AP PHYSICS B: CLASS EXPECTATIONS AND SYLLABUS
Extra Help Hours Contact Info Lunch drop-ins (no promises!) OR after school by appointment 410-647-7700 ext. 2441 Room: Creeden 101 [email protected]
Videos and Class Materials at: http://www.flippedphysics.net
OVERVIEW Physics has been called the most basic of the sciences. It tells us about the nature of such things as motion, forces, matter, energy, heat, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, and even what happens within atoms. What we learn here forms the building blocks for further studies of chemistry, biology, astronomy, geology, engineering, more advanced physics, and life itself.
COURSE PREREQUISITES No Calculus is required, but a strong math background is necessary. You should have either taken a pre- calculus course or be currently enrolled in a pre-calculus course, and ought to have taken a physics course prior to this one.
TEXTBOOKS & EQUIPMENT The textbook for this course is Physics by Giancoli. See table below for page numbers/sections.
MATERIALS You are expected to bring the following materials to class EVERYDAY: Your ipad (& ideally a stylus) Textbook (unless otherwise specified by the teacher) Paper & writing utensils.
APPS AND WEBSITES We will be using the following: WebAssign ~ http://www.webassign.net/ ~ (Problems from Giancoli submitted online.) Noteworthy App (For note-taking and completing labs.) YouTube channel ~ http://www.youtube.com/flippedphysics Course Website ~ http://www.flippedphysics.net Phet Simulations ~ http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics SPARKvue (Data logging app.)
FLIPPED/BLENDED CLASSROOM
This physics class is a “flipped” class. This means that the content will be introduced initially by videos, made by your teacher and posted at: http://www.youtube.com/flippedphysics OR http://www.flippedphysics.net/ .
You must post a comment on EVERY VIDEO in the following format: > A couple of sentences about the video to prove that you watched it. > One (or more) questions you have in light of the video.
Five points will be awarded for every video with a posted comment. So you must either have a username that makes it clear who you are, or sign your name/initials at the bottom. GRADING
Assignments will be completed by submission to EDMODO (https://severnschool.edmodo.com/). But your official grade can only be seen through NET CLASSROOM, because not everything will be included on Edmodo.
Grades will be weighted as follows:
Summative Grades (Tests, Projects) ~ 40% of quarter grade. Formative Grades (Warm Ups, Labs) ~ 40% of quarter grade. Homework (Problems, Videos) ~ 20% of quarter grade.
Grades will usually follow typical high school grade boundaries:
90-100% = A 80-89% = B 70-79% = C 60-69% = D 0%-59% = E
However, assignments will be graded in a way that reflects College Board AP B standards. This is especially applicable to labs and tests. Tests will be graded on a scale to account for the difficulty of AP Questions, as follows:
64-100% = A 48-63% = B 30-47% = C 21-29% = D 0-20% = E
NOTE: Grades will be rounded using the first decimal place.
Questions about grades? If something doesn’t match when grades are posted, I will be happy to discuss any possible errors. BUT!! You must: Have your assignment ready to show me. You should keep all of your work! Humbly explain to me that there is a problem before or after class.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS 1. Safety First. Inappropriate lab behavior will result in a failure for that lab and/or a phone call home. 2. Respect those around you: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” 3. We are ALL responsible for the learning: A teacher’s responsibility to their students is to give a fair opportunity for each student to learn. A student’s responsibility is to make a committed attempt to obtain the knowledge offered in class by doing the work expected, participating in activities, and coming to class ready to learn. 4. No academic dishonesty of any kind will be tolerated. 5. Students should take care of personal needs (restroom, water, locker, etc.) BEFORE class. 6. Student is responsible for making up missed assignments due to absence. Make-up tests and quizzes for absentees will be administered at lunch or after school by appointment.
DUE DATES If you miss a due date for an assignment without informing me IN ADVANCE of the date, partial or full credit may be lost, depending on the assignment and the circumstances. 5-DAY CYCLE OUTLINE This course will be run on a regular 5-class cycle, one cycle per topic. Each cycle will usually correspond to the following pattern:
Day Activities HOMEWORK DUE: 1 Q&A Session, Demos, Whiteboard Watched Videos (w/ comments) Conceptual Questions (from Giancoli) in Ponder Conceptual Questions in Groups Preparation for Class 2 Finish Whiteboarding Conceptual Questions 3 Problems (from Giancoli), alone or in groups Problems “Good Copy” 4 Finish Problems OR Start Lab Lab Write-Up (from previous cycle) 5 Lab 100% on Problems Set by Midnight
100% Homework Rule: Homework problems will be submitted through WebAssign. This website takes problems from the Giancoli textbook and randomizes them so that individual work is required. When answers are submitted, you are informed if they are right or wrong.
Each homework set is due by midnight on Day 5 of each cycle. In order to receive any credit, you MUST have 100% by that time. Your job during the week is to get help from your classmates and teacher until WebAssign tells you that you have 100%. You may resubmit answers up to twenty times. COURSE OUTLINE
Cycle Topic Test Sections Concept Qns Problems Set SEMESTER ONE 1 1D Motion 2.1 to 2.5, 2.7, 2.8 Pg. 38 See WebAssign 2 2D Motion X 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 to 3.6 Pg. 65 See WebAssign 3 Newton's Laws, Friction 4.1 to 4.6, 4.8 Pg. 97 See WebAssign 4 Circular Motion & 5.1 to 5.3, 5.6 to 5.9 Pg. 129 See WebAssign Gravitation 5 REVIEW X See WebAssign 6 Work, Energy & Power 6.1 to 6.6 and 6.10 Pg. 160 See WebAssign 7 Momentum & Impulse X 7.1 to 7.8 Pg. 187 See WebAssign 8 Waves: Features & Doppler X 11.7 to 11.9, 11.11, Pg. 316* & See WebAssign 11.12, 12.1, 12.5 346* 9 Project & REVIEW See WebAssign Winter Break 10 Simple Harmonic Motion 11.1, 11.2, 11.4 Pg. 316 See WebAssign SEMESTER TWO 11 Heat, Temperature & Kinetic 13.2 to 13.4, 13.7, Pg. 379* & See WebAssign Theory 13.8, 13.11, 14.1, 14.2 403* 12 Laws of Thermodynamics & X 10.1 to 10.4, 10.6 to Pg. 280* & See WebAssign Fluids 10.8, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, 433* 15.5 13 Charge & Field 16.1 to 16.5, 16.7, Pg. 464* & See WebAssign 16.8, 17.1 to 17.5, 488 17.7, 17.8, 19.6 14 Circuits 18.2, 18.3, 18.6, 19.1, Pg. 514* & See WebAssign 19.2, 19.3 545* 15 Magnetism 20.1 to 20.6 Pg. 576 See WebAssign 16 Induction & Faraday X 21.1 to 21.4, 21.7 Pg. 609* See WebAssign Spring Break 17 Physical Optics 22.3, 22.5, 22.6, 24.3 Pg. 629* & See WebAssign to 24.5 691* 18 Geometric Optics 23.1 to 23.8 657 See WebAssign
19 Atomic & Nuclear X 27.1 to 27.4, 27.6, TBD See WebAssign 27.9, 30.1 to 30.3, 30.7, 31.1 to 31.3 20-23 REVIEW *Selected questions