Course Syllabus

Welcome to Physics

Mrs. A. Romeros

Office: St. Clair Rm. 207

Conference: T/TH 8:00- 9:20 am

Content Support: M 4-5 pm

Email: alromeros@ccisd.us

Must Do’s:

• Remind: https://www.remind.com/join/42kb
  • Parents and students must: text @42kb to the number 81010
• Canvas: https://corpuschristiisd.instructure.com/login
• Google Classrooms: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTkxODExMTA0N1pa
  • Code to register to google classroom: vqoyk4
• Sapling Online Textbook: Sapling Learning User Guide - Students.pdf

Course Objectives: The course objective is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the principles of high school physics.  Students will learn about motion, forces, energy, electricity, waves and other physical phenomena.

Required Materials:

Pencils, pens, highlighters, binder (2-3 inches), notebook paper, composition notebook, graphing paper, scientific/graphing calculator, notecards, colored tabs, dividers, BYOE (Bring your own electronic device)

Grading Criteria:

            Major Grades: 60%  

                        Labs/Projects/Quizzes/Exams/Finals

            Minor Grades: 40%  

                       Homework/Class Participation/Daily Work

Grading Range:

            90-100          ES       Exceeds Standards

            80-89            MS      Meets Standards

            70-79            AS      Approaching Standards

            Below 70      DN      Does Not Meet Standards

Tutoring/Content Support: Tutoring will be offered in my classroom during Content Support, which will be held on T/TH 8:45- 9:20 am. Physics is a course that builds on prior knowledge.  It is imperative that all assignments be done to the best of the student’s abilities.  If the work is challenging and you feel as if you will need help, please ask for help prior to the due date to avoid low grades on assignments.  If an assignment is turned in past the due date, that assignment will receive a grade that has accrued a penalty. Attendance at ICU and CCU will be enforced for work that is not completed by the due date.

Expectations:

1. All Collegiate High School students are expected to strive toward the standards established by the campus.  Be on time and act appropriately.  Bring all required materials to class daily.             
2. Make up work must be completed in a timely manner.  By district policy, students are allowed one day for each day absent to make up assignments.  Don’t forget to check the calendar on Canvas when you are absent!  Missed lab assignments and exams may be made up during content support & lab.
3. Respect everyone whether you agree or not.
4. Keep phones put away unless told to so

Topic Outline

• Unit 1: Scientific Methods, Measurements, and Intro
• Unit 2: Horizontal Motion
• Unit 3:Forces and Newton's Laws
• Unit 4: Two Dimensional Motion
• Unit 5: Momentum and Impulse
• Unit 6:Energy, Work and Power
• Unit 7: Rotational, Circular & Gravitational Motion
• Unit 8: Energy Transfer & Thermodynamics
• Unit 9:Fluid at Rest & in Motion
• Unit 10:Waves and Wave Behaviors
• Unit 11:Properties of Sound
• Unit 12:Properties of Light
• Unit 13:Reflection and Refraction
• Unit 14:Electrical Forces
• Unit 15:Current and Circuits
• Unit 16: Magnets
• Unit 17: Modern Physics