INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS

At the end of this course, students will:

1. Understand a brief overview of each topic associated with Mechanics, Optics, and Electricity and Magnetism.

NEEDS AND RESOURCES

Required Background

To successfully complete this course, you must:

• Have successfully passed Math A/BH or BH

Required Materials

To successfully complete this course, you will need to bring to class everyday the following:

·         Textbook

·         Notebook

·         Graph or quad-ruled paper

·         TI-83 plus or TI-84 graphing calculator

·         Lab notebook: Marble Composition Notebook

COURSE SCHEDULE

List of Topics Covered:

1. Motion in One Dimension

2. Two Dimensional Motion and Vecotors

3. Forces and the Laws of Motion

4. Work and Energy

5. Momentum and Collisions

6. Rotational Motion and Law of Gravity

7. Rotational Dynamics

8. Heat and Thermodynamics

9. Sound and vibrations

10. Light and Reflection

11. Electricity and Magnetism

12. Atomic Physics

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Grading Policies:

Grading is Point Based:

Tests are worth 100 points

Homework is checked everyday. Total grade at the end of each quarter is 100 points. For each assignment not submitted 10 points are deducted from the total homework grade.

Labs are on a pass fail grading system. Passing grade requires all labs to be recorded appropriately in the lab notebook. If one lab is missing or incomplete the student fails lab for that quarter.