PHYS-208-LL&LL2&LL4, Spring 2021

Instructor:      Professor Jiufeng J. Tu

Office:            MR-330 Marshak

Phone:            212-650-5558

E-Mail:           jtu@ccny.cuny.edu

Office Hours: Fridays from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Required text:

1.  Fundamentals of Physics (11^th or10^th or 9^th ed.) by Halliday & Resnick, and Walker.

EXAMS:

One mid-term exam (take home and open book) – tentatively scheduled on Thursday 3/25.

Comprehensive Final exam (take home and open book) – 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%, Midterm 40%, Final 50% and

Labs (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. 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.

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 one midterm exam (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 https://physicslabs.ccnysites.cuny.edu/.

Course Outline