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PHY 156: Physics II at College of Staten Island

4 credits · Fall 2026

Physics II (PHY 156) at College of Staten Island has 1 way to take it in Fall 2026, plus 4 recitation or lab times you pair with a lecture. 3 of 5 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Kalani Hettiarachchilage, Jacob Yuzovitskiy, Jonathan Colangelo, and Tianao Wu.

Compare them below, check the days and times, and add the course to your schedule.

This course meets as a lecture plus a lab. Your schedule needs one time from each, and the schedule builder picks them together.

Requirements

Prerequisite: PHY 116.

About this course

Continuation of PHY 116 for students requiring one year of physics. Extension of the energy concept to atoms and electricity; nuclear energy and radioactivity; electricity as energy and information transfer in animate and inanimate systems; magnetism; mass spectroscopy and its uses; light, with applications to the eye, the camera, microscopes, fiber-optical diagnostic instruments, and spectroscopy. Articulated experiments include optics, optical and mass spectroscopy, electricity, heat, instrumentation. (science).

Professors for PHY 156 at College of Staten Island, Fall 2026

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PHY 156 sections, times and seats

Seat status as of Oct 4, 5:49 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?

1 of 1 lecture option · 4 lab times folded inside · 3 of 5 sections open

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You need one lecture and one lab. They can be combined freely, so pick each separately; the schedule builder checks the times together.

Fri · 10:10 AM - 1:10 PM
01-LEC · In Person · 2N 001
Kalani HettiarachchilageChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 3.6(44)Difficulty 3.1/5 · 62% would take again
Open
Pick a lab · 4 labs · 2 open · 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM start times
  • 01L1-LABTue · 4:40 PM - 6:20 PM
    Jacob YuzovitskiyNo Rate My Professors rating found
    In PersonClosed
  • 01L2-LABTue · 6:30 PM - 8:10 PM
    Jonathan ColangeloNo Rate My Professors rating found
    In PersonOpen
  • 01L3-LABWed · 10:10 AM - 12:05 PM
    Tianao WuNo Rate My Professors rating found
    In PersonClosed
  • 01L4-LABWed · 8:00 AM - 9:55 AM
    Jacob YuzovitskiyNo Rate My Professors rating found
    In PersonOpen

Questions about PHY 156 at College of Staten Island

Who teaches PHY 156 at College of Staten Island in Fall 2026?
Kalani Hettiarachchilage, Jacob Yuzovitskiy, Jonathan Colangelo, and Tianao Wu are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is PHY 156 at College of Staten Island hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 1 professor with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 3.1 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a PHY 156 section is full?
Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.