LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
JAMES MONROE HIGH SCHOOL
HONORS PHYSICS B SYLLABUS
Second Semester
01/12/2015 – 06/05/ 2015
Summary of Instructional Goals and Activities
Course Title: HONORS PHYSICS B
Textbook: Glencoe PHYSICS, Principles and Problems, Zitzewitz, Elliott et. al., McGraw
Hill: Glencoe Publ., 2008.
Course Content: The course shall cover major aspects of Energy, its Conservation, Work and
Simple Machines, Waves, Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
Objectives: Students will learn fundamental physics principles through hands-on experiments since the course is inquiry-based.
Classroom Instruction: Instruction will be centered on inquiry activities followed by in-depth discussions of principles in order to insure and enhance student comprehension of the principles of physics that govern the inquiry activity.
Class Dismissal: At the end of each period students remain seated until teacher dismisses class.
MATERIALS NEEDED: A quadrille notebook or a 3-Ring Binder with plenty of college quadrille filler paper for notes; pen, #2 pencils, set of colored pencils.
Assignments: Class work and Homework:
Classwork is due on the scheduled day at the end of the period. Homework papers are to be turned in at the beginning of class! Place completed homework in the indicated place on the table below the whiteboard, when you enter the classroom. If turned in after that time, they will be considered as being LATE. A LATE paper will be given half (1/2) the credit.
Papers without names will be discarded. All homework submitted on scheduled days of each week should include a cover page showing your name at the top left corner and the date at the top right corner of the page. In the center there should be the COURSE TITLE, Chapter
# and the TITLE, HWK # and the number of pages in the book and problem numbers. If any of the above information is missing, papers will be returned, unmarked. LABORATORY reports must also have a cover page indicating your names, dates as described above and experiment TITLE and # and Chapter # of the textbook to which the experiment is related.
The syllabus and homework assignments are posted on the teacher’s website: http://TeacherWeb.com/CA/JamesMonroeHighSchool/DrSarkisSMargossian
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You must take notes during each period unless you are given a test. While taking notes, the date for each day of class must be written at the top right corner and the title of the subject and chapter number at the top middle. The notes you take must follow. Your notebooks will be checked for accuracy, completeness and thoroughness every Friday and graded accordingly.
LABORATORY reports must also have a cover page indicating your names, dates as described above and experiment TITLE and # and Chapter # of the textbook to which the experiment is related.
GRADING POLICY: Grades will be based on a percentage basis of the total available points: notebooks/attendance 5%, class work 15%, homework, 20%, quizzes, tests and lab reports 20% each. These percentages may change if required. The letter grade equivalents are: 86-100% =
A; 74-85% = B; 5 5-73% = C; 45-54% = D, below 0-44 = F.
Make Up Policy for Absences: Students may make-up missed tests, quizzes and assignments.
It is the student’s responsibility to make up the missed work.
Missed assignments or tests must be made up within 24 hours after the student returns and work due on Fridays no later than the
Monday of the following week.
No late work will be accepted for full credit, unless due to an excused absence.
Attendance and tardy policy:
The current James Monroe High School Attendance Policy will be adhered to.
Discipline procedure: Students must follow class rules attached here. Those who do not follow
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Will be asked to stay for conference and/or detention.
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Their parents/guardian will be requested to come for conference.
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Will be asked to leave the classroom and go to the Dean’s or Counselor’s Office.
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Will fail the course if homework, class work, reports, quizzes and tests are repeatedly missed.
SAFETY REGULATIONS: Every student must follow the safety rules during experiments.
Anyone who does not, will not be allowed to participate in the laboratory exercises. The parents’ signature is mandatory for a student to be allowed to work in the laboratory.
The student must
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Follow the safety guidelines of the teacher.
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Keep the work area neat and free of unnecessary papers, books and materials. Keep clothing and hair neat and out of the way and wear safety apron and gloves if directed by the teacher.
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Know the location of all safety equipment such as the fire extinguisher and first-aid kit and of the nearest telephone.
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Must wear aprons and safety goggles when handling chemicals, working with flame or performing any other activity that can harm the eyes.
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Not use chemicals, heat, electricity, or sharp objects until the teacher instructs to do so.
Always follow the instructor’s directions carefully.
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Be especially careful when using glassware. When heating glassware the student will make sure that it is made of heat-resistant material and will never use cracked or chipped glassware.
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Wash hands immediately after handling hazardous materials. The student will clean u all work areas before leaving the laboratory, put away all equipment and supplies and turn off all water faucets and electric hot plates.
