Syllabus Summer 2021 Physics 20300 1XA

The City College of New York

Physics Department

Summer 2021     

Physics 20300-1XA ( online)

                                                             Syllabus  of Lecture class

Lecture : Mo, Tu, Wed ,  8:30 AM-10:10 AM    @ online

Instructor: Dr. Islam Hoxha         ihoxha@ccny.cuny.edu

Office hours: Mondays 4:30-5:30 PM ( tentative) via zoom

This is a synchronous course. Students need to be in an online class during the class time.

Course Description

PHYS 20300 General Physics I, is an algebra based introductory physics course covering: vectors, kinematics, Newton's laws, equilibrium, gravitation, motion in a plane, work and energy, impulse and momentum, rotation and angular momentum, simple harmonic motion, fluids, heat, and thermodynamics. It is a course appropriate for students majoring in the life sciences (biology, medicine, dentistry, psychology, physical therapy) and for liberal arts students. Use of mathematics is restricted to elementary algebra and some trigonometry. PHYS 20300 is required for Premed, Predent., Bio-Med., and all Life Science students

Textbook(s):  Physics (Cutnell & Johnson) by  David Young and Shane Stadler, Publisher: Wiley, Edition: 11, Year Published: 0000.              

Any other edition of this book may be used. Adjustment on homework problem numbers will have to be made.

Pre -requirement:  Math 19500 or any of the following: 20100, 20200, 20300, 20500 or 20900

COURSE COMMUNICATION

The main tools for the course communication is  Zoom for lectures and blackboard for assignments.

Any assignment such as homework, test/quiz  will be administered  in blackboard. All course announcements and course assignments will be posted in Blackboard.

Zoom Lectures : The lectures will be held via zoom. A zoom link will be posted on blackboard .

A tentative outline of the chapters/sections and topics is given by the table below. (Due to time density of material, the following  outline may be modified)

Grading.   Homework :                        10% ,

                   Labs                                      10%;

                2 midterm exams                 25% each;

                 Final Exam ( cumulative ) : 30%.

Very important: despite the percentages given in the table above, attending the labs and writing the corresponding reports is mandatory. Failure to do so will result in failing the course.

Class assignments (such as  homework , tests/quizzes , etc)

 Homework assignment will be posted on blackboard under the “ homework” menu. You must submit a single doc or pdf file. Due to the format of  summer session and/or other reasons out of our control, there is no grader provided. I have volunteered to do the homework grading , but the grading may be delayed due to my other class duties. What  is important is that you submit on time.

LATE WORK. Work up to three days late will be accepted with 30% reduction grade. Work more than three days  late will not be accepted.

Exams  will be administered and taken in blackboard. You are required to join zoom and have the camera on for the entire time you are taking the exam. ( In our first meeting we will practice the procedure by taking some unscored mock exam )

Very important : It is your responsibility to make sure that you will be there  during the class time in general,  and especially during exam days and times , in order to avoid a score of zero for that particular exam.

Effort required: Don’t underestimate the amount of effort required for you to succeed in this course. Many students, in particular those who have not taken a previous course in physics, will need to spend 5-10 hours per week, every week, studying physics and doing the assigned homework problems, in addition to the time spent in lecture and lab.

GRADING out of maximum 100 points:

A          93-100

A-        90-92.9

B+        87-89.9 

B          83-86.9

B-        80-82.9

C+        77-79.

C          70-76.9 

D          60-69.9

F          59.9 and below

Academic Integrity: Academic dishonesty is prohibited in the City University of New York and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion.

The CUNY’s policy on plagiarism
This policy defines cheating as “the unauthorized use or attempted use of material, information, notes, study aids, devices or communication during an academic exercise.” The CUNY Policy on plagiarism says the following about plagiarism (the CUNY Policy can be found in Appendix B.3 of the CCNY Undergraduate Bulletin 2007 -2009)
Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person’s ideas, research or writings as your own. The following are some examples of plagiarism, but by no means is it an exhaustive list:
1. Copying another person’s actual words without the use of quotation marks and footnotes attributing the words to their source.
2. Presenting another person’s ideas or theories in your own words without acknowledging the source.
3. Using information that is not common knowledge without acknowledging the source.
4. Failing to acknowledge collaborators on homework and laboratory assignments.
5. Internet plagiarism includes submitting downloaded term papers or parts of term papers, paraphrasing or copying information from the internet without citing the source, and “cutting and pasting” from various sources without proper attribution.
The City College Faculty Senate has approved a procedure for addressing violations of academic integrity, which can also be found in Appendix B.3 of the CCNY Undergraduate Bulletin.”