PHYSICS

Course Syllabus / Policies – 2016/2017

Ms. Larson

Room # 94

Phone: (281) 604-7574

E-mail:

Conference Period: 7th period: 1:04-1:49pm

Materials Needed:

·  Student Laptop (you will need to bring it everyday)

·  binder or folder

·  notebook or loose leaf paper (you will need this for class on Monday and every day afterward)

·  2-line scientific calculator (calculators will not be supplied)

·  pens and pencils

Grading: Below is the breakdown of how grades will be recorded. You can expect at least TWO exams per six weeks, so each exam is worth 20% of your six weeks average.

Major 40%

Minor 50%

Reading/Writing Assignments 10%

Total 100%

Make Up Work: A student has one day to complete missed assignments for every day they were absent. In the event you have to miss class, check online for make-up work. It is your responsibility to access your missed assignments and turn it in within the allotted time.

Late Work:

Days Late / Percent of Grade
Received by Student / Example(s)
1 Day / 80% / 100 records as 80 (100 x 0.80)
80 records as 64 (80 x 0.80)
60 records as 48 (60 x 0.80)
2 Days / 60% / 100 records as 60 (100 x 0.60)
80 records as 48 (80 x 0.60)
60 records as 36 (60 x 0.60)
3 or more Days / 50% / 100 records as 50 (100 x 0.50)
80 records as 40 (80 x 0.50)
60 records as 30 (60 x .50)

Average Amount of Homework: You will need to plan on having homework. I will post the work and it will be due at the beginning of class the next day. Some homework may require viewing a short video and answering questions, or completing 3-5 problems over the current material. Studying for upcoming tests and final exam will require out-of-class study time since class time will not be provided for reviewing. You should plan on spending 30-45 minutes on homework each day.

Reading Materials: Our textbook, Physics; Principles and Problems, McGraw Hill, will be available online, as well as Edgenuity. Additional reading may be required and will be available online.

Tutorials: School tutorials are held every Wednesday and Thursday from 2:45-3:45. I will also be available for help almost every day before school from 6:30-7:00 am. Please talk to me if you would like to schedule a time to work one on one. This is a valuable time to come and make up missing work and receive additional help, so please take advantage of it.

Honor Code: It is assumed that you will follow the honor code at all times. Cheating, plagiarism, and other academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.

Labs: We will be doing a variety of labs in this class. Safety is of utmost importance in the laboratory, and for this reason you will be expected to wear goggles during lab unless I specifically state otherwise. Failure to wear goggles during an entire lab will result in removal from the lab and either a text book makeup assignment or a grade of 0.

Units of Study: The following units will be covered this year, days are approximated and may be adjusted to student learning:

FIRST SEMESTER

1st Six Weeks

·  Physics Skills and basic Processes- 5 days

·  Kinematics in One-Dimension and Graphing Motion- 20 days

2nd Six Weeks

·  Newton’s Laws of Motion- 14 days

·  Two Dimensional Motion- 7 days

·  Universal Gravitation- 4 days

3rd Six Weeks

·  Conservation of Energy- 15 days

·  Conservation of Momentum- 10 days

SECOND SEMESTER

4th Six Weeks

·  Mechanical Waves: Properties and Applications- 8 days

·  Electromagnetic Waves- 10 days

·  Electrostatics: Forces Fields and Energy- 6 days

5th Six Weeks

·  Current Electricity- 15 days

·  Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism- 16 days

6th Six Weeks

·  Physics is Everywhere- 10 days

·  Final Project(s)- until the end of the Spring Semester

Final Words: As Albert Einstein stated “The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Don’t panic! If you do your homework, work hard in class, and study; you should have no problems with Physics. It’s fun!

Be sure you and your parent/guardian read the above information and fill out the attached page and turn ONLY THE ATTACHED PAGE in to me.  You need to put this page in your class binder!

THANKS!!

We have read and understand the policies outlined in this document and agree to uphold them in order to ensure a successful educational experience for myself/my student and the entire class.

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Parent/Guardian Contact Info:

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This signed document is to be turned in to Ms. Larson.

You are welcome to make a copy for your own records.

You may contact me at any time. Email is best, I check email daily. You can contact me by phone but I do not pick up the phone during class time and it is likely to go straight to voicemail. I will, however, return your call as soon as possible.

My email –

My work phone – 281.604.7574

Thank you! I look forward to working with you and your child this year!

Carrie Larson