Physics 203-204 fulfills all the physics requirements for science majors, as well as admission to health profession schools and graduate schools. It provides an excellent opportunity for learning physics, the fundamental science, in a comprehensive, challenging and rewarding way. Gradates of this course have gone on to distinguished careers in medicine, science, law, public service etc... This course requires a good understanding of some math such as vectors, simple derivatives, trigonometry, algebra etc....

This means: If you aren't fairly comfortable with math (especially algebra and trigonometry), this may require brushing up. You will in any case need to invest a lot of time doing problems, studying and getting help particularly if you haven't had any Physics in high school or college before.

Special Permission Numbers: If you need a special permission number to enroll in Physics 203, or register for a different section, please write to Ms. Julia Sotory, jsotory at physics.rutgers.edu, and include your full name, your student ID number, and a list of three sections you would be willing to enroll in.

Lecturer: Dr. AbdelBaki Brahmia, Busch MSLC, ARC-213, Tel: (732) 445-1134, e-mail: abrahmia at physics.rutgers.edu

Text (required): Cutnell & Johnson  8th edition,  available at Rutgers University Bookstore (Ferren Mall). The text book is available in three versions: 
  • Full Text (978-0-470-22355-0) includes Chapters 1–32; 
  • Volume 1 (978-0-470-37924-0) which includes Chapters 1–17;
  • Volume 2 (978-0-470-37925-7) which includes Chapters 18–32.

There are also a Student Study Guide, and a Student Solutions Manual containing worked-out solutions to a few problems from each chapter. These are available in the bookstore; they are entirely optional and it is up to you whether you wish to purchase them. Note also that Wiley maintains a home page here containing, e.g., information on supplements and pdf versions of selected solutions to end-of-chapter problems.