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PHY 102: College Physics II at John Jay College

4 credits · Fall 2026

College Physics II (PHY 102) at John Jay College has 1 way to take it in Fall 2026, plus 2 recitation or lab times you pair with a lecture. 3 of 3 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Daniel Yaverbaum and Mercedes Talley.

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

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

Requirements

Prerequisite: PHY 101

About this course

Topics covered include electrostatics, electric fields and electric potential, current electricity, magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, the wave-particle duality, photons and matter waves, physics of the atom, nuclear physics.

Professors for PHY 102 at John Jay, Fall 2026

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PHY 102 sections, times and seats

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

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

Tue · 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM
01-LEC · In Person · New Bldg 3.79
Daniel YaverbaumChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 3.7(61)Difficulty 2.6/5 · 58% would take again
Open
Pick a recitation or lab · 2 recitations or labs · 2 open · 3:05 PM to 4:30 PM start times
  • 01L1-LABThu · 3:05 PM - 5:45 PM
    Mercedes TalleyOnly 2 ratings, too few to rank★ 5.0(2)Difficulty 1.5/5 · 100% would take again
    In PersonOpen
  • 01R1-RECTue · 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
    Daniel YaverbaumChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 3.7(61)Difficulty 2.6/5 · 58% would take again
    In PersonOpen

Questions about PHY 102 at John Jay

Who teaches PHY 102 at John Jay in Fall 2026?
Daniel Yaverbaum and Mercedes Talley are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is PHY 102 at John Jay hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 1 professor with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.6 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a PHY 102 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.