Academic Calendar - 2025

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
Western Main Campus

Physics 1502A/B

ENRICHED INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II


A calculus-based laboratory course for students intending to pursue further studies in science, particularly the physical sciences. Relativity, the electromagnetic interaction, the strong and weak interactions, oscillations and waves.

Antirequisite(s): Physics 1021, Physics 1102A/B, Physics 1202A/B, Physics 1402A/B, the former Physics 1029A/B, the former Physics 1302A/B.

Prerequisite(s): one of Physics 1501A/B (preferred) or Physics 1201A/B or Physics 1401A/B, or the former Physics 1301A/B, or a minimum mark of 80% in the former Physics 1028A/B; Calculus 1000A/B or Calculus 1500A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1412A/B. Corequisite(s): Calculus 1501A/B (preferred) or Calculus 1301A/B or Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B. The former Applied Mathematics 1414A/B or the former Applied Mathematics 1413 can be used in place of Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 3 laboratory/tutorial hours. Note: This course, together with Physics 1501A/B, is a suitable prerequisite for all modules in the Faculty of Science, for modules offered by the basic medical science departments and for professional schools having a Physics requirement.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY C i  
Subject Code: PHYSICS

This Course is Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages:

Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Health Sciences | Kinesiology, School of | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN KINESIOLOGY - BSc
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GENETICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | MAJOR IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Chemistry | SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY - For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN GEOPHYSICS – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MAJOR IN GEOPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN GEOLOGY – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Earth Sciences | SPECIALIZATION IN GEOPHYSICS – For Professional Registration
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN MATERIALS SCIENCE - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MAJOR IN SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AND NUMERICAL METHODS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MINOR IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MINOR IN MATERIALS SCIENCE - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | MINOR IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN ASTROPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science | Physics and Astronomy | SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Anatomy and Cell Biology | MAJOR IN MEDICAL CELL BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CANCER BIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND PATHOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASE - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN BIOCHEMISTRY OF INFECTION AND IMMUNITY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Biochemistry | MAJOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | MAJOR IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MAJOR IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | SPECIALIZATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES (IMS)
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Bioinformatics - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOINFORMATICS
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Biological Science Concentration) - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Clinical Physics Concentration)* - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Medical Science Concentration)*
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS (Physical Science Concentration) - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY* - admission discontinued
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | MAJOR IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Minor  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Biophysics | MINOR IN MEDICAL BIOPHYSICS
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Medical Sciences - Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) | MAJOR IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY WITH PATHOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Microbiology and Immunology | MAJOR IN MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | One Health - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN ONE HEALTH
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | One Health - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | MAJOR IN ONE HEALTH
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | MAJOR IN PATHOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHARMACOLOGY - ADMISSION DISCONTINUED
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MAJOR IN PHARMACOLOGY
Western Main Campus Major  Faculty of Science/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; including BMSc and Neuroscience | Physiology and Pharmacology | MAJOR IN PHYSIOLOGY
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Social Science | Psychology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE - BSc
Western Main Campus Honours Specialization  Faculty of Social Science | Psychology | HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN PSYCHOLOGY - BSc