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Advanced Placement Physics 2 Syllabus

Program Description:         Advanced Placement courses, are designed to be college level work.

        Lackawanna College Dual Enrollment: This course is also a dual enrollment course. Students completing this course with the appropriate requirements are eligible for up to 4 college credits through Lackawanna College.
Course Description:         In this course, we will explore the underlying, governing physical principles of our universe through the use of hypothesizing, observation, data gathering, and mathematical analysis.
        Key topics to be discovered and discussed are as follows: Waves, Sound, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Electric Forces, Electric Fields, Capacitance, Current, Resistance, Circuit Design, Magnetism, Reflection, Refraction, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Optical Instrumentation, Quantum Theory, Atomic Structure, Nuclear Physics, and a review of Physics I.

Reference Textbooks:

Everything else is grading is the same as Physics 1. Please look back at your Physics 1 procedures for details.


Final Course Grade will be determined by the following system.  
22.5%    of each quarters average
10%      Final Exam Score

Academic Honesty

Your integrity should be very important to you. Copying homework or assignments is cheating, and when caught you will be given a 0%. Working together is different than copying. Any quiz, test or project you are caught cheating on will result in automatic 0% with no opportunity for a retake. I will give different versions of test/quizzes and move students around during testing to ensure you are doing your own work. Ultimately however, it is you who must determine how you want to succeed, on your own merits or dishonestly through the work of someone else.

Computer Responsibility

Students are required to pay for any damage done district computers during the time they are using them. Because of this, it is very important that students report any damage to the machine when they sign it out, so they are not held responsible. It is also important that students always return the computer to where they originally got them. Computers left out could be accidentally broken. If students don't return their computers, they could lose their computer privilege and/or have to pay for damages.

Lab Safety Rules (Your Copy)

This is to certify that I, ____________________, have been instructed in the following safety component of this science class:

Student Copy

Procedures and Rules Acknowledgment

I, ________________________ (student's name) have read and agree to follow all the, policies, procedures, classroom rules, and lab safety rules set forth in the class syllabus found on my courses procedures page on www.croomphysics.com. If I have a question about any portion of the syllabus, I will ask my teacher for clarification. I realize that I must obey these rules to ensure my own safety, and that of my fellow students and instructor. I will fully cooperate with my instructor and fellow students to maintain a safe classroom and lab environment. I will also closely follow the oral and written instructions provided by the instructor. I am aware that any violation of this safety contract that results in unsafe conditions in the laboratory, or misbehavior on my part, may result in being removed from the laboratory, receiving a detention, receiving a failing grade, and/or dismissal from the course.

       
Student Signature Date


Dear Parent or Guardian,
We feel that you should be informed regarding the school's effort to create and maintain a safe science classroom and laboratory environment. With the cooperation of the instructor, parents/guardians, and student, possible hazards can be corrected and prevented. You should be aware of all the, policies, procedures, classroom rules, and lab safety rules your student will receive before engaging in class and laboratory work. Please read the list of these policies, procedures, classroom rules, and lab safety rules which are set forth in the class syllabus found on the Procedures page on www.croomphysics.com. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your student's teacher. No student will be permitted to perform laboratory activities unless this contract is signed by both the student and the parent/guardian and is on file with the teacher. Your signature on this contract indicates that you have read this syllabus and are aware of the measures taken to ensure the safety of your student in the science class and laboratory as well as the grading procedure and the student's responsibilities for the course. It is also expected that you will instruct your student to uphold their agreement to the follow these rules and procedures in the class and laboratory.

           
Parent/Guardian Name (print) Signature Date

Please return the signature sheet to Dr. Croom in Room 104

Information Sheet

Name(Student) ( First, Last,Preferred) _____________________________________________

Contact Name (First, Last, Relationship) ____________________________________________

Contact Phone Number__________________________________________________________

Contact e-mail address(parent)____________________________________________________

Contact e-mail address(student)___________________________________________________

Questions

  1. Are you color blind?
    • ___  Yes  ____No

  2.  Do you have an after school job?
    • ____Yes  ____No  
    • How many hours per week?______
Record of Home Contact
Do not write in this box
 Date
 Person
 Medium
     
     
     
     
Procedures and Rules Acknowledgment

I, ________________________ (student's name) have read and agree to follow all the, policies, procedures, classroom rules, and lab safety rules set forth in the class syllabus found on my courses procedures page on www.croomphysics.com. If I have a question about any portion of the syllabus, I will ask my teacher for clarification. I realize that I must obey these rules to ensure my own safety, and that of my fellow students and instructor. I will fully cooperate with my instructor and fellow students to maintain a safe classroom and lab environment. I will also closely follow the oral and written instructions provided by the instructor. I am aware that any violation of this safety contract that results in unsafe conditions in the laboratory, or misbehavior on my part, may result in being removed from the laboratory, receiving a detention, receiving a failing grade, and/or dismissal from the course.

       
Student Signature Date


Dear Parent or Guardian,
We feel that you should be informed regarding the school's effort to create and maintain a safe science classroom and laboratory environment. With the cooperation of the instructor, parents/guardians, and student, possible hazards can be corrected and prevented. You should be aware of all the, policies, procedures, classroom rules, and lab safety rules your student will receive before engaging in class and laboratory work. Please read the list of these policies, procedures, classroom rules, and lab safety rules which are set forth in the class syllabus found on the Procedures page on www.croomphysics.com. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your student's teacher. No student will be permitted to perform laboratory activities unless this contract is signed by both the student and the parent/guardian and is on file with the teacher. Your signature on this contract indicates that you have read this syllabus and are aware of the measures taken to ensure the safety of your student in the science class and laboratory as well as the grading procedure and the student's responsibilities for the course. It is also expected that you will instruct your student to uphold their agreement to the follow these rules and procedures in the class and laboratory.

           
Parent/Guardian Name (print) Signature Date

Please return the signature sheet to Dr. Croom in Room 104