PHYS 2050 Introductory Physics Laboratory I
A laboratory course that provides an opportunity to perform experiments on topics in mechanics and acoustics. This lab is intended for students in PHYS2100-2101 or PHYS2200-2201.
Course overview
- Department
- Physics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Requirements fulfilled
- Geological Sciences B.S.: (D) Corequisite: two semesters of Physics with labs (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Environmental Geoscience B.S.: (E) Corequisite: two semesters of Physics with labs, or two semesters of Chemistry with labs, or three semesters of Biology (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Applied Physics B.S.: Introductory Physics Labs I and II (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Physics B.S.: Introductory Physics Labs I and II (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biochemistry B.S.: PHYS2100 Physics I (calculus) and PHYS2050 Laboratory (5 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Computer Science B.S.: Required science component (two-semester laboratory sequence) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Chemistry B.S.: Two semesters of physics lecture and laboratory (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Physics: Required Physics Courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 2.97 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.72 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 6
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | April Li | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 31 |
| Fall 2025 | Cameron Grant | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 31 |
| Fall 2025 | Cole Wolfram | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 26 |
| Fall 2025 | Jake Scally | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 32 |
| Fall 2025 | Katherine Canavan | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Siddharth Nandanwar | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 29 |
| Fall 2025 | Sudhaman Balguri | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 30 of 31 |
| Fall 2025 | Xiang Cheng | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 29 |
| Fall 2025 | Yashvardhan Jain | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 30 |
| Fall 2024 | Daniel O'leary | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 31 |
| Fall 2024 | Jianda Li | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 32 |
| Fall 2024 | Katherine Canavan | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 31 |
| Fall 2024 | Logan Wall | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 32 |
| Fall 2024 | Mingyang Guo | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 32 |
| Fall 2024 | Qirui Ren | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 32 |
| Fall 2024 | Sonny Rappaport | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 32 |
| Fall 2024 | Tianxing Tang | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 29 |
| Fall 2024 | Xiang Cheng | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 31 |
| Fall 2024 | Xingzhi Wang | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 32 |
| Fall 2023 | Christopher Candelora | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 of 13 |
| Fall 2023 | Guan Lin Lin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 of 31 |
| Fall 2023 | Kyung Mo Kim | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 of 31 |
| Fall 2023 | Pablo Cuadros Romero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 of 32 |
| Fall 2023 | Paige Richey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 of 32 |
| Fall 2023 | Siddharth Nandanwar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 of 31 |
| Fall 2023 | Thomas Barrett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 of 32 |
| Fall 2023 | Xinyi Zhao | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 of 32 |
| Fall 2023 | Xuguo Zhou | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 of 30 |
| Fall 2023 | Yihao Zhang | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 of 16 |
| Summer 2023 | Michael Sanchez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 of 10 |
| Fall 2022 | Boxi Song | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 32 |
| Fall 2022 | Christian Kahn | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 15 |
| Fall 2022 | Christopher Candelora | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 23 |
| Fall 2022 | Enrique Gonzalez Delgado | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 30 |
| Fall 2022 | Junqi Chen | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 25 |
| Fall 2022 | Keyu Zeng | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 27 |
| Fall 2022 | Mohamed Al Begaowe | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 7–9 hrs/week | 21 of 29 |
| Fall 2022 | Qucheng Gao | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 28 |
| Fall 2022 | Rule Yi | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 28 |
| Fall 2022 | Yifan Gu | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 32 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Andrzej Herczynski
- April Li
- Boxi Song
- Cameron Grant
- Christian Kahn
- Christopher Candelora
- Cole Wolfram
- Daniel O'leary
- Enrique Gonzalez Delgado
- Guan Lin Lin
- Jake Scally
- Jianda Li
- Junqi Chen
- Katherine Canavan
- Keyu Zeng
- Kyung Mo Kim
- Logan Wall
- Malavika Chandra
- Michael Sanchez
- Mingyang Guo
- Mohamed Al Begaowe
- Pablo Cuadros Romero
- Paige Richey
- Qirui Ren
- Qucheng Gao
- Rule Yi
- Siddharth Nandanwar
- Sonny Rappaport
- Sudhaman Balguri
- Thomas Barrett
- Tianxing Tang
- Xiang Cheng
- Xingzhi Wang
- Xinyi Zhao
- Xuguo Zhou
- Yashvardhan Jain
- Yifan Gu
- Yihao Zhang
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 14
- Section 15
- Section 16
- Section 17
- Section 18
- Section 19
- Section 20
- Section 21
- Section 22