City College of CUNY
Department of Physics
General Physics I (PHYS 20300) – Spring 2022
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Instructor: Ioannis Kostopoulos
Email:
yanniskostopoulos@gmail.com
Class Schedule: Tu,Th 10:00AM – 11:40AM
Textbook: Physics, 11th Edition by Cutnell, Johnson, Young & Stadler
Overview
This course introduces students to the general concepts of Physics I
● Introduction and Mathematical Concepts; Scalars and Vectors, SI units, Vector
Addition and Subtraction
● Kinematics in 1 and 2 Dimensions; Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration, Time;
Projectile Motion; Relative Velocity; Free Fall; Graphical Analysis
● Forces; Newton’s Laws of Motion; Equilibrium; Static and Kinetic Friction; Tension;
The Gravitational Force; The Normal Force; Uniform Circular Motion; Centripetal
Force; Satellites
● Work and Energy; Kinetic and Potential Energy; Conservation of Energy; Power
● Momentum and Impulse; Conservation of Momentum; Collisions; Center of Mass
● Rotational Kinematics; Torque; Angular Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration;
Rotational Dynamics; Equilibrium; Angular Momentum; Center of Gravity
● Simple Harmonic Motion and Elasticity; The Pendulum
● Fluid Mechanics; Density; Pressure; Pascal’s Principle; Bernoulli Equation
● Temperature and Heat; Phase Change; Transfer of Heat; The Ideal Gas Law;
Kinetic Theory of Gases; Laws of Thermodynamics; Specific Heat Capacity
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 20300 – B99923 (section LM1)
PHY 20300 – B99920 (section LM2)
PHY 20300 – B99919 (section LM3)
PHY 20300 – B99918 (section LM4)
● Course URL: https://learn.wileyplus.com/courses/102081
Important Websites
● CUNY Blackboard class website - http://www.cunyportal.cuny.edu/portal/site/cuny
Select the “Spring 2022 –General Physics I” course link.
● Online Homework Assignments Platform – WileyPlus
https://education.wiley.com/ngonboard/index.html#/Login
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
Letter grades are assigned in terms of the normal City College grade equivalence.
Day Date Lecture Topic Reading HW
Tu 02/01 Chapter 1: Mathematical Concepts 1.1 – 1.4
Th 02/03 Chapter 1: Mathematical Concepts 1.5 – 1.8 #1
Tu 02/08 NO CLASS - Friday Schedule 2.1 – 2.4
Th 02/10 Chapter 2: Kinematics in One Dimension 2.5 – 2.7 #2
Tu 02/15 Chapter 2: Kinematics in One Dimension
Th 02/17 Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions 3.1 – 3.4 #3
Tu 02/22 Recitation Session – Chapters 1-3
Th 02/24 Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws 4.1 – 4.6 #4
Tu 03/01 Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws 4.7 – 4.12
Th 03/03 Chapter 5: Uniform Circular Motion 5.1 – 5.6 #5
Tu 03/08 Chapter 6: Work and Energy 6.1 – 6.4
Th 03/10 Chapter 6: Work and Energy 6.5 – 6.9 #6
Tu 03/15 Recitation Session – Chapters 4-6
Th 03/17 MIDTERM 1 – Chapters 1-6
Tu 03/22 Chapter 7: Impulse and Momentum 7.1 – 7.5
Th 03/24 Chapter 8: Rotational Kinematics 8.1 – 8.6 #7
Tu 03/29 Chapter 9: Rotational Dynamics 9.1 – 9.6
Th 03/31 Recitation Session – Chapters 7-9 #8
Tu 04/05 Chapter 10: Simple Harmonic Motion 10.1 – 10.4
Th 04/07 Chapter 10: Simple Harmonic Motion 10.5 – 10.8 #9
Tu 04/12 Chapter 11: Fluids 11.1 – 11.6
Th 04/14 MIDTERM 2 – Chapters 7-11 #10
Tu 04/19 SPRING RECESS
Th 04/21 SPRING RECESS #11
Tu 04/26 Recitation Session – Chapters 10-11
Th 04/28 Chapter 12: Temperature and Heat 12.1 – 12.4 #12
Tu 04/03 Chapter 12: Temperature and Heat 12.5 – 12.8
Th 05/05 Chapter 13: Transfer Of Heat 13.1 – 13.7 #13
Tu 05/10 Chapter 14: The Ideal Gas Law 14.1 – 14.3
Th 05/12 Chapter 15: Thermodynamics 15.1 – 15.5 #14
Tu 05/17 Recitation Session – Chapters 12-15
Tu 05/24 FINAL EXAM
Last Updated: 02/15/2022 06:31