AP Physics 1

Ms. Goodell [email protected]

Textbook:
Cutnell, John and Kenneth Johnson. Physics. 6
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Edition. New York: John iley ! "ons,
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About this course:
(he )* *hysi$s + $ourse will ,eet -or . /eriods o- e0ery .1day $y$le. 2a3 work is
integral to the understanding o- the $on$e/ts in this $ourse. (he )* *hysi$s + Course
has 3een designed 3y the College 4oard as a $ourse e5ui0alent to the alge3ra13ased
$ollege1le0el /hysi$s $lass. )t the end o- the $ourse, students will take the )* *hysi$s +
E6a,, whi$h will test their knowledge o- 3oth the $on$e/ts taught in the $lassroo, and
their use o- the $orre$t -or,ulas.
Course Content:
(his $ourse will ser0e as an introdu$tion to a nu,3er o- to/i$s $entral to the study o-
$lassi$al /hysi$s. (he 7rst 5uarter will -o$us on ,otion in one and two di,ensions,
0e$tors, and -or$es. #n the se$ond 5uarter we will learn a3out $ir$ular ,otion, energy,
and linear ,o,entu,. (he third 5uarter will in$lude a study o- ele$trostati$s, si,/le
$ir$uits, and rotational kine,ati$s. (he -ourth 5uarter will wra/ u/ the year with
rotational dyna,i$s, si,/le har,oni$ ,otion, wa0es, and sound.
Daily Preparation:
# e6/e$t you to enter the $lassroo, on ti,e and ready to work e0ery day. You should
i,,ediately take out your $al$ulator, $o,/leted ho,ework, and your u/1to1date notes.
2ate students will not 3e gi0en additional ti,e to $o,/lete tests, 5ui88es, or
assess,ents. # ho/e that you will /arti$i/ate $onstru$ti0ely in $lass either 3y asking
5uestions, 0olunteering answers, or o9ering to work out /ro3le,s on the 3oard.
"u//lies you will need daily in$lude your note3ook or ta3let, a s$ienti7$ $al$ulator, and
a writing utensil. You do not need to 3ring your 3ook with you to $lass unless told so
ahead o- ti,e. :n la3 days you will also need to 3ring your la3 note3ook and a *EN. )s
a sa-ety $on$ern, /lease do not 3ring unne$essary ,aterials to $lass on la3 days.
Evaluation:
"tudents will get grades on tests, 5ui88es, la3oratory work, /roje$ts, and $lass
/arti$i/ation. (ests are ty/i$ally worth +&& /oints and will $onsist o- 5uestions si,ilar
to ones students will see on the )* E6a,. ;ui88es are ty/i$ally worth <& /oints and will
$onsist o- /ro3le,s -ro, the te6t3ook, su//le,ents, and old )* E6a,s. 2a3oratory
work is ty/i$ally worth +<& /oints, and will 3e student $entered and in5uiry 3ased= it is
dis$ussed in detail 3elow. *roje$ts are long1ter,, and o-ten will in0ol0e grou/s o-
students de0elo/ing a /lan, $olle$ting data and>or resear$h, and /resenting $on$lusions
in a ,eaning-ul way= they ,ay 3e worth <&1+<& /oints. ?o,ework assign,ents will not
3e graded, 3ut its $o,/letion is $ru$ial -or earning /oints towards $lass /arti$i/ation
assess,ents= it ,ay $onsist o- /ro3le,s -ro, the te6t3ook and su//le,ents as well as
$riti$al thinking 5uestions.
Grades will 3e deter,ined 3y taking the nu,3er o- /oints a student has earned and
di0iding it 3y the total nu,3er o- /oints that the student $ould ha0e a$hie0ed. (his
de$i,al is ,ulti/lied 3y +&&, and that will 3e the student@s grade.
Tests and Quizzes:
(ests and 5ui88es will in$lude 0arious ty/es o- 5uestions, in$luding ,ulti/le $hoi$e,
true>-alse, short answer, and /ro3le,s. "o,e tests and 5ui88es will end with a
$hallenge 5uestion that will 3e worth *hysi$s *oints 3ut will not a9e$t your test grade.
