COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Physics
PHS 401/402/403 Independent Research I, II, III
3 credits each; 9 class hours each
Students are engaged in a minimum of nine (9) hours of conference and independent research per week. Library and computer or laboratory investigation of a problem in the Physical Sciences, Computer Science or Environmental Sciences, which is selected by the Department and pursued under the guidance of a faculty mentor in the Department. Students will present research (oral and/or poster presentations) at Department, CUNY-Wide or national seminars; in addition students will submit a writ-ten report of the research carried out. Only three of these credits may be applied to the Bachelors degree. Pre-requisites: Completion of 48 Credits Towards degree, and Completion of Courses Appropriate to the Research Project as Determined by the faculty mentor and permission of chairperson
PHY 114 Basic Physics
3 credits; 3 class hours; 1 lab hour
This is a one semester survey course covering the fundamentals of Physics. Emphasis will be placed on the basic concepts and meaning of physical laws. Topics include force, vectors, velocity and acceleration, Newton's laws of motion, gravitation, work and energy, thermal energy, electrostatics, electric current, magnetism, atomic structure of matter, and wave phenomena.
Co-requisite: MTH 151
PHY 211 University Physics I
4 credits; 4 class hours; 3 lab hours; 1.5 workshop hours
This course is the first part of the four semester calculus physics sequence. Topics include vectors, kinematics and dynamics of particles, work, energy conservation, linear and angular momentum conservation, rotational kinematics and dynamics, harmonic motion and fluid statics and dynamics.
Pre-requisite: PHY 114
Co-requisite: MTH 202
PHY 212 University Physics II
4 credits; 4 class hours; 2 lab hours; 1.5 workshop hours
This course is the second part of the four semester calculus physics sequence. Topics include gravitation, special relativity, heat, laws of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, entropy, plane and spherical waves, sound, geometric optics, light, interference, diffraction and polarization.
Pre-requisite: PHY 211
Co-requisite: MTH 203
PHY 213 University Physics III
4 credits; 4 class hours; 2 lab hours; 1.5 workshop hours
This course is the third part of the four semester calculus physics sequence. Topics include electrostatics, electric potential and fields, Gauss's law, dielectrics, current, moving charge, magnetic fields, circuits, fields in matter, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves and spectrum.
Pre-requisite: PHY 211
Co-requisite: MTH 203
