Robert Sutherland
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MS1-Science 1
Required Text
Textbook:
I will not assign reading homework, I expect you to know when you need to read the text.
I would recommend you scan a chapter before class.
Required Course Materials
iPad:
Notebook:
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 on 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
\vec{F}=m\vec{a}
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 ...
\dfrac{|\vec{F}|}{|\vec{a}|} = m
Study Groups
You will often work in groups of 3-5 students.
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% |
\dfrac{70+100+50+30+0}{5} \text{ vs. } \dfrac{70+100+50}{3}
Questions?
Slide Questions
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Write a few sentences about yourself in your lab notebook:
- What are your hobbies?
- What are you interested in learning?
- Are you interested in Science, or more interested in other subjects? Why?
- Which are you most interested in: Physics, Chemistry or Biology?
MS1-Science1: Intro
By Robert Sutherland
