The City College of New York
Department of Physics
Spring 2016
Physics 20800 – Sections CC, CC2, CC3, CC4, CC5
Registration codes: CC 28526; CC2 28529; CC3 28532; CC4 28535; CC5 74954
Lectures:
Mon. and Wed. 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM in MR3 and
Fri 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM in MR3
Recitations:
Every other week for two hours in either 407S. See paragraph
dealing with recitations below.
Prof. J. Gersten:
Office: MR311C; Tel: 212-650-7314; e-mail: jgersten@ccny.cuny.edu
Required text:
Vol. 1 and 2 Fundamentals of Physics (10th ed.) by Halliday, Resnick and
Walker, ISBN: 978-1-118-23071-8 or 978-1-118-23064-0.
Lab schedule:
See details on last page. Labs are in room MR 407S.
Office hours:
Mon. 10:00-11:00, F 10:00-11:00 in room MR311C
Lectures:
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Date
Jan. 29
Feb. 1
Feb. 3
Feb. 5
Feb. 8
Feb. 9*
Feb. 10
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
Feb. 22
Feb. 24
Feb. 26
Feb. 29
Mar. 2
Mar. 4
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Mar. 11
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Mar. 16
Mar. 18
Mar. 21
Mar. 23*
Mar. 28
Mar. 30
Apr. 1
Apr. 4
Reading
Topics
16 (1-4)
waves and sound
16 (5-7)
17 (1-4)
waves and interference
17 (5-8)
33 (4-7)
electromagnetic waves
34 (1-3)
images
34 (4-6)
35 (1-3)
interference
35 (4-5)
36 (1-3)
diffraction
36 (4-7)
catch up and review
Exam 1 (16-17; 33-36)
21 (1-3)
electric force, Coulomb’s law
22 (1-3)
electric fields
22 (4-7)
23 (1-3)
Gauss’ law
23 (4-6)
24 (1-4)
electric potential
24 (5-8)
25 (1-3)
capacitance
25 (4-6)
26 (1-3)
current and resistance, Ohm’s law
26 (4-5)
27 (1-2)
circuits, Kirchhoff’s laws
catch up and review
Exam 2 (21-25)
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Apr. 6
27 (5-8)
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Apr. 8
28 (1-4)
magnetic fields
30
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Apr. 11**
28 (5-8)
31
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Apr. 13
29 (1-2)
magnetic field due to currents
32
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Apr. 15
29 (3-5)
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Apr. 18
30 (1-5)
induction and inductance, Faraday’s law
34
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Apr. 20
30 (6-9)
35
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May 2
catch up and review
36
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May 4
Exam 3 (26-30)
37
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May 6
31 (1-3)
electromagnetic oscillations and AC
38
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May 9
31 (4-6)
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May 11
32 (1-4)
Maxwell’s equations, magnetism of matter
40
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May 13
32 (5-8)
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May 16
33 (1-3)
electromagnetic waves, Poynting vector
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May 18
catch up and review
43
Final ***
Final Exam (Chapters 16-17, 21-36)
* Friday Schedule
** Last day for W grade: Monday, Apr. 11
*** Final Exam week May 23-27, date TBA
Homework: Students are expected to complete at least 7 problems from each chapter
Chapter
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Problems
7, 21, 26, 30, 31, 35, 53, 78, 89, 94
7, 11, 13, 19, 25, 35, 40, 53, 59, 61, 72, 92
53, 59, 61, 65, 75, 76, 79, 82
3, 5, 7, 31, 39, 51, 111, 117, 119, 125
19, 21, 74, 75, 93, 94, 99
9, 29, 48, 63, 69, 77, 91
5, 13, 22, 24, 41, 42, 69
10, 15, 19, 38, 53, 59, 64, 66, 67, 72, 77, 81, 84
39, 44, 49, 51, 52, 62, 78
15, 17, 18, 45, 47, 49, 57, 59, 75, 88, 89, 91
9, 12, 23, 33, 45, 57, 73
3, 29, 32, 33, 53, 61, 75
23, 30, 33, 41, 45, 49, 63
9, 27, 41, 44, 49, 51, 76, 79
12, 20, 21, 35, 65, 69, 78, 82
23, 26, 28, 29, 34, 53, 57, 65, 91
15, 17, 22, 25, 30, 31, 45, 49, 55, 59, 63, 65
2, 6, 16, 25, 30, 56, 63
Important Information for Physics 20800 – Sections CC, CC2, CC3, CC4,
CC5
Course Objectives: Students are expected to understand the basic physics involved in waves,
acoustics, optics, electricity and magnetism that is needed for science and engineering. The
emphasis will be on analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills. A list of course objectives is
given below.
Reading Assignment: The text material that will be covered in class each day is listed on the
Class schedule. You should read the indicated sections in the textbook before coming to class. Note
that we will cover one or two chapters of the text every week. Solutions of some illustrative
examples will be presented in lecture. You can try them before coming to class!
Homework: Homework problems are taken from the textbook and selected problems
will be collected one week after the chapter is finished in lecture. Late homework
receives at most 50% credit. In addition, students will be able to use WebAssign to
practice solving homework problems online. You will need the access card that comes
with your textbook. If you have purchased a used text, you will be able to purchase
access to WebAssign online. The Class Key is: ccny TBA
Blackboard: Course materials will be posted on BLACKBOARD. They will be in the CONTENT
folder. These include lecture notes, solutions to homework assignments, exams and solutions, and
supplementary material.
