PHYSICS
INTRODUCTION AND ORGANIZATION
ERHS Science Department
Chin-Sung Lin
STUDENT INFORMATION FORM
• Fill in your basic information
• Share with me your interests and strengths
• Think about your future……
• Tell me your issues and concerns about learning
• What are your goals/expectations?
(The forms will be collected at the end of the class)
BASIC INFO OF MR. LIN
• Name: Chin-Sung Lin
• Academic Background: BSEE, MSEE, MST
• Working Experience: Research, HW Design
Engineer & Teacher
• Teaching Experience: Math, Physics, Technology
• Current Courses: Calculus, Physics, Robotics and
Engineering Design
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COURSE GOALS
• Concepts & knowledge of real-world physics phenomena
• Scientific method & lab skills
• Math - the language of physics
• A physics worldview
• Real-world problem solving skills
• Physics Regents exam
REQUIRED MATERIAL
• Lab equipment & materials
• Lab folder: a vanilla folder to hold lab reports
• A wide ruled composition notebook (9 ¾ x 7 ½ in)
• A binder or several pocket folders to hold letter-size
study notes, homework & test paper
• A graphing calculator: TI-83 or TI-84 required.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
• Textbook: Physics: A World View, 5th edition, L. D. Kirkpatrick
& G. E. Francis, Brooks/Cole, 2004
• Regents Prep: Brief Review for New York Physics: The
Physical Setting, Bernadine Hladik Cook, Prentice Hall
(Fill in the book receipt.)
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE
• Study Notes
• PowerPoint presentations
• Class website
GRADING POLICY
• Class participation
(10%)
• Homework Assignments
(10%)
• Laboratory reports
(25%)
• Exams/Reports/Projects
(55%)
SUPPORT
• Extra-Help Time: 9th period, Monday & Thursday
• After school tutoring
LAB REPORT REQUIREMENTS
Students must be engaged in laboratory activities
representing a minimum of 1,200 minutes of hands-on lab
work as certified by the principal. Satisfactory written reports
of these laboratory experiences must be prepared by the
student. Only those persons who have satisfactorily met the
laboratory requirements will be admitted to the Regents
science examination.
• Minimum of 1,200 minutes of hands-on lab work
• Turn in lab folder before the Regents exam
REGENTS EXAM REQUIREMENT
All Regents Physics students are required to take the
regents examination in June. A student who opts out of
the Regents exam will be required to take a departmental
final on the same day as the Regents. The grade on that
final will be factored into the student’s final grade in the
course. Students who are absent from the Regents
without a doctor’s note will receive a 0 as a grade for the
departmental final.
INTRODUCTION LETTER
Introduction letter
Syllabus
Pacing calendar
Lab safety guidellines
(Return slips will be collected next Monday.)
CLASSROOM RULES
• No food, gum & drink
• Attending class on time and ready to work
• Limited restroom access
• Students are responsible for the absence
• Taking notes
• Complete and submit assignments on time
• Review each day’s lesson
• Respect for fellow students and their right to learn
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