Integrated
Science - I
Mr. MacVarish
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Integrated Science
• New this year!
• Two year program
– Physics, Chemistry, Biology
• IS-I
– Physics, Chemistry
• IS-2
– Chemistry, Biology
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PHYSICS
the study of
HOW THE
UNIVERSE WORKS
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Physics
• Physics is part of everything you experience
on a daily basis.
• This course should make you MORE
ALIVE to your surroundings.
– Keep your eyes open
– Know what to look for
– LEARN!
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If you learn NOTHING else in
this class…
BE CURIOUS
ABOUT HOW
STUFF
WORKS!!!
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TOPICS – 1st Semester
• Basics
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TOPICS – 1st Semester
• KINEMATICS
(MOTION)
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TOPICS – 1st Semester
• FREE FALL
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TOPICS – 1st Semester
• NEWTON’S LAWS
OF MOTION
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TOPICS – 1st Semester
• MOMENTUM &
ENERGY
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TOPICS – 2nd Semester
• Gravity
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TOPICS – 2nd Semester
• Heat
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TOPICS – 2nd Semester
• Electricity &
Magnetism
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TOPICS – 2nd Semester
• Waves
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TOPICS – 3rd TERM
• BASIC CHEMISTRY
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CLASS STRUCTURE
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LECTURES & DEMONSTRATIONS
HANDS-ON ACTIVITES AND LABS
PROBLEM SOLVING - GROUP WORK
PROBLEM SOLVING - INDIVIDUAL
WORK
• ENGINEERING PROJECTS
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Engineering Projects
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Engineering Projects
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CLASS STRUCTURE (cont.)
• CLASS PARTICIPATION IS
VITAL!
• THE MORE YOU
PARTICIPATE THE MORE
YOU WILL LEARN, THE
EASIER THE CLASS WILL
BE, THE MORE FUN WE
WILL HAVE ETC, ETC
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Text
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Google Classroom
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OTHER STUFF YOU WILL NEED
• Notebook - preferably an ENGINEER’S
NOTEBOOK with graph paper pages.
• PENCILS
• NOT PENS
• PENCILS
• A good calculator (e.g. Ti-83) OR a good
calculator APP for your iPad
– Must be able to handle EXPONENTS and
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION.
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HOMEWORK
• NOT EVERY NIGHT
• OCCASIONALLY
CHECKED
• ALWAYS
REVIEWED
• THE QUIZZES AND
TESTS CLOSELY
RESEMBLE THE
HOMEWORK
PROBLEMS
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GRADING
• GRADED HOMEWORK
– ANNOUNCED
• WEBASSIGN
• QUIZZES
– USUALLY ANNOUNCED,
SOMETIMES NOT
• TESTS
– ALWAYS ANNOUNCED AT LEAST
4 DAYS IN ADVANCE
• PROJECTS
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GRADING (continued)
• GRADING IS CUMULATIVE
• TOTAL POINTS YOU HAVE
EARNED / TOTAL
POSSIBLE POINTS
• IF YOU ARE “ON THE
CUSP”, HOMEWORK
EFFORT AND CLASS
PARTICIPATION IS THE
TIEBREAKER
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EXTRA HELP / EXTRA EFFORT
• IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THE
MATERIAL, I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE EXTRA
HELP AS LONG AS YOU SUPPLY EXTRA
EFFORT.
• EXTRA EFFORT IMPLIES THAT AN HONEST
INITIAL EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE
• PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS AND DO THE
HOMEWORK WHEN ASSIGNED.
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WHERE TO FIND ME
• ROOM 113
• jmacvarish@thayer.org
• extension 307
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QUESTIONS???
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Homework
• Show up tomorrow with everything you
need for this class.
• Accept the invitation to join Google
Classroom
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