Physics Syllabus 2024-2025
Physics Syllabus 2024-2025
Joel Delgado
John A. Ferguson Sr. High School
Email: [email protected]
This is a guide for the material that will be covered in the course.
The purpose of this course is to give the student a foundation in physics.
Classes will include lectures and laboratory activities.
Topics
1st quarter 2nd quarter
Class Rules
Be on time
Follow directions the first time given
Respect others
Bring your own materials to class
Cell phone /laptop use is not permitted during class (unless they are part of the lesson).
No profanity is allowed in the classroom at any time.
Stay in your seat until permission is given to stand up
Consequences
Warning
Detention/Parent phone call
Exclusion
Referral
** Consequences are not necessarily given in the order shown above**
Materials
Binder
Pen or pencil
Scientific calculator
Line paper
Other information you need to remember
1. Talking/disrupting during lesson is unacceptable and will result in exclusion or detention. No excuses!!!
2. When individual work is assigned, students are NOT allowed to share information or ask each other
questions. Students who do not follow directions will be given a zero for the assignment.
3. When working in groups, for example, during lab activities, students in a group are NOT allowed to walk to
other stations or talk to members of other groups, unless instructed by the teacher. Students who do not
follow directions will receive a zero for the assignment and will not be allowed to participate in the
laboratory activity.
4. It is recommended that students keep their notes and assignments in a binder. Additionally, the students will
have a laboratory folder (which stays in the classroom and is provided by the teacher). The students will
place their lab assignments in the laboratory folder, and these will be collected after each lab. It is the
responsibility of the students to place their work in their group folder. If the lab assignment is not in the
folder when the folder is checked, the student will receive a zero.
5. Cheating on quizzes/tests or copying another student’s work is unacceptable. All students involved will
receive a zero for the assignment.
6. If a student is absent or excluded from class, the student is responsible for obtaining and learning the
information covered during class and for making up any assignment missed. Assignments will be posted on
Schoology, and they must be turned in by the due date. Assignments must be done on time; they will not be
accepted late.
7. If a student is absent for a TEST or QUIZ, the student will make up the missed assignment the day
he/she returns to class. If the student is absent for a lab activity, the student will need to make it up
the Monday following the absence, from 2:30-3:30 PM. Failure to make up the missed assignment will
result in a zero for that assignment. Students will NOT be allowed to make up assignments if the
absence is UNEXCUSED.
8. Cell phones and laptops (and other electronic devices) must be put away. If a student is using a cell
phone or any other electronic device during class, the student will be excluded from class.
9. Each student will receive 3 bathroom passes per 9-week period to be used for emergencies.
Grading
Based on the 100-point scale: . Assignment Weight
90-100 points A Quizzes 25 % of final grade
80-89 points B Assignments 15 % of final grade
70-79 points C Labs 15 % of final grade
60-69 points D Tests 45 % of final grade
59 points or lower F
I have read the course syllabus/class rules for Mr. Delgado’s class, and I am hereby notified of all
expectations. I also understand that a lab fee is due for this class.