Physics Dr. Es Way mewoldsen@lcusd.net
Course Description
This is a laboratory course
in Physics that prepares the students for the California STAR exam in physics
by covering the appropriate State Science Standards. The essential topics are
motion and forces, conservation of energy and momentum, heat and
thermodynamics, waves, and electronic and magnetic phenomena. In class
the emphasis is on concepts, lab work, and making appropriate connections with
the pre-calculus classes.
To
earn an O in citizenship, I expect you to:
Respect
other students desire to learn and listen attentively.
Be
cooperative and maintain a positive attitude.
Have
no truancies and no more than one unexcused tardy per quarter.
Be
quiet and ready to start working (have materials ready) by the second bell.
Act
appropriately and safely during lab work.
Clean
up thoroughly when you leave the classroom.
Tell
me ahead of time if you will miss a test and bring an excuse note from your
parents.
Ask
your parents to email me if you have fallen sick on the day of a test.
The
only thing that should enter your mouth during class is air and water from a
bottle.
Turn
in labs and homework on the day due.
To
earn an S, I expect you to:
To
follow the above rules with only minor infractions.
To
have no truancies and no more than two unexcused tardies per quarter.
To
earn an N, I expect you will have:
Violate
the above on many occasions. I will call your parents to report this type
of behavior.
To
earn a U, I expect you will have:
Been
disrespectful to me or to one of the other students.
Been
truant more than once.
Have 4
or more unexcused tardies in a quarter.
Cheated
on a test.
A separate total will be kept
for Formative material (Homework/Quizzes/Lab Reports 20%), and Summative
material (Chapter tests and review tests 80%). Grades will
not be rounded up. Students receiving a semester grade below C- will be
advised to drop the class. There will not be any dropped tests.
A+ 98.0%
+ A 92.0
97.9% A- 90.0 91.9%
B+ 88.0 89.9% B 82.0 87.9%
B- 80.0 81.9%
C+ 78.0 79.9% C 72.0 77.9%
C- 70.0 71.9%
D+ 68.0 69.9% D 62.0 67.9%
D- 60.0 61.9%
Tests will examine your ability to recall information
and apply the knowledge. If you miss a test due to an excused absence, you must
see me on the day you return. If you are absent please ask your parent to
contact me by phone or email if you are ill on the day of a test.
CHEATING OR TRUANCY ON A TEST DAY WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FO THE TEST and a U in
the class. I will call home during the test to check on absent students
and schedule a make-up test. This may be in another form such as
essay-type questions. Tests may be taken home, and therefore you may not
to do test corrections.
Multiple Choice:
Which
of the following is not required when determining velocity?
A.
direction
B. distance
traveled
C.
time
D. mass
Math Problems:
A clown
leaves a cannon with a velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 37o.
If there is no air resistance, how far away does the clown hope is the center
of the net?
Short Answers:
Explain the why the ocean is cyan, the sky is blue and sunsets are red.
Homework/Quizzes/Labs
Homework will be turned in on the day of the
test. No homework will be accepted late except for excused absences and
then within the same number of days you were absent. Quizzes will be used
to help prepare you for the tests. Do not copy as you will not the material for
the test and both participants will get a zero.
Lab Reports are based on a 20-point scale and are
due the day after the lab is completed. No lab reports will be accepted
late. If you are absent on the day of a lab, you may be asked to write a report
on the concept if the lab has been taken down.
Assignments
Assignments
are given 1) written on the board, or 2) verbally communicated in the class.
Extra Help
I will be available to help students before and after
school. Review sessions will be available before each exam.
Study Tips
Do
all the work and reading. It is essential that you take notes from the
textbook and the lectures. Many students like to form a study group to
review before the test.
LAB
SAFETY POLICY OF SCIENCE STUDENTS
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While working in the laboratory, you will have important responsibilities that
do not apply to other classrooms. You will be working with materials and
apparatus that, if handled carelessly or improperly, have the potential to
cause pain serious injury or death. A science laboratory can be a save
place to work, if you are alert, cautious, and follow directions with
care. The following practices should be studied
Laboratory Preparation Read the procedure and complete the pre-lab
assignment before coming to class. Follow the directions precisely (but
paraphrase them) and make note of any changes in procedure given.
Eye Protection
Wear safety goggles at all times when doing an experiment involving
chemicals. If a chemical splashes into your eye, use the wash fountain by
irrigating your eye continuously for 15 minutes. Notify me
immediately. Never direct water from the faucet into the eye as the high
pressure may cause more damage.
Conditions of Work Area You should maintain a work area that is free of
books, coats, book bags, chemical spills, excess chemicals, and trash. No
objects should be on the floor as this may cause someone to trip and fall.
Cleanup spills immediately.
Disposal of Waste Material Waste paper, towels, and other trash must be
discarded in the wastebaskets; waste chemicals in the labeled waste
containers. Do not throw matches into wastebaskets except after running
water over them.
Chemical Spills on Your Body A safety shower is located in the laboratory and
should only be used to wash chemicals from your body if the sink is not
sufficient. Contaminated clothing should be removed as soon as possible.
Fire on You or Your Lab Partner STOP, DROP AND ROLL. Someone should immediately
retrieve a fire blanket to roll in. Never wrap a fire blanket around
someone who is standing up, as this will cause the fire to rise to the head and
chest area. If you are near the safety shower, get under it instead.
Fire in the Laboratory Notify the teacher immediately if any smoke or fire
is seen and then follow their instructions.
Accident Reports Report any accident to the teacher immediately, no matter how minor.
This includes any burn, scratch, cut or contact with corrosive liquid (acid or
base). Also report any defective or broken equipment and other potential
dangers at once. But most important remember to stay calm.
Safety Stations
Know the location of the emergency shower, eye wash fountain, fire
extinguisher, safety goggle storage, and exits.
Hair
Confine long hair with a band, hairpins or a hairnet.
Eating and Drinking Since there is a possibility of
food substances becoming contaminated, no eating or drinking is allowed in the
laboratory.
Laboratory Conduct Be courteous and exercise common sense. There will be no
practical-joking, running, pushing or horse-play.
Unauthorized Experiments Under no circumstances should you conduct any
experiment other than those that have been assigned, unless you have discussed
it with me and have my permission.
Hands Wash
your hands in the sink before you leave the lab. Avoid touching your eyes
and face. Under no circumstances are you to apply make-up in class.
Electrical Appliances Always remove an electrical plug by the plug and
not the cord.
This Safety Policy may be updated from time to time.