Physics 120 Sec. 001 Syllabus Fall 2008 Hunter College

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Instructor: Prof. János Bergou

Office: HN Rm. 1205

Email: jbergou@hunter.cuny.edu

Tel.: (212) 772-5254

Office Hours: Monday 2:00pm-3:00pm or by appointment.

Textbook: Physics by Giancoli, 6^th edition (Prentice Hall, 2005)

Academic integrity: Hunter College regards acts of academic dishonesty (e.g., plagiarism, cheating on examinations, obtaining unfair advantage, and falsification of records and official documents) as serious offenses against the values of intellectual honesty. The college is committed to enforcing the CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity and will pursue cases of academic dishonesty according to the Hunter College Academic Integrity Procedures

Course Description

The course will cover chapters 16-28 except for the omitted sections which are listed below. There is tutoring available at the Physical Science Learning Center: Hunter North 12^th floor, Room 1219.

Course grade

There are three midterms and a comprehensive final exam. The grading is described in the table below. The highest scoring midterm counts for 17% the next for 13% and the lowest scoring midterm counts for 10%. If a student misses a midterm it counts as zero, there are no make-ups! The exam questions are problem solving types. For hints see previous midterm exams and solutions.

Midterm 1	17%
Midterm 2	13%	Sample Exam - Solution
Midterm 3	10%	Exam P1 Exam P2 - Solution
Lab	15%
Final	45%	Final Exam
Total	100%

Credit/No Credit Grading Option

You may choose to be graded in this course on a Credit/No Credit basis. Before selecting this option, check with your departmental advisor and be aware that many colleges, professional schools, and employers may look with disfavor on Credit/No Credit grades and may even convert Credit to C and No Credit to F for their purposes, as described in the Hunter Catalog. If you do select the Credit/No Credit option, you must complete all course assignments, including the final examination.

IMPORTANT! Due to the size of this class, if you choose the Credit/No Credit option, you must do so by the last class, using the official college form (you can obtain it from the Registrar's Office). Credit/No Credit requests will not be accepted after the final examination.

IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday October 27^th last day to withdraw from course with a “W” grade

Tuesday December 16^th last day of classes

LAB

The lab is an essential part of the course, and no grade is given without completion of the lab. If a student is repeating the course and has completed the lab in a previous semester, it is not necessary to repeat the lab. The lab average from the preceding semester will be used in determining the course grade.

Sections Omitted, Home Works and Exam Schedules

Date	Chapter	Sections omitted	Home Work Problems
	16: Charge and field	16.10 - 16.12	13, 31, 33, 36, 64
	17: Potential	17.6, 1710, 17.11	10, 19, 21, 23, 50, 72, 75
	18: Currents	18.8 - 18.10	6, 15, 34, 39, 45, 63
09/24/08	Sample Exam Sample Solution	Wednesday September27th 11:10AM - 1:00PM First Midterm Chapters 16 - 18
	19: DC Circuits	19.7, 19.8	11, 17, 25, 30, 44, 51, 79
	20: Magnetism	20.10 – 20.12	8, 11, 12, 18, 19, 41, 45, 75, 86
	21: EM Induction	21.6, 21.8, 21.12 – 21.14	1-5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 23, 37, 44, 48, 79
	22: EM waves	22.6, 22.7	21, 23, 42, 43
10/29/05	Sample Exam 2 Solution	Wednesday October 22 11:10 AM - 1:00 PM 2nd MT, Chapters 19 - 22
	23: Optics	23.10	3, 4,11, 15, 31, 32, 38, 52, 53, 59, 62, 72, 91
	24: Light waves	24.7 – 24.9, 24.11, 24.12	5, 7, 23, 26, 30, 35, 57, 71, 81
	25: Optical instruments	25.1, 25.2, 25.6 – 25.12	24, 25, 32, 33, 42, 44, 71
11/26/08	Exam 3 P1 Exam 3 P2 Solution	Wednesday November 26 11:10 AM - 1:00 PM 3rd MT Chapters 23 - 25
	26: Relativity	All sections covered	7, 13, 17, 27, 30, 36, 45, 48, 54, 64
	27: Early quantum	27.5 – 27.7, 27.9	18, 20, 41, 56, 59, 68, 69, 82, 86,
	28: Quantum mechanics	28.4, 28.9 – 28.12	2, 4, 8, 13, 16, 21, 22, 41, 50, 51, 56
12/17/08		Monday December 17 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Final Exam Cumulative