2008-2009 Physics Course Information
"Built on th Rock"
Instructor Information (The class materials are the same for all periods)
Mr. Eric Pankow
Phone: 414-461-6000 ext 252 (Voice Mail)
Email:
Office Hours (in this room) 3rd and 8th hour
Mr. Jay Koebert
Phone: 414-461-6000 ext 224 (Voice Mail)
Email: jkoebert@
Office Hours (in this room) 4th and 5th hour
One instructor is available almost every day before (7:30-8 AM) and after school (3:00-3:45), see us for appointments
Text
Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt, 2002 (It is a reader and HW source. It supplements the classroom learning, so READ IT)
Course Materials Needed
· Pencils
· Basic Calculator (brought for labs, tests, and quizzes)
· Dedicated folder or binder for labs, handouts, and notes
(DO NOT store your papers in your book…it breaks the binding and you will pay)
Grading
Your Semester grade will be determined in 6 ways:
1. Completed Homework (20 %). You will be given assignments well in advance (check the back board or www.milwaukeelutheranhs.org Assignments page for due dates). They will be checked the day they are due for completion (all or none). We go through it in class that day, so there is no opportunity to “make it up”. If you are absent on the day it is assigned, you are responsible to have it done when we go through it. If you are absent the day it is due you will receive NC (no credit - doesn't count) unless you show me at the start of the period on the day you return. Please note....planned absences (student council, field trips, athletics) are NEVER an excuse, and you will receive a 0 if your work is not ready.
2. Quiz Average (15 %). Quizzes will be scheduled once a week (usually Friday). They will be on the learning outcomes for the past week. They will include concepts from videos and labs. They will help prepare you for the tests. There is opportunity for requizzing if your do the assigned corrective.
3. Lab Reports (20 %). This is a Lab class. We will do about one lab per week. You are expected to write up the lab after the data is collected. Pay attention to lab due dates. Points will be deducted if labs are submitted late. You will be able to correct and fix mistakes after the labs are graded and returned. They have no value 5 days after they are due (fixes included). If you are absent on the day of the lab, you will have 2 make-up times to do it. After that you will receive NC (no credit - doesn't count). Please note....planned absences (student council, field trips, athletics) are NEVER an excuse, and you will receive a 0 if you don't do it on one of the scheduled make-up times.
4. 3 Six Week Tests (25 %). These tests will be given at the end of each 6 weeks. Retesting is available to those who did their work during the 6 weeks and who complete the relearning process given by the teacher. The second test will be on the same material but in a different format. I keep the 2nd test grade (not highest or average)!
5. Project (10%). The student will complete an engineering project each semester. Projects may include Cardboard Regatta (Sem. 1) Spaghetti Bridge (Sem. 1), Platteville Bridge (Sem. 2) and Rubber band Powered Car (Sem. 2). Grade will be determined by following project rules and by having a legal working entry. Extra Credit is available for outstanding performance.
6. Final Exam (10 %). It is cumulative for the whole semester.
* Please note: the instructors reserve the right to alter the grading and curriculum due to extenuating circumstances of students or instructors.
Grading Scale (for all items in the class)
A 100-95 A- 94-92 B+ 91-89 B 88-86 B- 85-83 C+ 82-80 C 79-77 C- 76-74 D+ 73-71
D 70-68 D- 67-65
Grading Dates to Note:
Semester 1 Semester 2
6 weeks: Test Oct 8, End Oct 10, Reports Oct 15 Test Feb 25, End Feb 27, Reports March 4
Cardboard Boats TBA Platteville Projects March 19th
12 weeks: Test Nov 21, End Nov 26, Reports Dec. 3 Test Apr 15, End Apr 17, Reports Apr 22
18 weeks: Test Dec 19 (No Retest) Test May 21 (No Retest)
Finals January 14-16 May 27-29
Rules
There are 5 rules in physics:
1.) Treat others with dignity and respect (So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to
you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12)
I talk, you listen. You talk, I listen. I bring concerns to you privately, you do the same for me and
others. Confront others before you complain to me.
2.) Love others as you love yourself. (The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Galatians 5:14)
Take care of your book and the equipment for future classes. Value and protect the other student’s
opportunities to learn.
3.) Follow Policies and Procedures (Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted
among men. 1 Peter 2:13)
SCHOOL RULES ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE!
No Food in here unless I provide it.
Passes only for emergency (BR or PHONE) or because I need you to go (LOCKER or Next Class).
Dress Code: Emphasis this year on – Tucked in
- Too tight
- Too short
- Too low
**PURSES are not allowed on the desks. They must be on the floor at all times.
No cell phones, cameras, or beepers ever out or on! I will take them.
Wear your lanyard with your ID at all times.
Cheating is NOT TOLERATED:
What is cheating in here?
Working on HW together?
Copying HW?
Putting Test information in your calculator memory?
Working on Labs together?
Texting Information on the test under the table in study hall?
Copying labs?
Asking or sharing test questions or answers?
Wandering eyes during a test?
4.) Be on time and attend every day. (The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self- controlled so that you can pray. 1 Peter 4:7)
TARDY: Both feet must be in the door before the tone. I accept no excuses except passes. I keep
close track of tardiness.
ABSENCE: Besides extended absence, you are expected to complete the work you missed in a
prompt fashion.
5.) Perform to the best of your ability (Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the
Lord, not for men Colossians 3:23)
ACADEMIC CITATION: 3rd missed HW assignment per 6 weeks.
CALL/EMAIL HOME: 4th missed HW assignment per 6 weeks.
D or F at 3 or 9 weeks
ACADEMIC REFERRAL: 4th missed HW assignment per 6 weeks.
D or F at 4 or 10 weeks
Emergency Procedures
· FIRE: Know where the fire extinguisher is. Exit quietly out the wood shop/maintenance hallway. Be an example!
· MEDICAL: Interrupt me or head right for the bathroom (I’ll come check on you).
· TORNADO (or HURRICANE): Don’t panic (A vortex is cool physics), listen for announcements, quietly head to the school’s “safe” area (the math wing).
Topics this year:
Motion and Newton’s Laws (1st 6 weeks)
Fluids, Center of Gravity, and Waves & Sound (2nd 6 weeks)
Heat and Electrostatics (3rd 6 weeks)
Electric Circuits and Light and Color (Semester 2, 1st 6 weeks)
Lenses and Atomic and Nuclear (Sem. 2, 2nd 6 weeks)
Momentum, Energy, Power, Work, Rotation (Sem 2, 3rd 6 weeks)
My needs as a teacher:
· Your full attention when I teach.
· Support from you to try new things.
· A safe learning environment for all my students.
· Your participation.
· You to accept me as a sinner and forgive me when I may offend you.
· To share my faith with you.
Things I like as a teacher:
· Groups that work well together.
· Students who want to be successful.
· Meeting and talking with parents.
· Students who ask for help before they give up.
· Students who admit mistakes and try to change.
Things I dislike as a teacher:
· When students don’t take home progress reports.
· When students are unprepared on a regular basis.
· When students test the edge of the rule (dress code, tardy)
· When students exclude others (cliques)
Behavior Modification Cues:
Level 1: The eye, proximity, or the pause.
Level 2: Whispered instruction.
Level 3: Stay after class.
Level 4: Call home.
Level 5 Mr. Gnan - Certain behaviors can send you right to level 5.