PHY 121/122 is a two semester sequences in introductory physics intended for life science majors. The SBU Dept of Physics and Astronomy offers Studio versions of these courses, R90 and L90, which are designed for learners who benefit from a collaborative and interactive environment. PHY 121 is offered in the studio version every Fall semester and PHY 122 Studio is offered every Spring.

The instructors and teaching assistants for introductory physics in the Studio version can vary every semester. Please see SBU Solar or Brightspace for more information.

This is the calendar of experiments for the L90 "Studio" version of PHY121 for Fall 2026.

The first lab session will take place on Friday, September 4.

• August 28: Class meets, No Lab
• Lab 1 (Date TBA): Acceleration
• Lab 2 (Date TBA): Projectile Motion
• Lab 3 (Date TBA): Atwood's Machine
• Lab 4 (Date TBA): Centripetal Force
• Lab 5 (Date TBA): Torque and Statics
• Lab 6 (Date TBA): Linear Momentum

• Lab 7 (Date TBA): Angular Momentum
• Lab 8 (Date TBA): Conservation of Energy
• Lab 9 (Date TBA): Simple Harmonic Motion
• Lab 10 (Date TBA): Speed of Sound
• Optional Lab: Thermodynamics          HTML Version
• November 22 -23: Make up Labs
• December 3: Class meets, No Lab

Here are some documents you will find helpful.

Guide to Uncertainty and Error Analysis (Quick Reference)

Guide to Making and Using Plots

Here is a link a plotting tool we might use to make our graphs in this class:

PHY121/122 Plotting Tool PHY133/134 Plotting Tool