeit reportedly consistent with demographic trends in high school graduation rates for this region).

2. Astronomy continues to run two 1st year (solar system, stars & galaxies) & two 3rd year (cosmology, history). The 3rd year courses continue to remain well subscribed, and first-year enrolment continues to be strong (total enrolment within the four ASTR courses: this year 115; last year 126). Due to the timing of the recent pandemic, many of the formal astronomical viewing sessions have not taken place this past term.

3. SCIE 350 (Technologies for the Developing World) was re-launched under a new, interim Dean with success. There were 18 students enrolled this past term.

4. A new Dean will be starting on 01.Jun; it is hoped that she will strongly support expansion of Physics offerings at VIU.

COVID Specific Response:

Much of what has been said above has been impacted by COVID-19, as it likely has at all other PSIs in the province (and elsewhere). What initial plans we may have had, are considerably disrupted and there lies quite a bit of uncertainty for the 2020/21 academic year.

At VIU, students this term were given the option of: • Withdrawing from courses by the last day of class (Thursday, 09-Apr) with a 50% refund (or 100% if they indicated VIU was not able to accommodate documented need). • Keeping the grade they receiving in a course, or decide, by end of August, whether to keep the grade or convert it to a CR (credit for course, but not calculated in their GPAs. This CR will be deemed as sufficient for pre-requisite for any subsequent course they need. The CR option is only applicable for the Spring-2020 term at the moment.

Further, students on probation will be given an additional one year to complete their requirements, and INC grades will not convert to an 'F' for 180 days (up from 90 currently).

My advice to students, to ensure clarity on transfer, is to keep the grades received. It may create issues for entry into 2nd year at the transfer partners if they have the CR - but that advice may change as messaging crystallizes.

It is expected that we will be using remote instruction for the Fall term, with the hope that we are back in-person by Spring. Various scheduling scenarios are being considered to mitigate that impact. Adaption of lab/project/team work to a remote instruction environment is being undertaken, such that this work may be applied as additive to an in- person experience as much as possible.

Concerns exist over enrolment into the Fall (both first-year and continuing, and particularly international students). Applications, up prior to COVID, are now down relative to last year. International applications are way down. And it is uncertain whether students who have applied will show up – it is thought that some may consider a “gap” year due to the uncertainty, do not wish to start their studies in a remote learning environment, or simply do not have the funds given the lack of summer employment.

Yukon College soon to be Yukon University

Jaclyn Semple Yukon College [email protected]

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Yukon College Articulation Report May 2020

Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. https://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/ 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 (867) 668-8800 or 1-800-661-0504

Jaclyn Semple was still marking exams as of April 30 2020. Will provide a written report later.

The university will officially launch in May 2020.