Physics+40S+Outline

Welcome to Physics 40S. If you are willing to put some work and effort into this course, you are sure to find it rewarding, enjoyable and very interesting. On the other hand, if you choose not to put an effort into this course, you are sure to find it miserable, mysterious and difficult.
 * Introduction **

Unfortunately, we do not have a textbook that contains __all__ of the topics that we will encounter in the course. Therefore you should consider your textbook to be a secondary resource for the course, which will come primarily from notes and handouts during class.
 * Topics **

This course consists of four main units: Mechanics, Fields, Electric Circuits, Exploring Space and Medical Physics. It will be very important that you understand the material from 30S physics; we will //briefly// review old material when it is needed.


 * 1) ** Mechanics **
 * 2) Projectile Motion
 * 3) Statics and Inclined Planes
 * 4) Circular Motion
 * 5) Momentum
 * 6) Work and Energy
 * 7) ** Fields **
 * 8) Universal Gravitation
 * 9) Electric and Magnetic Fields
 * 10) ** Electric Circuits **
 * 11) Electric Circuits
 * 12) Electromagnetic Induction
 * 13) ** Exploring Space/Medical Physics **

The mark you earn will come from four different sources:
 * Marks **


 * 1) **__Quizzes__**: Occasionally (sometimes with notice and sometimes without) class will begin with a short quiz, which will test you on previously covered material. This is my way of helping you to keep up with the material. These quizzes will be typically marked on a “right or wrong” basis with no possibility of part marks (which may be earned in tests). If you are absent at the time of the quiz, then you will receive an “omit” which means that you neither gain nor lose anything.


 * 1) **__Assignments__**: Throughout the course, I will be giving many assignments, which will include (but not be limited to) textbook readings, Internet activities, labs, and homework.


 * 1) **__Tests__**: When we have completed our study of a given topic, I will announce a test date. Tests are based on all the material we have covered up to that point (including “old” material that may have already been tested //and// any 30S physics material that we have been using). A friendly reminder here that the textbook does not contain all of the material you will be responsible for - you will have to study from your notes and assigned problems. **If you are absent for a test you will receive a zero for that test**. You will be able to write the test late only if you talk to me, and convince me that you missed for a legitimate reason. The only legitimate reasons for missing a test are death (such as your own), illness, and school sponsored events. Doctor / Dentist appointments etc. are NOT legitimate reasons, unless you speak to me __in advance__, and can convince me otherwise - in which case you should try to arrange a time to write the test. Note that regardless of the reason, you must do the test at the scheduled time to qualify for bonus questions, which may sometimes appear on a test. Formulas will be provided on tests, and __you must use a regular (non graphing) scientific calculator__ for all tests (including the final exam).


 * 1) **__Exam__**: The exam is 3 hours, and will consist of multiple choice and long answer problems. It will be based on all of the material we cover.


 * __Breakdown__**: Final Exam = 30% Tests = 42% Everything Else = 28%

Expectations

 * Students are expected to take an active role in their learning. They are expected to arrive on time, ready to work. At this level, students must be prepared to summarize portions of the course material themselves.
 * It is the student’s responsibility to obtain notes and assignments. Good study skills applied early will benefit you later in the course and in successive studies.
 * Regular study and review is needed to supplement assignments. This will also prepare students greatly for their exams.
 * Assignments handed in more than three days after the due date will be placed in a late folder and marked as time allows. If an assignment has already been handed back, and a student has not handed in the assignment, an alternative assignment will have to be completed in order for the student to receive credit for the missing assignment.
 * I am available for help by appointment at lunch, after school, and during any of my preparation periods.