1. Honors Physics Mr. Kuffer
Welcome to Open House
Honors Physics
Mr. Kuffer

3. Two Main Objectives for This Academic Year
#1. Prepare your son or daughter for college.
How to study
How to budget time
How to be responsible
#2 Be aware of the Physics concepts occurring all around them.

4. Skills Desired by Fortune 500 Companies (in order of most desirable)
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Interpersonal Skills
Oral Communication
Listening

5. Honors Physics
Honors physics is designed for the college bound student and for the student preparing for the Advanced Placement B and C level course.
Students will study the following topics: classical mechanics (motion, energy, etc…), waves, sound, light and optics, electromagnetism and current electricity.

6. Honors Physics
Honors physics is designed for the college bound student and for the student preparing for the Advanced Placement B and C level course.
Students will study the following topics: classical mechanics (motion, energy, etc…), waves, sound, light and optics, electromagnetism and current electricity.

7. Honors Physics Syllabus
Introduction to Physics
What is Physics?
A Mathematical Toolkit

8. Honors Physics Syllabus
Mechanics
Describing Motion
A Mathematical Model of Motion
Forces and Motion in Two Dimensions
Momentum and its Conservation
Energy, Work, Power, and Simple Machines
Rotational Mechanics

9. Honors Physics Syllabus
Waves and Light
Waves & Energy Transfer
Sound and Light
Mirrors and Lenses
(Reflection and Refraction)
Diffraction & Interference

10. Honors Physics Syllabus
Current Electricity
Electrostatics and Current Electricity
Laboratory Experiments
Ohm’s Law
Electrical Circuits

11. North Allegheny Grading Scale
Your points The percent will fall under one of the
Total points categories listed below.
Grade Approximations: NA Grading Scale:
A – 100
60% - Tests, Quizzes & Labs B – 89.49
30% - Homework / Notebooks C – 79.49
10% - Midterms/Final D – 69.49 E

12. Materials needed for class every day
Notebooks: Students are strongly advised to have a 3-ring binder with paper.
Scientific Calculator
Textbook:
Physics

13. Materials needed for class every day
Notebooks: Students are strongly advised to have a 3-ring binder with paper.
Scientific Calculator
Textbook:
Physics

14. Materials needed for class every day
Notebooks: Students are strongly advised to have a 3-ring binder with paper.
Scientific Calculator
Textbook:
Physics

15. Make-up work
If a student is present until the day of the test, he/she should take the test on the day of return.
In excess of three days excused absence, test and work must be completed within three days of the student return to school.
MAKE-UP WORK IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT! If aware of test prior to absence, students should take the test upon return.

16. Make-up work
If a student is present until the day of the test, he/she should take the test on the day of return.
In excess of three days excused absence, test and work must be completed within three days of the student return to school.
MAKE-UP WORK IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT!
If aware of test prior to absence, students should take the test upon return.

17. Make-up work
If a student is present until the day of the test, he/she should take the test on the day of return.
In excess of three days excused absence, test and work must be completed within three days of the student return to school.
MAKE-UP WORK IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT!
If aware of test prior to absence, students should take the test upon return. .

18. Mr. Kuffer’s Schedule 2012-2013 Period Times Course Room 1 7:30 – 8:12
Honors Physics
334
Homeroom
8:12 – 8:28 2
8:32 – 9:14
Honors Physics Lab 3
9:18 – 10:00 4
10:04 – 10:46
Hall Duty
5/6
10:50 – 11:16
Concepts of Physics
7/8
11:20 – 12:02 9
12:06 – 12:48
Lunch 10
12:52 – 1:34 11
1:38 – 2:20.
Prep
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19. Thank You for Coming!
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