Grades: Student performance will be based on the following components:
exams (3 midterms + final)
80%
homework assignments
10%
lab reports (7)
10%
Note that attendance will be taken at every class. Also, class participation is essential.
Exams: There will be three midterm exams (75 min.) and a final exam (135 min.) that counts the
same as two midterm exams. No exam grades will be dropped and no make-ups will be given.
Official documentation will be required to be excused for one missed exam.
Labs:
The Physics Department Lab manual is available on line at
www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/physics/introlabmanual.cfm. There are seven labs to be completed during
the semester; see the schedule on the next page. 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
20800 if all seven lab reports have not been submitted by the required dates.
Recitations:
The lab TA will be responsible EVERY week to teach the lab alternating
with the recitation at the time and in the same room that is scheduled for the lab. Intro labs begin
the week of February XX. Recitations begin the week of February XXX. The recitation sections
for Intro Physics 208 are mandatory for students to attend. TAs are responsible for both lab and
recitation for the assigned section: TAs will take attendance for recitations just as they do for the
labs.
Extra help: Students can obtain extra help in this course by meeting with me either during my
office hours in MR311C or at other mutually agreeable times. A math/physics tutoring lab can be
found in MR418S. You are encouraged and expected to take advantage of all of these opportunities.
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, lab and recitation (6 hours per week).
Academic Integrity: Academic dishonesty is prohibited in the City University of New York and
is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion. For more details see
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/standards/upload/academicintegrity.pdf
Course objectives: After successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
1. understand the properties of mechanical waves, including longitudinal and transverse waves, standing
waves and normal modes;
2. understand the properties of sound waves, including the fall-off of intensity for a point source, the
decibel scale, the resonant frequencies of stretched strings and waves in pipes, and the Doppler effect;
3. understand the properties of plane and spherical mirrors and thin lenses and be able to locate the
images they produce;
4. understand single- and double-slit diffraction and be able to calculate the positions of minima and
maxima on a distant screen;
5. calculate electric fields and forces as well as electric potentials and potential energies associated with
simple poin-charge configurations or charge configurations with planar, cylindrical, or spherical
symmetry;
6. calculate the capacitance and stored energy for simple conductor arrangements;
7. solve simple direct-current circuits by combining series and parallel resistors and by using Kirchoff’s
laws and be able to calculate the behavior of simple R-C, L-R and L-C circuits;
8. calculate the magnetic force on a point charge moving in a magnetic field;
9. calculate the magnetic fields associated with simple current-carrying configurations;
10. calculate the induced emf due to changing magnetic fields and motion of a wire through a magnetic
field and apply Lenz’s law to determine the direction of induced current flow;
11. calculate mutual and self-inductances for simple coil configurations;
12. calculate the voltages, currents, phases and powers associated with an R-L-C series AC circuit.
WileyPlus: We will not be using WileyPlus for submitting homework. For
those students who have access to it the codes are:
Section
CC
CC2
CC3
CC4
CC5
________ URL_______________
www.wileyplus.com/class/499963
www.wileyplus.com/class/499964
www.wileyplus.com/class/499966
www.wileyplus.com/class/499967
www.wileyplus.com/class/499968
Social Media:
Sorry, but I don’t accept text messages, Facebook friendship
offers, LinkedIn endorsement requests, etc. Please do not use your picture phones
in the classroom when class is in session. Homework is not accepted by e-mail
submission.
Lab Schedule for Physics 20800 Sections CC, CC2, CC3, CC4, CC5
– Spring 2016
All labs take place in Room MR407S
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20800 CC
Wednesday 2:00-3:50 PM
TA: Cody Youmans cyoumans@gc.cuny.edu
Feb. 10
Feb. 24
Mar. 9
Mar. 16
Apr. 6
Apr. 20
May 11
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20800 CC2
Thursday 10:00-11:50 AM
TA: Zhuo Yin zhuoyin.enjoy@gmail.com
Feb. 11
Feb. 25 Mar. 10
Mar. 24
Apr. 7
Apr. 21
May 12
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20800 CC3
Thursday 2:00-3:50 PM
TA: Zhuo Yin zhuoyin.enjoy@gmail.com
Feb. 11
Feb. 25 Mar. 10
Mar. 24
Apr. 7
Apr. 21
May 12
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20800 CC4
Tuesday 10:00 – 11:50 AM
TA: Lei Fang fangleiwh@gmail.com
Feb. 16
Feb. 24 Mar. 8
Mar. 22
Apr. 5
Apr. 19
May 10
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20700 CC5
Tuesday 2:00 – 3:50 PM
TA:
Lei Fang fangleiwh@gmail.com
Feb. 16
Feb. 24 Mar. 8
Mar. 22
Apr. 5
Apr. 19
May 10
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Expt. 1
Standing Waves in Strings
Expt. 2
Reflection, Refraction, Dispersion
Expt. 3
The Diffraction Grating and Interference
Expt. 4
Electrostatic Potential and Electric Field
Expt. 5
Oscilloscope and R-C Circuits
Expt. 6
Electromagnetic Induction (Part B)
Expt. 7
Electromagnetic Resonance
Each student must bring his/her own calculator, ruler and protractor when such is
required. Each student must bring the printed experiment, graph paper and additional
blank paper to each lab session. These are available at:
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/physics/20800labmanual.cfm. All lab reports must include the
cover page provided during the lab session.