Welcome to PHYS 20700 GH at CCNY

This is the course page for City College Course PHYS 207, Sections CD1-10 Below are useful links.

The course syllabus is here: Syllabus


The book

Halliday, Resnick, Walker - Fundamentals of Physics, (11th or 12th edition)


Online Homework

You will be able to access the online homework system here (starting Aug 26):

https://hedberg.ccnysites.cuny.edu/olhw/

Registration Instructions are here: Instructions


If you want to use WilyPlus for additional content, you are more than welcome. However, we won't add any content there however, nor communicate via that platform.


Lower case Greek Letters are here: greek letters


Formula Sheet

Most of the important equations from the class. Consider this like a list of basic vocabulary. You'll need to be able use and understand all these equations to be fluent in the language of PHYS 20700.

Formula Sheet

Course Schedule and Materials

The exam and homework schedule is subject to change, but this represents the most likely dates for those items.

Date Subject (& pdf) Book Units In class HW Due Extras
Aug 27introunits [pdf] 1.1-1.2Slides
Sep 1
Sep 31d-kinematics [pdf] 2.1-2.4Slides
Sep 81d-kinematics [pdf] 2.3-2.6Slides
Sep 10mathvectors [pdf] 3.1-3.4Slides HW1
Sep 152d-kinematics [pdf] 4.1-4.4Slides
Sep 17forces [pdf] 5.1-5.3Slides HW 2
Sep 22
Sep 24
Sep 29forces [pdf] 5.1-5.3Slides
Oct 1
Oct 6forces [pdf] 6.1-6.2Slides HW 3
Oct 8circular-motion [pdf] 4.5, 6.3Slides
Oct 13
Oct 14
Oct 15MT1About the test
Oct 20
Oct 22energy [pdf] 7.1-8.5Slides
Oct 24MT1 go over Answers are here: PDF
Oct 27energy [pdf] 7.1-8.5Slides
Oct 29impulse-momentum [pdf] 9.1-9.9Slides
Nov 3Rotations [pdf] 10.1-10.3Slides
Nov 5Torque [pdf] 10.4-10.8Slides
Nov 10Torque [pdf] 11.1-11.7Slides
Nov 12Torque [pdf] Slides
Nov 17Gravitation [pdf] 13.1-13.7Slides
Nov 19MT2About the testAnswers are here: PDF
Nov 24Oscillations [pdf] 15.1-15.6Slides
Nov 26Oscillations [pdf] Slides
Dec 1Oscillations [pdf] Slides
Dec 3Fluids [pdf] 14.1-14.7Slides
Dec 8Heat [pdf] 18.1-18.6Slides
Dec 10Heat [pdf] Slides
Dec 15207-final-review [pdf] Slides
Dec 22FinalAbout the test10:30am–12:45pm

Other information

Physics page for Current Students

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