Physics 110 Sec

Physics 190 Syllabus Spring 2006

Department of Physics and Astronomy
Hunter College of CUNY

Dr. Y. Abranyos

Office HN Rm. 1200

Email yabranyo@hunter.cuny.edu

Tel. (212) 772-4032

Lecture: 2 Hr

Textbook "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" 5^th Edition, by Paul A. Tipler and Gene Mosca

(W. H. Freeman Comp.)

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to bridge the gap between physics 110/120 sequence and 111/121 sequence.

Topics include:

Mechanics, fluids, vibration and waves, sound, and heat and thermodynamics.
Electricity and Magnetism
Geometrical and Physical Optics
Modern Physics

Students are familiar with the above topics, however, here they will be covered with more rigor than in Physics 110/120 sequence. From mathematical aspect, calculus, unit vector, vector products, and elementary differential equations are introduced early in the physic.

Course grade

There are two midterms and comprehensive final exam.

Midterms: 40%

Homework 30%

Final 30%

Lectures


Week 1	Mechanics	Motion in 1 and 2 and 3 dimension
Week 2	“	Newton's Laws and applications
Week 3	“	Conservation Laws
Week 4	“	Rotation and equilibrium
Week 5	Oscillations and waves	Oscillations, traveling and standing waves
Week 6	Thermodynamics	Kinetic theory, Laws of thermodynamics and thermal properties
Week 7	Electricity and Magnetism	Electric field, electric potential and electrostatic energy Direct current and DC circuits
Week 8	“	Magnetic fields, Induction and AC currents
Week 9	“	Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic waves
Week 10	Optics	Properties of light, reflection, refraction and polarization
Week 11	“	Optical images and instruments
Week 12	“	Interference and diffraction
Week 13	Modern Physics	Schrodinger equation and simple potentials
Week 14	“	Applications of Schrodinger Equation.

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