Spring 2006 edition |
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Syllabus
for Dr. Cise's Class |
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Physics students have
future well paying professional careers after College. Some of these well
paying careers are: Engineering, Financial Engineering, |
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Information Systems
Management, IT, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology,Geology,Allied
Health,Pharmacy,Doctors,Dentists,Physical Therapists, |
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Electronic Tech,
Semiconductor Manufacturing Tech.,Physics Research, Environmental
Engineering, etc., etc. These are well paid careers. |
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These professions
REQUIRE your DEVELOPMENT of ABOVE AVERAGE ANALYTICAL/DIGITAL SKILLS. Learning
Physics is part of that skill |
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set your selected
profession has required you MUST LEARN.
So, either LEARN "it" or pick a another profession. America
is full of "Choices". |
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You can become a wealthy
American and never go to or finish College. E.g. Dell, Gates, and 1000's
more. Physics just might not be in the cards for you. |
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Homework(HW): |
This can be a very
enjoyable and fun documented learning experience for you. This is where the
pencil hits the paper as it is said. |
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To
be successful in this course you must submit by the scheduled due dates very
tidy organized homework. The homework requirements |
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and due dates are
located on the course schedule. Homework is meant to reinforce concepts
learned. This course requires your very |
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active participation.
Reading the text is a start. But, actually performing your homework
successfully is verification that you are learning |
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and will be reflected in
above average(A & B) test grades. usually. HW done quickly(or copied from a tutor or
friend) is a useless learning |
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experience
and has no future value. Well done HW
solutions to Physics problems have these essential ingredients: SKETCH,
VARIABLES, |
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CONCEPT, USEFUL
EQUATION, SOLUTION. Late HW is only accepted until the week prior to a major
exam:Qterm,Mid term & Final. If you decide |
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to sit back, relax, and be entertained in
this class,and not do any HW,you should withdraw from this class today and
save yourself |
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time and money. Book a
ticket to Cancun and chill out. Be sure to drop this class first or you will
receive a F. F's are stupid to get but
they happen! |
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Scheduled
Quizzes: |
Quizzes must be done on
the day scheduled. Check the semester schedule of:Quizzes,Tests, and Homework
due dates. Makeups only for sever illness. |
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Attendance |
These are very short
unannounced quizzes on concepts of the day. These attendance quizzes(AQ) are
meant to produce a learning |
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Quizzes(AQs): |
experience on your
understanding of the days lectured concepts. Also, the AQ serves as a print
record of your attendance on that |
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day.
The AQ's value varies depending on the number of students attending class
that day. e.g...If the day is warm and pleasant ,which is |
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encouraging
for none class attendance, and few students attend class then the AQ value
increases at the discretion of the instructor. |
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Fair market value is
given to these quizzes. Students who regularly attend class and work hard at
learning usually receive max AQ credit. |
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Labs(L)
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Usually we perform 12
labs(with reports) per semester. These labs reinforce and verify the concepts
learned in class. Performance of labs is |
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Lab
Reports: |
essential for your
learning experience. No lab report is accepted after a TEST review date.
There are three test reviews in the semester. |
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It is your
responsibility to know when those last opportunities to submit lab reports
are. No:Quiz,Test, Lab, or HW is acceptable without my inked approval. |
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Tests
& Final Exam: |
Tests are always
comprehensive and test your knowledge and understanding of all concepts
previously covered. A day of review always precedes tests. |
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Required
Portfolio: |
In
the 2nd. Week of class a pocket portfolio will be distributed to all
students. You are required to keep track of your progress in this course by
your keeping |
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Course Score Card. Also,
in the portfolio you will file all graded: HWs,Tests, Quizzes,Lab reports,
and Extra Credits. Portfolios are required on last day. |
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Course
Progress |
You may contact me either personally in my office, by phone,
or by e-mail to have up to two progress conferences during the semester. |
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Conferences: |
This will enable us to
talk briefly about the course, discuss any problems you may have in learning,
and check the record of your grade |
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points to date of the
conference. This will enable us to be certain that you are in the process of
completing all the requirements |
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for
the grade level you expect to achieve. Be sure to bring your portfolio and
course score card to this conference. |
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Withdrawal
Policy: |
It is your responsibility
to know the last date to withdraw this semester from this course. |
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If by this date you are
not certain that you will be able to meet the objectives for at least a C in
the course, you should |
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consider withdrawing.
After that date you will be given a performance grade which means a D or a F
grade. |
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Most students who do not
withdraw receive a F grade. I will not withdraw you. It is your
responsibility to withdraw by the last withdrawal date |
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of this semester if you
are not in the process(on the path) to the successful grade(A,B, or C) you
wish to earn. Please drop if needed. |
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Incomplete
Policy: |
Incompletes are given
only in cases of extreme and documented emergency, and at the discretion of
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instructor. Only when the
student and the instructor have signed an INCOMPLETE FORM can a Incomplete |
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be recorded. Incomplete
grades are rare. Even rarer are students completing a incomplete grade in the
following semester. |
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Usually incomplete
grades turn into F grades if not completed by the required completion date in
the following semester. |
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Scholastic |
Cheating on any test or
any course requirement will result in punishment according to ACC's policy
and procedures for scholastic dishonesty. |
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Dishonesty: |
You deserve to not do
this to yourself. Consider the money and time you invested to learn in this
course. This is truly failure on your part. |
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WARNING
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Your greatest enemies in
this course are TIME(the passing of which you can do nothing about) and
PROCRASTINATION(which |
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you must avoid or you
will surely not succeed). If you are not prepared to work everyday on this
course be advised to withdraw from it. |
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Grade
Standards & |
Your course score card
contains the requirements for the grade levels you wish to attain.
Departmental policy allows a Professor only four |
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Required
Final |
discretionary points out
of 100 final grade points. These EXTRA points must be earned and filed in
your extra credit file up to one week |
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Individual
Conference. |
prior to the final exam.
The last day of final exam week I return & review the final exam. A
required short private conference with each student takes place |
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this last day of final
exam week in order to determine the students final grade based on the points
accumulated on the students Course Score Card. |
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You are required to keep
a neat and organized course portfolio(passed
out end of second wk. of class)which contains all your completed &
graded |
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assignments. Inside this
portfolio are your:Course Score Card(which I keep after the conference), a
file of all your graded Quizzes, a file of all your |
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graded Homework, a file
of all your completed & graded Tests, a file with all your graded lab
reports if required, and a file of all graded Extra Credit. |
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You keep this portfolio
after our final grade completion conference. I write your final grade on this
portfolio as your grade receipt. Have a good semester. |
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I
have read & |
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understand
this |
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Syllabus:
Print clearly your last name
first_____________________________________________________________________. |
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Signed:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. |
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Course:______________________________________________________________________________. Date______________________________. |
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Section:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. |
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