Course Syllabus

Mr. Jairus Lamb

2024-25

Physics ACP Syllabus

 

Office Hours

• Tuesday: 2:40 – 3:45 pm

• By appointment any day after school

 

Back to School Night Video

 

Contact Information:

Email Address: lambj@wellesleyps.org

You can also message me through the Canvas course page.

Primary Classroom: 248

 

My Background

• 6th year teaching
• 1 year of elementary science
• 5 years of AP Physics, Engineering, Robotics, and Chemistry 
• 1st year at WHS
• B.S. Physics from University of Texas at Austin (2016)

 

What you need each day

1. Calculator – not the app on your phone
2. Computer – will not always be used during class, but can be used when doing assignments
3. Notebook/Paper – This will be for note-taking and practice work.
4. Binder/Folder – recommended but optional. 

 

Homework

Homework will be assigned most nights. You can find the homework on Canvas, or it will be handed out.

 

Labs

We will do at least one lab per cycle. If you miss a lab, you will usually have to make it up after school.

Please be on time for the morning lab (7:30 am).

 

Tests & Quizzes  

We will have 2-3 40-minute unit tests per quarter.  If you are absent, please email me as soon as possible so we can make arrangements.

If you are permitted extended time, you will have the entire 60-minute class period for the test. 

 

Makeup test policy

The final maximum possible score is 73%. For example, if you score a 60% on the original test and then an 82% on the makeup, your test score is recorded as 73% in Powerschool. 

Makeup tests will primarily need to take place after school. If you have a special circumstance, we will make other arrangements.

 

Grading

• Tests / Quizzes – 50%
• Labs and homework – 50%

Collaboration on homework, labs, and class work is encouraged. However, cheating or copying off of another student’s work will not be tolerated.

 

Extra Credit  

There will be no extra credit given. All of the assigned activities for the unit are expected to be 

completed to the best of your ability.

 

Class Participation  

Please, come to class on time, and be prepared to learn. Respect your peers and myself, and be engaged in the day’s activities. 

Cell phones and headphones are not to be used during class. Using these devices without permission will result in nonparticipation credit for the day and repeated issues will result in communication to parent/guardian.

 

Absences

In the event that you are absent for class, you are still responsible for completing any and all activities that were covered. If you know that you will be absent in advance, please let me know. The due date for assignments will adjust based on how many days you missed and the extent of the assignment. All assignments are still due by the unit test for any credit. 

In the event that I am absent. I will have all the information that you need posted on Canvas. It may include notes, videos, links to other websites, etc. Class participation and behavior expectations remain the same.

 

Textbook

If you sign out a textbook, you must return it at the end of the year or pay for a new copy.