PAMELA R. QUINTANA, PH.D
COURSES
OFFICE HOURS MWF 9-10 T 11-12:30
AP PHYSICS B 1/3
Course Syllabus
AP PHYSICS B 1/3
Course Hours: MWF 8:00 - 8:55 AM Room S101
Course Text: College Physics by Serway & Faughn
Laboratory Hours: T 8:00 - 10:55 AM Room S101
Laboratory Text: Physics Laboratory Experiments by Wilson
Instructor: Dr. Pamela Quintana
Grading Policy:
Three exams (200 points each) 400
{Lowest exam dropped}
Final exam 250
Laboratory 200
Homework and unannounced quizzes 150
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TOTAL 1000
Letter Grade: 90 or above A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
59 or below F
Course Information: The Advanced Placement Physics three-term course will expose students to the basic priniciples of physics. This course allows students the possibility to earn transfer credit towards their freshman year of physics at the college or university level.
General Information: Attendance is required so as not to fall behind in this course. If you are absent (excused or unexcused), you are still responsible for all material discussed in class. If you are absent (excused or unexcused) more than 5 times, you are subject to being dropped from the course with an "F" for the final grade. Each unexcused absence or tardy to class or laboratory will result in the loss of 20 points off the final grade.
Cheating is strictly forbidden and will result in your immediate dismissal from class (laboratory). Reinstatement will be accomplished only through administrative procedure.
Be prepared for lectures (laboratory exercises) before coming to class (laboratory). Read over the material so that you can have some idea of the subject matter beforehand. Always bring textbook, paper, and pencils to class. Always bring textbook, laboratory manual, paper, pencils, and a calculator to the laboratory.
If you are having difficulty with the course, please let me know. Most of the principles of physics build upon one another, so if you don't understand something, it is important to catch it as early as possible.
Tentative Class Schedule:
August 14-18 Introduction, Chapter 1
21-25 Chapter 2
Aug./Sept 28-01 Chapter 3
05-08 Chapter 3, Exam 1, Chapter 4
11-15 Chapter 4, Chapter 5
18-22 Chapter 5, Exam 2
27-29 Chapter 6
October 02-06 Chapter6, Chapter 7
09-13 Chapter 7
16-20 Exam 3, Chapter 8
23-25 Chapter 8, Review for final exam
27-31 Finals
Tentative Lab Schedule:
August 15 Introduction, Introduction
22 Exp. 01: Experimental Error and Data Analysis & Exp. 02: Mass, Volume, and Density
29 Exp. 04: The Scientific Method: The Simple Pendulum & Exp. 05: Uniformly Accelerated Motion{Part A only}
September 05 Exp. 05: Uniformly Accelerated Motion{Part C only}
12 Exp. 06: The Addition and Resolution of Vectors: The Force Table
19 Exp. 11: Friction
October 03 Conservation of Energy
10 Exp. 08: Conservation of Linear Momentum: The Air Track
17 Exp. 09: Projectile Motion: The Ballistic Pendulum
24 Make-up day
AP PHYSICS B 2/3
Course Hours: MWF 10:00 - 10:55 AM Room S101
Course Text: College Physics by Serway & Faughn
Laboratory Hours: R 8:00 - 10:55 AM Room S101
Laboratory Text: Physics Laboratory Experiments by Wilson
Instructor: Dr. Pamela Quintana
Grading Policy:
Three exams (200 points each) 400
{Lowest exam dropped}
Final exam 250
Laboratory 200
Homework and unannounced quizzes 150
------------------------------------------- -----------------
TOTAL 1000
Letter Grade: 90 or above A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
59 or below F
Course Information: The Advanced Placement Physics three-term course will expose students to the basic priniciples of physics. This course allows students the possibility to earn transfer credit towards their freshman year of physics at the college or university level.
General Information: Attendance is required so as not to fall behind in this course. If you are absent (excused or unexcused), you are still responsible for all material discussed in class. If you are absent (excused or unexcused) more than 5 times, you are subject to being dropped from the course with an "F" for the final grade. Each unexcused absence or tardy to class or laboratory will result in the loss of 20 points off the final grade.
Cheating is strictly forbidden and will result in your immediate dismissal from class (laboratory). Reinstatement will be accomplished only through administrative procedure.
Be prepared for lectures (laboratory exercises) before coming to class (laboratory). Read over the material so that you can have some idea of the subject matter beforehand. Always bring textbook, paper, and pencils to class. Always bring textbook, laboratory manual, paper, pencils, and a calculator to the laboratory.
If you are having difficulty with the course, please let me know. Most of the principles of physics build upon one another, so if you don't understand something, it is important to catch it as early as possible.
Tentative Class Schedule:
August 14-18 Introduction, Chapter 8
21-25 Chapter 8, Chapter 16
Aug./Sept 28-01 Chapter 16, Exam 1
05-08 Chapter 17
11-15 Chapter 18
18-22 Exam 2, Chapter 19
27-29 Chapter 19
October 02-06 Chapter6, Chapter 20
09-13 Chapter 21
16-20 Exam 3, Chapter 22
23-25 Chapter 22, Review for final exam
27-31 Finals
Tentative Lab Schedule:
August 17 Introduction, Introduction
24 Exp. 15: Rotational Motion and Moment of Inertia
31 Review and Lecture
September 07 Capacitors
14 Exp. 27: Ohm's Law
21 Exp. 34: Multiloop Circuits: Kirchoff's Rules
28 Exp. 37: The RC Time Constant
October 05 Magnetic Balance
12 Magnetic Field Map
19 Make-up Day