PHYSICS: GENERAL

MR. OKIN ROOM 305

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Course escri!tion
This course focuses on giving students the necessary ro!"e#$so"ving s%i""s to !e successfu" individua"s& Students 'i"" 'or% on these s%i""s in a
#athe#atica" !ased Physics setting 'here students 'i"" "earn hysics concets and have to a"y the# in uni(ue settings& Students 'i"" gain a !asic
understanding for hysics that covers the toics out"ined !e"o'&
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CICS Ra"h E""ison 'or%s around rinci"es of cross$curricu"ar integration and rigorous co""ege rearation& Each (uarter is !ro%en into
aro)i#ate"y ten 'ee%s& Students 'i"" !ui"d re"ationshis 'ith other students !y articiating in air*grou 'or% and "a!oratory investigations& +r&
,%in reserves the right to create grous at his o'n discretion& Students can earn the right to choose their o'n grous to 'or% 'ith !y sho'ing +r&
,%in they have the a!i"ity to resect every!ody and the c"assroo#- a"ong 'ith fo""o'ing a"" c"assroo# e)ectations set forth !y CICS Ra"h E""ison
and +r& ,%in&
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-. .e Rea/y
0. Res!ect an/ contribute to t1e en2ironment
3. ,erse2ere t1roug1 aca/emic an/ social c1allenges
3. .e accountable 4or you actions
'ca/emic Integrity
The Chicago Internationa" Charter Schoo" .CICS/ is co##itted to its #ission of educating students in the #ora"s and ethics of resonsi!"e
citi0enshi& Acade#ic honesty is an e)ectation of a"" students& Persona""y cheating on tests and e)a#inations- a""o'ing others to coy or
"oo% at- or coy 'or%- or engaging in other activities that are dishonest .inc"uding "agiaris#/ in earning acade#ic grades- is a serious
offense re(uiring strict sanctions- inc"uding !ut not "i#ited to receiving a 0ero .1/ grade on the acade#ic 'or% invo"ved and "osing standing
in Honor Societies&
A"" cases of acade#ic dishonesty are reorted to the 2ean of Students- and arents*guardians 'i"" !e notified&
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An assign#ent is on ti#e if it is turned in at the !eginning of c"ass 'hen the teacher co""ects it .if you3re tardy it3s "ate/&
4or% is considered "ate if you are finishing any art of the assign#ent in c"ass& A"" "ate or a!sent 'or% shou"d !e turned in according to the
instructions +r& ,%in de"ivers&
Short$ter# ho#e'or% assign#ents turned in "ate 'i"" receive ha"f credit .a grade of 567/&
Students 'ho are a!sent on the day a short$ter# ho#e'or% assign#ent is due 'i"" have one day to co#"ete the assign#ent !efore it is
"ate&
Late #a8or assign#ents .essays- ro8ects/ 'i"" dro a "etter grade for each day a #a8or assign#ent .essay- seech- ro8ect/ is "ate for u to
four days or four "etter grades& After four days- the assign#ent #ay receive artia" credit at teacher3s discretion&
In the event of an a!sence on the day of a test or (ui0- the student #ust #a%e arrange#ents the day he or she returns to schoo" 'ith the
teacher to ta%e a #a%e$u (ui0 or test& These assess#ents #ust !e co#"eted 'ithin the 'ee% or the student 'i"" receive a 0ero&
A"" grade recovery rogra#s 'i"" !e carried out according to the teacher3s o"icies 9 are contingent on the 'i""ingness of the student to
erfor# the #a%e u 'or% in the ti#e rovided&
No 7ero ,olicy 4or Com!lete/ 5ork
A"" 'or% co#"eted on ti#e and co#"ete"y 'i"" receive a 567- regard"ess of accuracy& %1is is because $llison belie2es learning is a
!rocess8 an/ !erse2erance t1roug1 aca/emic c1allenges is t1e most im!ortant t1ing a stu/ent can /o9999
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Students are e)ected to co#e to c"ass reared 'ith everything they need fro# their "oc%ers& Additiona""y- students are e)ected to use the restroo#
!efore or after c"ass& Students 'i"" !e rovided 'ith t'o asses er (uarter to ta%e care of !athroo# needs& These asses 'i"" not !e issued during the
first fifteen #inutes or the "ast fifteen #inutes of c"ass& If a student does not use his or her t'o asses- they can !e used for each e)tra credit at the
teacher3s discretion& Any student 'ho "eaves the c"assroo# 'ithout receiving a ass 'i"" !e issued de#erits& Students 'ith re$e)isting #edica"
conditions and roer #edica" docu#entation are e)cused fro# these guide"ines&
:uarter One :uarter %wo :uarter %1ree :uarter ;our
Scientific +ethod
:ine#atics
Pro8ecti"e +otion
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Ne'ton3s La'
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I#u"se- and
Co""isions
4or% and Energy
Sace Science
E"ectrostatics
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+r& ,%in is a"'ays 'i""ing to assist his students 'hen in need- and his office hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays after schoo" unti" 5:66#& If a student
fee"s he*she has a ro!"e# or 'ou"d 8ust "i%e additiona" assistance- he*she shou"d a"so fee" free to #a%e an aoint#ent 'ith +r& ,%in for after
schoo"- !efore schoo"- or during "unch& +r& ,%in can a"so !e contacted !y ca""ing CICS Ra"h E""ison .;;<&=;>&==<=/ or !y e$#ai"ing
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