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Help for the students:
If students should have difficulty with the course, they must come and see me. They should not wait until the end of the semester as it will be too late by then.
Honesty and Integrity:
Any student caught cheating on an assignment, quiz, test or project will receive an automatic zero. Unless it is a group work, it is cheating to let someone else copy your paper or homework. Also, if any student is found copying or doing homework for a different class will be held responsible. The papers will be confiscated, destroyed and a meeting arranged with the other teacher.
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LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
JAMES MONROE HIGH SCHOOL
Public Service Academy
Science Department
12th January, 2015
Dear Parent/Guardian
Attached is the summary of the instructional goals and Syllabus for the Honors Physics B course of your child. Please review the syllabus to be aware of course goals, class rules and assignments. STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT ALL HOMEWORK, LAB REPORTS AND
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS ON THE ASSIGNED DATES AS PART OF AND
REQUIREMENT FOR THE COURSE.
There may be laboratory assignments for specified weekends to which students are expected to be present and perform the activities. Note that while performing assigned experiments or working on projects in the class, students may be photographed for review. Also note that class rules include “ No cell phones, no ipods, no CD playing, no ear phones. Cell phones or ipods will be confiscated and returned at the end of the day
”. Please sign the consent form thtat is attached to this letter and send it back with your child to indicate your agreement with the stated goals for the course and class rules. Call
Monroe High School at (818) 830-4200 to make an appointment to see me should you have any question.
You may obtain your son’s or daughter’s grade by checking my website at http://TeacherWeb.com/CA/JamesMonroeHighSchool/DrSarkisSMargossian
Or by going to the Monroe HS Homepage, click the link “Faculty Web Pages” then click on Dr.
Sarkis S. Margossian and proceed.
Please accept my thanks for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Sarkis S. Margossian, Ph.D.
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NOTE: The signed agreement below intdicates parents’ consent to stated goals, course requirements, photographing students at work and class rules as described in the course objectives and syllabus. It must be returned by TUESDAY
Januaary 20, 2015 in order to perform laboratory experiments.
To: Dr. Margossian,
I have read the Summary of Instructional Goals, Course Requirements and Syllabus for the Honors Physics A course. I have discussed it with my child and agree with and support its terms and content.
Student’s Name (Print) Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature
Date
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Course Syllabus and Assignments
Second Semester
01/12/2015-06/05/2015
Textbook: Glencoe PHYSICS, Principles and Problems, Zitzewitz, Elliott et. al.,
McGraw Hill: Glencoe Publ., 2008.
Week 1
Mon 01/12 Registration/Seating arrangement
Materials You Must Have With You Every Day:
The textbook, PHYSICS, Publ. McMillan/Glencoe
A 3-ring binder with ample supply of quadrille paper. A bound quadrille notebook labeled PHYSICS LOG. Pen, #2 pencil, and a box of colored pencils
Discuss Sllabus: Course description
Wed 01/14 Review, discuss Chapter 6.2 pp. 153-156. CWK: Do # 26, 27 p. 159.
HWK: do #28-31 p. 159, due Fri 01/16.
Overview of the course. Chapter 7: Planetary Motion and Gravitation.
Discuss Chap 7-1/7-2.
CWK: Do #1-5, odd. HWK: Draw Figs. 7-2, 3.
4 pp. 173, 175, do #1-5 even p. 174 and #6-8 p. 178. Due Fri 01/16.
Fri 01/16 Discuss Chap 7-1/7-2 “ Using the Law of Universal Gravitation.
” CWK:
Draw Fig. 7-12 p. 183 Fig. 15, p.185. HWK: Do #16-21 p. 185. Due
Thu 01/23. Read Chap 9-1/9-2 “
Impulse and Momentum” and
“Conservation of Momentum” pp.
229-245.
Week 2
Wed 01/21 Continue to discuss Chap 7-1/7-2.
CWK: Do #23, 25, 27, 37 p. 190.
Activity: Comparative fall of a tennis ball and a golf ball. Have students watch what happens and take pictures as they fall. Show the drawing and explain what happens in their notebook and submit at the end of the week.
HWK: Do #40-47 even, pp. 190-191due Thu 01/22.
Fri 01/23 Finish discussing Chap 7-1/7-2. CWK: do #50, 52 p. 191.
HWK: do
#53, 55, 58, 71 pp. 191, 192 due Thu 01/29.
Week 3:
Tue 01/27 Discuss Chap 9-1/9-2:
“ Impulse and Momentum” and
“Conservation of
Momentum” pp.
229-245. Define terms/vocab. Students draw Fig.9-1 and copy “color convention” p. 230 use indicated colors.
