HS1-Physics 1
Required Textbook
Textbook
If you're struggling to follow the English in class, I recommend reading the text before class.
If you're struggling with the concepts themselves, I would review the text after class.
When it comes to your learning, you know what's best.
Required Course Materials
Note PC:
Notebook:
Optional Course Materials
Japanese Physics Text:
If you find the English too difficult, it might help to have a Japanese book to use alongside the Cambridge textbook.
If you find yourself struggling with the language, focus on the mathematics and work backwards.
About the Slides
You may have noticed that I can move up and down, as well as left and right.
Slides Will Be Available Online
- Don't bother taking pictures of the slides, that's a waste of our time.
- You should still take notes. Note-taking helps you remember what you learned in class, even if you never read your own notes.
Class website
syllabus
links
slides
... whiteboards?
Class Policies: Late Work
- Late work is unacceptable. If you don't have it on time, you will get a zero.
- At the end of the semester I will drop your lowest quiz grade and your 2 lowest homework scores.
But sometime life gets in the way, so...
Class Policies: Homework
- Homework must be written in your notebook.
- I will not accept homework that is written of scrap paper or looseleaf paper.
- I will collect your notebooks at random times to check for homework and notes.
Class Policies: Your Notebook
- Organized note-taking is an important part of the scientific method.
- Notebooks must contain a table of contents. If you're not using a research notebook, leave the first few pages blank.
- Notes should be labeled with a date and topic.
Example: Your Notebook
04-08-2019 Newton's 2nd Law
Force
mass
acceleration
Since mass has units of kg and
acceleration has units of m/s^2, the units for force must be kg * m/s^2.
Homework
Q1: Show that it takes more force to accelerate a more massive object.
① We can rewrite the equation above in terms of magnitudes ...
Labs
Labs have three parts ...
- prelab: reading, and studying that you will need to do before the lab.
- lab: an in-class activity that you will need to complete.
- lab report: a write-up of your progress/results.
Lab Reports
Lab reports
For scientific results to have any value whatsoever they must be repeatable.
You can find a helpful and detailed guid about lab notes at the link below.
Grades
| Exams | Homework | Quizzes | Labs | Notebook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
* Your lowest quiz grade, and your two lowest homework grades will be dropped.
When a grade is "dropped" it means that the grade no longer affects your average.
Dropped Grades Example
| hw1 | hw2 | hw3 | hw4 | hw5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70% | 100% | 50% | 30% | 0% |
| Scores | Average |
|---|---|
| all scores included | 50% |
| lowest 2 scores dropped | 73.3% |
Questions?