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.

Here is the [tentative until August 24] schedule of experiments. The first lab session will take place on Friday, August 28.

• Lab 1 (August 28 ): Acceleration
• Lab 2 (Sept 4 ): Projectile Motion
• Lab 3 (Sept 11 ): Atwood's Machine
• Lab 4 (Sept 18 ): Centripetal Force
• Lab 5 (Sept 25 ): Torque and Statics
• Lab 6 (Oct 2 ): Linear Momentum
• October 9: Class meets, No Lab

• Lab 7 (Oct 16 ): Conservation of Energy
• Lab 8 (Oct 23 ): Fluids
• Lab 9 (Oct 30 ): Simple Harmonic Motion
• Lab 10 (Nov 6 ): Speed of Sound
• November 13: Make Up Labs
• November 20: Make Up Labs

• December 4: 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   Desmos