CWK: Do example problem 1 p. 232, practice problems #1-3 p. 233.
HWK: Do #6-
12 p. 235 due Thu 01/29.
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Thu 01/29 Discuss Chap 9-1/9-2:
“ Impulse and Momentum” and
“Conservation of
Momentum” pp.
229-245. CWK: Do example problem 2 p. 237, practice problems #13-14 p. 238.
HWK: Do #15-18 p. 238, #26, 27 p.245 due Fri 02/02.
Week 4
Mon 02/02 Continue to discuss Chap 9-1/9-2 and Chap 11.2
“Conservation of
Energy” p. 293. CWK: Do example problem 3 p. 240, practice.
HWK:
Do #28-31 p. 245. Draw Fig. 11-9 p. 293, copy “Problem solving strategy” p. 295. Practice problems #15, 16 p. 297; do Example problem 2 p. 296; due Fri 02/06.
Wed 02/04 Continue and finish discussing Chap 11.2
“Conservation of Energy” p. 293. CWK: Do example problem 3 p. 240; practice problems 15, 16 p.
297.
HWK: Do #17, 18 p. 297. Draw Fig. 11-12 p. 293, copy “Problem solving strategy” p. 295. Practice problems #15, 16 p. 297 explain what it shows; do #22-28 p. 301 due Fri 02/06.
Fri 02/06 CWK: Do problems 68, 70, 71, 73, 78 p. 308.
HWK: Do #80, 92, even;
#101, 102 pp. 309-310; due Thu 02/12.
Week 5
Tue 02/10 Review Chap 11.2/ Discuss Chap 11.1 “ The Many Forms of Energy.
”
CWK: Do example problem #1 p. 290, do #1-3 practice probs p. 286.
HWK: Do #4-9, practice problems p. 291; due Thu 02/12.
Thu 02/12 QUIZ/TEST: Chap 7, 9, 11.2.
HWK: Do #9-13, Section Review p. 292; due Thu 02/12. Read Chap.
10.1/10.2 pp. 257-273.
Week 6
Tue 02/17 Discuss Chap 10.1:
“
Energy and Work” pp.
257-265. CWK: Do example problem 1 p. 2261, practice problems #1 p. 261.
HWK: Do practice problems #2, 3 p. 261, #4-8 p. 262, #9-14p.264 due Thu 02/19.
Thu 02/19 Discuss Chap 10.2:
“
Mechanics.” Interpret Fig. 10-10 p. 267 and Fig.
10-11 p. 269.
CWK: Do example problem 4 p. 271, practice problems
#24-25 p. 272.
HWK: Practice problems #26-28 p. 272, #29-33 p. 273 due Fri 02/27. Read Chap. 12.1-12.2 pp. 313-331.
Week 7
Mon 02/23 CWK: Do problems 35, 37, 42,45, 49, 52, 56, 57, 61, 66 pp. 278, 279.
HWK: 65, 67, 70, 72, 76, 79, 81, 88 pp. 279-281 due Fri02/27. Read
Chap. 12.1-12.2 pp. 313-331.
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Wed 02/25 CWK: Do #34, 36, 40, 43, 45, 49-51.
HWK: Do #52, 54, 58, 59, 61,65.
71, 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, 83 pp. 305-399 due Fri 02/27. Read Chap. 12.1-
12.2 pp. 313-331.
Fri 02/05 QUIZ: Chap 10-1 . Discuss Chap 12.1 “ Temperature and Thermal
Energy ” pp. 313-323. CWK: Discuss Fig. 12.2, 12.3 pp. 324, 315.
HWK: Practice problems #3-5; #6-9 p. 321, #10-18 p. 322 p. 319; due
Thu 03/27. Read Chap 12.2
“Changes in State and Laws of
Thermodynamics”
Week 8
Tue 03/03 Discuss Chap 12.2 “ Changes in State and Laws of Thermodynamics
” pp.
323-331. CWK: Vocab. Defnitions for terms as listed on. p. 323. Discuss
Fig. 12.10 p.323.
Do Sample problem 3 p. 325.
HWK: Draw in color
Fig. 12.10 p. 323, do practice problems #19-21 p. 325 and 22-26 p. 328.
Due Thu 03/05.
Thu 03/05 CWK: Do Challenge Problem p. 329. HWK: Do #27-34 p. 331 and #37,
40, 44, 47, 50, 52-54, 57, 60 pp. 336-337 due Fri 03/13. Read Chap 13.1
“ Properties of Fluids ” pp. 341-348
Week 9
Mon 03/09 Discuss Chap 13.1 pp. 341-348. CWK: Exemple problem 1, and review
Table 13-1 p. 343 and practice problems #1-4 p. 344. HWK: Do practice problem #5, p.344, #10-16 p. 348, due Fri 03/13.