Laboratory nvesti!ations:
(he )* *hysi$s + $ourse de0otes o0er %<A o- the ti,e to la3oratory in0estigations.
2a3s are stru$tured to instill an e6/eri,ental understanding o- rele0ant to/i$s. )ll
in0estigations are re/orted in a la3oratory journal. "tudents are e6/e$ted to re$ord
their o3ser0ations, data, and data analyses. Bata analyses in$lude identi7$ation o- the
sour$es and e9e$ts o- e6/eri,ental un$ertainty, $al$ulations, results and $on$lusions,
and suggestions -or -urther re7ne,ent o- the e6/eri,ent as a//ro/riate.
2a3s will 3e assessed in a 0ariety o- ways. "o,e will 3e e0aluated 3ased on the la3
journal alone, others 0ia a 2a3 ;ui8, taken u/on $o,/letion o- the la3. :n o$$asion, a
se/arate, ty/ed la3 re/ort will 3e su3,itted to a Bro/3o6. ith the e6$e/tion o- 2a3
;ui88es, all la3oratory e0aluations will 3e due one $y$le a-ter the la3 is $o,/leted. #-
you are working with a la3 /artner or in a grou/, ea$h /erson ,ust su3,it their own
unique la3 writeu/, unless told otherwise.
nstructional Activities:
(hroughout the $ourse, the students engage in a 0ariety o- a$ti0ities designed to 3uild
the students@ reasoning skills and dee/en their $on$e/tual understanding o- /hysi$s
/rin$i/les. "tudents $ondu$t a$ti0ities and /roje$ts that ena3le the, to $onne$t the
$on$e/ts learned in $lass to real world a//li$ations.
Exa"s:
(he Midter, E6a, will $o0er ,aterial -ro, the 7rst se,ester.
(he )* E6a, in May will $o0er ,aterial -ro, the 7nal year.
(here will 3e no Cinal E6a, in this $ourse.
#o"e$ork:
?o,ework is not graded, 3ut is $ru$ial to ,aking sure you are /re/ared -or $lass
/arti$i/ation, 5ui88es, and tests. *lease s$hedule your ti,e e9i$iently and see ,e in
o9i$e hours i- you run into di9i$ulty. orking together on ho,ework is allowed, unless
stated otherwise, 3ut you should do your 3est to work it out on your own.
Extra help policy:
My s$hedule is /osted in the hallway. Make an a//oint,ent with ,e -or a ti,e when
we 3oth are -ree.
%ake&up 'ork Policy:
:ne day a3sen$e D (he student ,ust ,ake u/ the test o- 5ui8 the day she returns to
class
(wo day a3sen$es or ,ore 11 (he student ,ust ,ake u/ the test or 5ui8 during her frst
available free time. #t is the student@s res/onsi3ility to see the tea$her in the ,orning
3e-ore $lasses 3egin to arrange a ,ake1u/ date and ti,e. Make1u/s ,ust 3e done
within one cycle of the absence.
2a3s D (he student should arrange to /er-or, the e6/eri,ent as soon as /ossi3le within
one $y$le. #- there is no a0aila3le ti,e during the day, the student ,ust arrange to stay
a-ter s$hool.
Acade"ic #onesty:
# e6/e$t that ea$h student will 3e entirely res/onsi3le -or her own work and will neither
/ro0ide nor eli$it hel/ on tests, 5ui88es, and e6a,s. :n test>5ui8 days, students will not
3e allowed to lea0e the roo, while taking the test= i- you need to use the 3athroo,, you
should do so 3e-ore you 3egin or wait until a-ter you ha0e handed in your test.
"tudents ,ay not share $al$ulators during tests or 5ui88es. "tudents ,ay not dis$uss
tests or 5ui88es with students in other se$tions or with $lass,ates who were a3sent on
the test day. Enless told otherwise, students ,ay only work with their /artners on
/roje$ts and la3 assign,ents.