I. MATERIALS: 

Things to bring to class every day:   

1. Class Notes,

2. Mechanical pencil, eraser, ruler and graphing calculator.

II. ASSIGNMENTS:

All assignments should be checked on a weekly basis at:

AP PHYSICS WEEKLY        

The assignments are shown on the date they are DUE!

The school's Honor Code is in effect for the following assignments:

TESTS

§     Tests will cover each chapter of material including reading

      assignments, lab activities and classroom discussion.

§     Test reviews will be graded as 20% of the final test score.

§     All work must be shown. Partial credit may be awarded for

      solutions that are partially correct.

QUIZZES

§     Quizzes may or may not be announced

§     Quizzes may contain questions and/or problems from the homework,

the reading assignments and/or based on recently covered or previously

learned material. 

LABS

§     Labs are performed in groups for data collection purposes only.

§     Your lab report should NOT be the result of shared writing, copying,

or cooperative effort.  Click here for the:

  PHYSICS LAB FORMAT

HOMEWORK

§     All homework assignments should be completed on the graph notebook.

§     Homework will be graded on the basis of completeness.

§     All work must be shown to obtain full credit: data, sketch or FBD as appropriate,

equation solved for the unknown, substitution and answer with units.

§     The objective of the homework is for you to practice what was learned in class,

please use the solutions to the homework to verify your work or to clarify your

procedure.

§     It is OK to work in groups for homework. It is not OK to copy homework from

a classmate or directly from the website.

§     Homework notebooks will be checked on the day that it is due.

All homework must be completed by the day of the Unit test for partial credit.

                                         

III. GRADING:

Each trimester:

40% Tests

30% Quizzes and Labs

20% Class Work

10% Homework

IV. OTHER POLICIES: 

MAKE-UP WORK

§     The school's policies will be strictly enforced.

§     Students are responsible for making-up all missed work and arranging for missed

       quizzes and/or tests.

EXTRA HELP

I am available for extra help:

§ Before school in my office: 7.25 - 7.55

§ During lunch (needs to be previously arranged)

§ Study Hall

§ Day A First block 8.25 - 9.55

§ Day B Third block 1.25 – 3.45

QUESTIONS?