Wed 03/11 Finish discussion of Chap 13-1. CWK: Concept map, #51-55 p. 368.
HWK: Do #75-81 p. 369 due Fri 03/13. Read Chap 14-2, 14-3: pp. 380-
391 “
Vibrations and Waves.
”
Fri 03/13 Discuss Chap 14-2 “ Wave Properties ” and Chap 14-3 “ Wave Behavior ” pp. 381-391. CWK: Vocab as listed on p. 381 and exemple problem 3 p. 385. Draw Fig. 14-9 and 14-10 pp. 383, 384: describe what they represent. HWK: define vocab. Terms p. 381 and do #15-21, #22-25 p.
386. Due Thu 03/19.
Week 10
Tue 03/17 Discuss/Finish Chap 14-2 “ Wave Properties ” and Chap 14-3 “ Wave
Behavior
” pp. 381-391.
CWK: Vocab as listed on p. 381 and exemple problem 3 p. 385. Draw Fig. 14-9 and 14-10 pp. 383, 384: describe what they represent. HWK: define vocab. Terms p. 381 and do #15-21,
#22-25 p. 386. Due Thu 03/19.
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Thu 03/19 Finish Chap 14-2/14-3. CWK: analyze Fig.14-13 Superposition of
Waves p. 388 and Fig. 14-14 Interference p. 389. HWK: do #27-30 p.
391, 40, 41, 53, 57, 59 due Fri 03/27. Read Chap 1`5-1/15-2.
Week 11
Mon 03/23 Discuss Chap 15-1 “Properties and detection of Sound” and Chap 15-2
“The Physics of Music ” pp. 403-419.
CWK: Vocab as listed on p. 403; discuss Fig. 15-2 p. 404. Do #1-3 practie problems. HWK: do #4, 5 practice problems p. 405 and #6-10 p. 409 due 03/27.
Wed 03/25 Discuss/Finish Chap 15-1“ Wave Properties
” and Chap 14-3 “
Wave
Behavior
” pp. 381-391.
CWK: Vocab explain each word/term as listed on p. 411. Discuss Resonance on Strings p. 414 and Figs. 15-9, 10, 11, 13 p. 412 and exemple problem 2 p. 416. Practice problems HWK: do practice problems #20, 21 p. 416, #11-17 p. 410. Due Fri 03/27.
Fri 03/27 TEST Chapters covered.
PROJECT FOR SPRING RECESS: Cornell notes for Chap
15-1/15-2. Do Problems 75-87 pp. 398-399; #52-70: odd and 71-84: even pp. 426-427. Due Fri 04/10.
Read Chap 16-2 pp. 439-447
“
The Wave Nature of Light
.”
Week 12
Week 13
Mon 03/30 – Mon 04/06 Spring Recess/Cesar E. Chavez
Wed 04/08 Submit the Project
Discuss Chap 16-2 “ The Wave Nature of Light
” pp 439-447.
CW K :
Vocab. Definitions p. 439; describe types of spectra; explain Fig. 16-16 p.
443. HWK: define vocab terms as listed on p. 439. Draw in color Fig.
16-11, what does it represent? Draw Fig 16-19 p. 445: explain it. Do
#14, 17 practice problems and #18-23 all on p. 447, due Fri 04/10. Read and Cornell notes Chap 17-1, 18-1 pp. 457-463 and pp. 485-492.
Fri 04/10 QUIZ. Discuss Chap 17-1/18-1: “ Reflection From a Plane of Mirrors
” and “
Refraction of Light.
”
CWK: Explain Fig. 17-1, 2, 3 pp. 458-459.
HWK: Draw all three figures (17-1, 2, 3 pp. 458, 459); do #1-5 p. 460 and #6-11 p. 463, due Thu 04/16.
Week 14
Tue 04/14 Continue to discuss Refraction , Chap 18-1. CWK: Do vocab p. 485; describe Fig. 18-1. Do exemple problem #1 p. 487, practice problems #1-
2 p. 487. HWK: Practice problems #3-5 p. 487; draw Fig. 18-3 in color
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p. 489, explain what it describes; also draw in color Fig. 18-6, 7 p. 491 and explain the figures, due 04/16. Read Chap 19-1/19-2 “ Interference ” and
“
Diffraction
” pp. 515-531.
