PHYS-208-LL&LL2&LL3&LL4, Spring 2020
Instructor: Professor Jiufeng J. Tu
Office: MR-330 Marshak
Phone:
E-Mail: jtu@ccny.cuny.edu
Office Hours: Fridays from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in MR-330.
Required text:
1. Fundamentals of Physics (11th or10th or 9th ed.) by Halliday & Resnick, and Walker.
EXAMS:
Two mid-term exams (in class) – tentatively scheduled on Tuesday (3/3) and Thursday (4/2).
Comprehensive Final exam (in class) – to be scheduled.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: (5 hr./wk.; 4 cr.)
To understand the basic physics necessary to pursue a career in engineering and /or in science. PHY 208 is the second part of the two introductory physics courses for science and engineering majors, focused on electricity and magnetism. The emphasis of this course will be on analytical and problem-solving skills, and the aim is to apply fundamental physical principles to idealized and practical problems. This course is labor intensive. You are expected to read about 1.5 chapters of the text every week, and solve 7-8 problems as homework. Note: additional information on the course objectives for Physics 20800 can be found on the course website and the Physics Department web site at in the file labeled 208 General Syllabus.
GRADING:
This is how your final grade will be determined: Homework 10%, Midterms (2) 40%, Final 40% and
Labs 10% (you have to complete all 7 labs to pass this course).
Additional Information
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The AccessAbility Center/Student Disability Services ensures equal access and full participation to all of City College's programs, services, and activities by coordinating and implementing appropriate accommodations. If you are a student with a disability who requires accommodations and services, please visit the office in NAC 1/218, or contact AAC/SDS via email ( disabilityservices@ccny.cuny.edu ), or phone (212-650-5913 or TTY/TTD 212-650-8441). Students have the responsibility to know and observe the requirements of The City College Code of Student Academic Integrity. The standards of academic integrity will be enforced in this course. The code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials, and complicity in academic dishonesty. You may work with study partners and discuss the subject matter with them. However, each student is individually responsible for his/her tests, HWs.
Homework: The homework problems are taken from the textbook and will be collected in class. HW solutions will be made available periodically. Exams: There will be two midterm exams (75 min.) and a final exam (140 min.). No exam grades will be dropped and no make-ups will be given except in the case of documented illness. Labs: The Physics Department Lab schedule and lab manuals is available on line at http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/physics/introlabman.cfm .
Course Outline
Week |
Lecture |
Topic/Reading |
Homework |
Week 1 1/27 |
Lecture 1 (1/28) |
Introduction |
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Lecture 2 (1/30) |
Waves-I Chapt. 16.1-16.7 |
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Lecture 3 (1/31) |
Waves-I Chapt. 16.8-16.13 |
HW1 Assigned |
Week 2 2/3 |
Lecture 4 (2/4) |
Waves-II Chapt. 17.1-17.5 |
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Lecture 5 (2/6) |
Waves-II Chapt. 17.6-17.10 |
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Lecture 6 (2/7) |
Images Chapt. 34.1-34.4 |
HW2 Assigned (HW1 due) |
Week 3 2/10 (2/12 no class) |
Lecture 7 (2/11) |
Images Chapt. 34.5-34.7 |
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Lecture 8 (2/13) |
Images Chapt. 34.8-34.9 |
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Lecture 9 (2/14) |
Interference Chapt. 35.1-34.4 |
HW3 Assigned (HW2 due) |
Week 4 2/17 |
Lecture 10 (2/18) |
Interference Chapt. 35.5-35.8 |
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Lecture 11 (2/20) |
Diffraction Chapt. 36.1-36.4 |
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Lecture 12 (2/21) |
Diffraction Chapt. 36.5-36.7 |
HW4 Assigned (HW3 due) |
Week 5 2/24 |
Lecture 13 (2/25) |
Diffraction Chapt. 36.8-36.10 |
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Lecture 14 (2/27) |
Electric Charge Chapt. 21.1-21.6 |
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Lecture 15 (2/28) |
Review Midterm 1 |
(HW4 due)
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Week 6 3/2 |
Midterm One (3/3) |
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Lecture 16 (3/5) |
Electric Fields Chapt. 22.1-22.5 |
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Lecture 17 (3/6) |
Electric Fields Chapt. 22.6-22.9 |
HW5 Assigned |
Week 7 3/9 |
Lecture 18 (3/10) |
Gauss’s Law Chapt. 23.1-23.5 |
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Lecture 19 (3/12) |
Gauss’s Law Chapt. 23.6-23.9 |
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Lecture 20 (3/13) |
Electr. Potential Chapt. 24.1-24.6 |
HW6 Assigned (HW5 due) |
Week 8 3/16 |
Lecture 21 (3/17) |
Electr. Potential Chapt. 24.7-24.12 |
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Lecture 22 (3/19) |
Capacitors Chapt. 25.1-25.8 |
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Lecture 23 (3/20) |
Current Chapt. 26.1-26.5 |
HW7 Assigned (HW6 due) |
Week 9 3/23 |
Lecture 24 (3/24) |
Current Chapt. 26.6-26.9 |
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Lecture 25 (3/26) |
Circuits Chapt. 27.1-27.5 |
HW8 Assigned (HW7 due) |
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Lecture 26 (3/27) |
Circuits Chapt. 27.6-27.9 |
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Week 10 3/30 |
Lecture 27 (3/31) |
Review Midterm 2 |
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Midterm Two (4/2) |
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(HW8 due) |
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Lecture 28 (4/3) |
Magnetic Fields Chapt. 28.1-28.5 |
HW9 Assigned |
Week 11 4/6 (Tues 4/7 – Wed schedule) |
Spring Break (4/8-4/16) |
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Week 12 4/13 |
Lecture 29 (4/17) |
Catch up |
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Week 13 4/20 |
Lecture 30 (4/21) |
Magnetic Fields Chapt. 28.6-28.10 |
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Lecture 31 (4/23) |
B-field/Current Chapt. 29.1-29.3 |
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Lecture 32 (4/24) |
B-field/Current Chapt. 29.4-29.6 |
HW10 Assigned (HW9 due) |
Week 14 4/27 |
Lecture 33 (4/28) |
Induction Chapt. 30.1-30.6 |
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Lecture 34 (4/30) |
Induction Chapt. 30.7-30.12 |
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Lecture 35 (5/1) |
AC Current Chapt. 31.1-31.6 |
HW11 Assigned (HW10 due) |
Week 15 5/4 |
Lecture 36 (5/5) |
AC Current Chapt. 31.7-31.11 |
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Lecture 37 (5/7) |
Maxwell’s Equs. Chapt. 32.1-32.6 |
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Lecture 38 (5/8) |
Maxwell’s Equs. Chapt. 32.7-32.11 |
HW12 Assigned (HW11 due) |
Week 16 5/11 |
Lecture 39 (5/12) |
EM Waves Chapt. 33.1-33.10 |
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Lecture 40 (5/14) |
Course Review |
(HW12 due) |
Last day of classes: 5/14
5/18 – 5/22: Final Examinations
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