Supplies:
Textbook,
binder, looseleaf paper, blue or black pen, scientific calculator TI-30XA, and a $15
Breakage Card Fee
Textbook
Policy: The student is issued a numbered
textbook at the beginning of the school year. Each student is
responsible to return the same numbered book
without damage at the end of the school year. Failure to return
the textbook that was issued, or returning a damaged book will
result in a replacement fee.
Attendance:
Students are expected to attend class every
day and arrive on time. Each student is responsible to find out
any work that has been missed, to make up the work, and to get
the class notes and worksheets. Assignments are posted in the
room and on the website for the entire week. In the event that
an experiment is missed, a time to make up the experiment must
be set up with the instructor the first day the student returns.
The lab experiment MUST BE MADE UP WITHIN A WEEK FROM
THE STUDENT'S RETURN OR IT WILL BECOME A ZERO!
Absences
of more than one day require the student to
see the instructor to negotiate due dates. Failure to talk with
the instructor means that regardless of how long a student was
absent, or for whatever reason, all work is due the second
day you return.
IT
IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTAIN MISSING WORK OR SCHEDULE TIME
TO MAKE UP AN EXPERIMENT!!
Classwork
/ Homework: Classwork or homework
is assigned on a regular basis. All work, such as a reading assignment
or problems, will be due the next day, unless otherwise specified.
Work will be checked periodically for points. Work one day late
will be worth half credit (50%) and work two days late will receive
a zero.
Lab
Reports: Lab
reports must be written on the lab handout. ALL INFORMATION
obtained should be written directly onto the handout, as
well as dating each entry. It is mandatory to write the title,
date, purpose, hypothesis, procedure (when applicable), lab partner,
and construct data tables before the experiment
is performed. This saves time during the lab experiment.
Lab
reports are due two days after the experiment is completed. For
each day the lab report is late, your grade will be dropped. The
science department feels experiments and the analysis of the results
of an experiment are an integral part of any science course. Therefore,
if less than 75% of all lab reports are not completed, the student
will be issued a failing grade.