Thu 04/16 Discuss Chap 19-1 “ Interference
” and Chap 19-2 “
Diffraction.
”
CWK:
Do exemple problem 1 p. 519 and exemple problem 3 p. 529, discuss
Figures 19-1-5. HWK: Practice problems #21-4 p. 519 and #10-15 p.
523, due Fri 04/24. Read Chap 19-2.
Week 15
Mon 04/20 Finish discussing Chap 19-2. Analyze Figs. 19-9, 10. CWK: do practice problems #16-18 p. 526. HWK: do #19, 20 practice problems p.526; #21-25 p. 529 and #26, 30 p. 531. Due Fri 04/24. Read Chap 20-
1/20-2.
Wed 04/22 Finish discussing Chap 19-2. Analyze Figs. 19-9, 10. CWK: do practice problems #16-18 p. 526. HWK: do #19, 20 practice problems p.526; #21-25 p. 529 and #26, 30 p. 531. Due Fri 04/24. Read and
Cornell notes of Chap 20-1/20-2.
Fri 04/24 Discuss Chap 20-1/20-2: Electri Charge and Electric Force pp. 541-553.
CWK: Demonstrate electric attraction between plastic ruler and paper, p.
542.
HWK: do #1-8 p. 545 due Thu 04/30.
Week 16
Tue 04/28 Discuss Chap 20-2 Electric force pp. 546-543. Describe/analyze Fig. 20-
5-9. CWK: do exemple problem 1 p. 551.
HWK: do #9-13 practice problems p.552, #14-21 p.553 due Thu 04/30. Read Chap 21-1/21-2.
Thu 04/30 Discuss Chap 21-1/21-2: Electric Fields and Applications of Electric
Fields pp. 563-579. CWK: do exemple problem1 p.565, and practice problems 1-3 p. 565. Explain Fig. 21-2-4. HWK: do practice problems
#4, 5, #6-10 pp. 565, 566 and #11-15 p. 568 due Fri 05/08.
Week 17
Mon 05/04 Discuss Chap 21-2. CWK: do exemple problem 4 p.574 and practice problems #26-29 p.574. Explain Electric Fields Near Conductors;
Capacitors. HWK: do #30-34 p. 578 and #35-41 p. 579 due Fri 05/08.
Read and Cornell notes Chap 22-1/22-2 pp. 591-605 due Fri 05/08.
Wed 05/06 Discuss Chap 22-1/22-2: Crrent and Circuits and Using Electric Energy.
CWK: do esemple problem 1 3 pp. 594, 602.
HWK: practice problems
#1-5 p.594 and #12-22 p. 600 due Fri 05/08. Read Chap 23-1, 23-2 pp.
617-631.
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Fri 05/08 Discuss Chap 23-1 Simple Circuits and Applications of Circuits Chap
23-2. CWK: do exemple problem 3 p. 621. HWK: practice problems
#4, 5 p.619, #6-19 pp. 622, 623, 626, #20-24 p. 626, due Thu 05/14.
Week 18
Tue 05/12 Continue to discuss Chap 23-2. CWK: do exemple problem 4 p.630.
HWK: do #25-28 practice problems and #29-35 p. 631 due Thu 05/14.
Thu 05/14 Discuss Chap 24-1 Magnets and 24-2 Forces Cused by Magnetic Fields .
CWK: Demo: magnetic fields, induced magnetic fields.
HWK : do practice problems #1-4 p. 647 and #5-9 p. 650, #10-14 p. 651 due Fri
05/22.
Week 19
Mon 05/18 Discuss Magnetic Fields/Forces/Loudspeakers. CWK: do practice problems #16-20 p. 654. HWK: #21-25 p. 658 and#26-31 p.659, #9-15 p.678 due Fri 05/22.
Wed 05/20 Review Chap 24; discuss Chap 25-1/25-2: (a) Electromagnetic Induction
(b) Electromotive Force. CWK: do exemple problem 1 p. 674.
HWK: do practice problems #1-4 p. 675, #18-23 p. 685 due Fri 05/22.
Fri 05/22 Discuss Chap 25-1/25-2: (a) Electromagnetic Induction (b) Electromotive
Force. CWK: do exemple problem 1 p. 674.
HWK: do practice problems #1-4 p. 675, #18-23 p. 685 due Fri 05/22.
Week 20
Mon 05/25
Wed 05/27
Fri 05/29
MEMORIAL DAY
GENERAL REVIEW
Week 21
Mon 06/01 – Fri 06/05
Fri 06/05
FINAL EXAMS
SECOND SEMESTER ENDS
END OF CLASSES
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