Required Textbooks
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
Class Website
syllabus
links
slides
... whiteboards?
Class Policies: Late Work
But sometime life gets in the way, so...
Class Policies: Homework
Class Policies: Your Notebook
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 ...
You will often work in groups of 3-5 students.
Labs
Labs have three parts ...
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?
Slide Questions