Phys. 111 Sec. 01 Spring 2009 Syllabus
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: Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1,
by Halliday, Resnick and Walker, 8th edition (Wiley, 2008, ISBN 13:
978-0-470-04473-5)
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 attempt to cover most of chapters
1-16. Omitted sections will be
announced as we proceed. There is
tutoring available at the Physical Science Learning Center: Hunter North 12th
floor, Room 1219.
Pre- and Co-Requisites
Algebra, calculus,
trigonometry and some geometry are prerequisites of PHYS 111. Students with a poor mathematical
background do not do well in this course.
If you do not have the necessary mathematics background, it is
recommended to obtain it before proceeding with PHYS 111. The pre-requisite course is MATH 150.
Course grade
There are two midterms and a comprehensive final exam. The grading is described in the table
below. The higher scoring midterm
counts for 25% and the lower scoring midterm counts for 15%. If a student misses a midterm it counts as zero, there are no make-ups! The exam questions are of problem
solving types. The Lab
counts for 15%. The Final is
cumulative it counts for 45%.
|
Midterm 1
|
25%
|
|
|
Midterm 2
|
15%
|
|
|
Lab
|
15%
|
|
|
Final
|
45%
|
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
|
Credit/No Credit Grading Option
Credit/NoCredit is not an option
if PHYS111 is part of your major/minor requirement or if you are a
pre-professional student.
Credit/NoCredit was instituted to allow students to take courses outside
their major as a means for broadening the student’s background without
penalizing the student. So, 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: 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
Monday January 26th first day of
classes
Sunday February 15th last day to
drop a course (delete from record)
Thursday March 26th last day to
withdraw from course with a “W” grade
Friday May 15th last day of
classes
LAB
The lab is the same as for Physics 110. It 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.
Exam Schedules
|
Date
|
Type
|
Time (always in Room
1311HN)
|
Chapters
|
|
03/04/09
|
First Midterm
|
Wednesday March 4
9AM - 11:00AM
|
Chs. 1-6
|
|
04/22/09
|
Second Midterm
|
Wednesday April 22
9 AM - 11 AM
2nd MT, Chapters 19 - 22
|
Chs. 7-11
|
|
5/20/09
|
Final
|
Wednesday, May 20
9 AM -
11 AM
|
Cumulative
|