PHYS-207 Spring 2018, Section LL, Honor’s section
Instructor: Professor Jiufeng J. Tu
Office: J-330A Marshak
Phone: 212-650-5558
E-Mail: jtu@ccny.cuny.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Required text:
1. Fundamentals of Physics (10th ed.) by Halliday & Resnick, and Walker.
EXAMS:
Two mid-term exams (in class) – tentatively scheduled on Friday, 3/2 and Friday, 4/13.
Comprehensive Final exam (in class) – to be scheduled.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: (5 hr./wk.; 4 cr.)
To understand the basic physics necessary for a career in engineering and /or in science. PHYS 207 is the first part of two-semester course for science and engineering majors. 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 and understand at least one chapter of the text every week, and solve ~8 problems as homework. Note: additional information on the course objectives for Physics 20700 can be found on the Physics Department web site at http://mail.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/~physdept/Syllabi/index.htm.
GRADING:
This is how your final grade will be determined: Homework 10%, Labs 10%, Midterms 40%, and Final 40%.
Labs: You have to complete all 7 labs to pass this course.
Additional Information
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: 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 (80 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 emergency. Labs: The Physics Department Lab manual is available on line at
www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/physics/undergrad. There are seven labs to be completed during the semester; see the attached schedule. Lab reports must be submitted at the beginning of the following lab period. Note that the grade of incomplete (INC) will be assigned for Physics 20700 if all seven lab reports have not been submitted by the required dates.
Course Outline
Week | Lecture | Topic/Reading | Homework |
Week 1 1/29 | Lecture 1 (1/30) | Introduction |
|
| Lecture 2 (2/1) | Measurements/Units 1(1-7) |
|
| Lecture 3 (2/2) | 1-Dimsional Motion I 2(1-6) | HW1 Assigned
|
Week 2 2/5 | Lecture 4 (2/6) | 1-Dimensional Motion II 2(7-10) |
|
| Lecture 5 (2/8) | Vectors 3(1-8) |
|
| Lecture 6 (2/9) | 2-D and 3D Motion I 4(1-5) | HW2 Assigned (HW1 due) |
Week 3 2/12 | Lecture 7 (2/13) | 2-D and 3D Motion II 4(6-9) |
|
No Class on 2/12
| Lecture 8 (2/15) | Force and Motion 1-I 5(1-9) |
|
| Lecture 9 (2/16) | Force and Motion 1-II 6(1-5) | HW3 Assigned (HW2 due) |
Week 4 2/19 | Lecture 10 (2/22) | Kinetic Energy and Work I, 7(1-5) |
|
No class on 2/19 2/20 Monday schedule | Lecture 11 (2/23) | Kinetic Energy and Work II, 7(6-9) | HW4 Assigned (HW3 due) |
Week 5 2/26 | Lecture 12 (2/27) | Catch up |
|
| Lecture 13 (3/1) | Review for Midterm One |
|
| Midterm One (3/2) |
| (HW4 due) |
Week 6 3/5 | Lecture 14 (3/6) | Energy Conservation I 8(1-4) | HW5 Assigned
|
| Lecture 15 (3/8) | Energy Conservation II 8(5-8) |
|
| Lecture 16 (3/9) | Linear Momentum 9(1-6) | HW6 Assigned (HW5 due) |
Week 7 3/12 | Lecture 17 (3/13) | Collisions 9(7-12) |
|
| Lecture 18 (3/15) | Rotation I 10(1-5) |
|
| Lecture 19 (3/16) | Rotation II 10(6-10) | HW7 Assigned (HW6 due) |
Week 8 3/19 | Lecture 20 (3/20) | Angular Momen I 11(1-6) |
|
| Lecture 21 (3/22) | Angular Momen II 11(7-12) |
|
| Lecture 22 (3/23) | Equilibrium I 12(1-4) | HW8 Assigned (HW7 due) |
Week 9 3/26 | Lecture 23 (3/27) | Equilibrium II 12(5-7) |
|
| Lecture 24 (3/29) | Equilibrium II 12(5-7) |
|
Week 10 4/2 | Spring Break (3/30-4/8) |
|
|
Week 11 4/9 | Lecture 25 (4/10) | Gravitation I 13(1-5) |
|
4/11 Friday schedule | Lecture 26 (4/11) | Catch up |
|
| Lecture 27 (4/12) | Review for Midterm Two | (HW8 due)
|
| Midterm Two (4/13) |
|
|
Week 12 4/16
| Lecture 28 (4/17) | Gravitation II 13 (6-9) |
|
| Lecture 29 (4/19) | Catch up |
|
| Lecture 30 (4/20) | Oscillations I 15(1-5) | HW9 Assigned |
Week 13 4/23 | Lecture 31 (4/24) | Oscillations II 15(6-9) |
|
| Lecture 32 (4/26) | Fluid Mechanics I 14(1-5) |
|
| Lecture 33 (4/27) | Fluid Mechanics II 14(6-10) | HW10 Assigned (HW9 due) |
Week 14 4/30 | Lecture 34 (5/1) | Temperature and Heat I 18(1-6) |
|
| Lecture 35 (5/3) | Temperature II 18(7-12) | HW11 Assigned (HW10 due) |
| Lecture 36 (5/4) | Kinetic Theory of Gases I, 19(1-6) | HW11 Assigned (HW10 due) |
Week 15 5/7 | Lecture 37 (5/8) | Kinetic Theory of Gases II, 19(7-11) |
|
| Lecture 38 (5/10) | Second Law of Thermodynamics |
|
| Lecture 39 (5/11) | Entropy 20(5-8) | HW12 Assigned (HW11 due) |
Week 16 5/14 (5/16 last day) | Lecture 40 (5/15) | Course Review | HW13 Assigned (HW12 due) |
5/18 – 5/24 Final Examinations
Last Updated: 02/13/2018 09:48