Physics

Physical Sciences

PHY 1200 General Physics II Fall 2021 Syllabus updated August 29, 2021

Location & time:

(Lecture: Section 01, Class 9719) Online Tue, Wed 10:10am - 12:20pm

(Lab: Section 01LA, Class 54575) Online Thu 10:10am - 12:20pm

Instructor:

Email:

Office: S S343

Office hours: (by appointment) : Tue, Wed, Thu 2:50pm - 3:50pm via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.

Course description: Second term of General Physics. Includes sound, electricity, magnetism and optics.

Laboratory sessions included.

Prerequisite: PHY 1100.

Learning objectives: 1) Understand the underlying theory of the topics covered. 2) Apply this theory to problem solving.

Required textbook: Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText for Physics: Principles with applications, Volumes I and II, 7th edition, by Douglas C. Giancoli. You will need to register at

https://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/

using Course ID: garavuso00876 to do the online homework. To register, you must either 1) buy Instant Access (ISBN: 9780321869647) at the above link with a credit card or PayPal account or 2) buy a Standalone Access Card (ISBN: 9780321921734) from a bookdealer. The cheapest option is to buy Instant Access.

Other required materials: For your coursework, you are expected to have access to a scientific calculator and a computer with a working internet connection. Cellphones are not recommended for your coursework. Lecture plan, online HW, and exams:

Chapter		Online HW due
	Introduction to MasteringPhysics	Sun, Sep 12, 11:59pm
11:	Oscillations and Waves (start from section 11-7)	Sun, Sep 12, 11:59pm
12:	Sound	Sun, Sep 26, 11:59pm
16:	Electric Charge and Electric Field	Sun, Oct 3, 11:59pm
17:	Electric Potential	Sun, Oct 10, 11:59pm
	Midterm I: Tue, Oct 12
18:	Electric Currents	Sun, Oct 17, 11:59pm
19:	DC Circuits	Sun, Oct 24, 11:59pm
20:	Magnetism	Sun, Oct 31, 11:59pm
21:	Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday’s Law	Sun, Nov 7, 11:59pm
	Midterm II: Tue, Nov 9
22:	Electromagnetic Waves	Sun, Nov 14, 11:59pm
23:	Light: Geometric Optics	Sun, Nov 21, 11:59pm
24:	The Wave Nature of Light	Sun, Nov 28, 11:59pm
25:	Optical Instruments	Sun, Dec 5, 11:59pm
	Midterm III: Wed, Dec 8
	Cumulative Final: Tue, Dec 14

All lectures will be given live via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. To attend a scheduled lecture, open Blackboard Collaborate Ultra from inside the lecture section of this course on Blackboard, select the appropriate

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session, and then click on “Join session”. These lectures will cover the slides and problem solutions posted on Blackboard. To maintain order during each lecture, keep your microphone muted except when speaking. The lectures will be recorded and made available within Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.

All homework will be done on the Pearson website. To familiarize yourself with the use of the online homework system, it is recommended that you do the Introduction to MasteringPhysics online homework assignment. Late homework will not be accepted.

All exams (3 midterms and 1 cumulative final) will be taken on Blackboard. Each exam has a 180-minute time limit (120 minutes for solving and 60 minutes for uploading photos of your solutions). Exams must be taken on the day that they are scheduled. They will be available starting at 12:01am on the day they are scheduled and must be completed within the time limit by 11:59pm that same day. Your work on each exam can be saved and resumed at any point until time has expired. However, the timer will continue to run if you leave an exam. Thus, you should not open an exam until you are ready to work on it without interruption until the time has expired. You must show all work on exams. Correct answers without sufficient justification will receive no credit. A missed exam results in a zero. There are no make-ups! Your lowest exam score will be dropped.

Lab: All labs will be done on Blackboard. We will begin each lab with a live session via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. The lab session will include a brief introduction to the lab activity. (Ideally, the relevant lecture material will have already been covered in lecture. If this is not the case, then that material will be covered during the lab session.) After the introduction is complete, the lab session will end and you can work on the lab activity until the 11:59pm deadline. To join a scheduled lab session, open Blackboard Collaborate Ultra from inside the lab section of this course on Blackboard, select the appropriate session, and then click on “Join session”. You are expected to read the lab activity and relevant material from the textbook before joining the lab session. To maintain order during each lab session, keep your microphone muted except when speaking. The lab sessions will be recorded and made available within Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Late labs will not be accepted. Your lowest lab score will be dropped.

Lab #	Lab Title	Text Reading
1	Waves on a String	Ch. 11
2	Resonant Modes and the Speed of Sound	Ch. 12
3	Electric Field Mapping	Ch. 16, 17
4	Ohm’s Law	Ch. 18
5	Electrical Equivalent of Heat	Ch. 17, 18
6	Resistances, Voltages, and Currents in Circuits	Ch. 19
7	Kirchhoff’s Rules	Ch. 19
8	Current Balance	Ch. 20
9	Transformer	Ch. 21
10	LRC Circuit	Ch. 21
11	Focal Length and Magnification of a Thin Lens	Ch. 23
12	Single-Slit Diffraction Patterns	Ch. 24

Grading:

1. Online homework: 15%. (Late homework will not be accepted.)

2. Exams: 60%. (There are 4 exams. They consist of 3 midterms and 1 cumulative final. A missed exam results in a zero. There are no make-ups! Your lowest exam score will be dropped. Each of your highest three exam scores have the same weight.)

3. Lab: 25%. (Late labs will not be accepted. Your lowest lab score will be dropped.)

Academic integrity: Please refer to the CUNY and KCC Academic Integrity Policy https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/studentaffairs/student_conduct/academic_integrity.html

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