City College of CUNY
Department of Physics
General Physics II (PHYS 20400) – Spring 2021
[32526][32527][32528][32572][33855][33919]
Instructor: Ioannis Kostopoulos
Email:
yanniskostopoulos@gmail.com
Class Schedule: Tu,Th 2:00PM – 3:40PM
Textbook: Physics, 11th Edition by Cutnell, Johnson, Young & Stadler
Overview
This course introduces students to the general concepts of Physics II
• The electrostatic force; Electric Charge; Electric field; Potential and Field Lines; Electric Currents; Capacitors; Resistors; Circuits; Kirchhoff’s Rules
• Magnetism; Magnetic Fields; Magnetic Force; Ampere’s Law; Solenoids and Electromagnets; Electromagnetic Induction; Faraday’s Law; Transformers
• Waves and Sound; Nature and Speed of Sound, Doppler Effect; Linear Superposition, Interference, Diffraction, Types of Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves; Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum; Energy
• Geometric Optics; Reflection; Refraction; Snell’s Law; Lenses; Diffraction; Interference; Diffraction Gratings; Spectroscopy; Optical Instruments
• Special Theory of Relativity; Mass and Energy; Four-Dimensional Space-Time; Time Dilation; Length Contraction
• Blackbody Radiation; Compton Effect; Wave – Particle Duality; Photoelectric Effect; Photon Energy, Momentum & Mass; Quantum Mechanics; The Wave Function; The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Grading
Homework Assignments:
20%
Midterm Exams:
25%
Quizzes:
10%
Final Exam:
Lab
25%
20%
NO MAKE UP EXAMS
Textbook & Homework Assignments
• All homework assignments will be available on WileyPlus, which I am hoping most of you are already familiar with.
• The course details on WileyPlus are the following: • Course name: PHY 20400 – A33684 • Course URL: https://learn.wileyplus.com/courses/71472
Important Disclaimer
• Online lectures will be given via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. I will kindly ask for your patience and full cooperation, so that the semester is as smooth as possible. Technical difficulties will arise. We should all be expecting that and deal with it accordingly when it happens.
• It is highly recommended that you attend the online lectures, review the necessary material from the book and complete all the homework assignments in a timely fashion. Keeping up with the material will be your best review.
• It will be difficult to understand the new concepts if you fall behind schedule. This is a science course, and it will require your full attention. Make sure you ask questions during our online lectures if some things are not clear to you. Success in this course depends on understanding, and not on memorization.
• Students enrolling in this section of this course should be aware that the instructor may choose to require your computer’s camera on during examinations and may choose to use proctoring software during exams.
Important Websites
• CUNY Blackboard class website - http://www.cunyportal.cuny.edu/portal/site/cuny
Select the “Spring 2021 –General Physics II” course link.
• Online Homework Assignments Platform – WileyPlus
https://education.wiley.com/ngonboard/index.html#/Login
• Blackboard Collaborate Ultra – Online Lectures
https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/43da6f6713084ce7b9b6c239aa29219e
Letter grades are assigned in terms of the normal City College grade equivalence.
A+ 97-100
B+ 87-89
C+ 77-79
D+ 67-69
A 93-96
B 83-86
C 73-76
D 60-66
A- 90-92
B- 80-82
C- 70-72
F 0-59
Day
Date
Lecture Topic
Reading
HW
T
02/02
Chapter 18: Electric Forces and Fields
18.1 – 18.4
TH
02/04
Chapter 18: Electric Forces and Fields
18.5 – 18.9
#1
T
02/09
Chapter 19: Electric Potential and Energy
19.1 – 19.3
TH
02/11
Chapter 19: Electric Potential and Energy
19.4 – 19.5
#2
T
02/14
Recitation Session – Chapters 18-19
TH
02/18
Chapter 20: Electric Circuits
20.1 – 20.5
#3
T
02/23
Chapter 20: Electric Circuits
20.6 – 20.10
TH
02/25
Chapter 20: Electric Circuits
20.11 – 20.13
#4
T
03/02
Chapter 21: Magnetic Forces and Fields
21.1 – 21.5
TH
03/04
Chapter 21: Magnetic Forces and Fields
21.6 – 21.9
#5
T
03/09
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Induction
22.1 – 22.5
TH
03/11
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Induction
22.6 – 22.9
#6
T
03/16
Recitation Session – Chapters 20-22
TH
03/18
MIDTERM 1 – Chapters 18-22
T
03/23
Chapter 16: Waves and Sound
16.1 – 16.9
TH
03/25
Chapter 24: Electromagnetic Waves
24.1 – 24.6
#7
T
03/30
SPRING RECESS
TH
04/01
SPRING RECESS
T
04/06
Recitation Session – Chapters 16&24
TH
04/08
Chapter 25: The Reflection of Light
25.1 – 25.6
#8
T
04/13
Chapter 26: The Refraction of Light
26.1 – 26.5
TH
04/15
Chapter 26: The Refraction of Light
26.6 – 26.9
#9
T
04/20
Recitation Session – Chapters 25-26
TH
04/22
Chapter 27: Interference
27.1 – 27.5
#10
T
04/27
MIDTERM 2 – Chapters 16 & 24-27
TH
04/29
Chapter 28: Special Relativity
28.1 – 28.4
#11
T
05/04
Chapter 28: Special Relativity
28.5 – 28.7
TH
05/06
Chapter 29: Particles and Waves
29.1 – 29.3
#12
T
05/11
Chapter 29: Particles and Waves
29.4 – 29.6
TH
05/13
Recitation Session – Chapters 28-29
T
05/18
Reading Day
TH
05/22
FINAL EXAM
Last Updated: 02/03/2021 14:55