PHYS 214 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Welcome to Physics 214! This is a fun but short class which introduces you to the fundamentals of quantum physics.

EQUATION SHEET

Lecture

Here is what you'll need for lecture:

• Read the prelecture notes and complete the checkpoint questions on smart.physics. Do this BEFORE each lecture so that you are prepared for it! The checkpoints are due at 8 AM the day of the lecture on the subject.
• The lectures will be recorded and available on mediaspace. After the lectures are delivered, the PDFs will be available on the syllabus.

Discussion

Students must be on time and prepared for discussion.

• Students arriving more than 10 minutes late for discussion will receive a reduced grade (see grading page).
• You will be graded on your work during the discussion section.

Laboratory

Students must be on time and prepared for labs. Arriving more than 10 minutes late will make you unable to participate in the lab.

You must complete the following training before labs:
Go to https://www.drs.illinois.edu and perform the following trainings:

1. Reading the DRS Laboratory Safety guide
2. General Laboratory safety training
3. Laser Safety

Homework

• Homework assignments are on smart.physics.
• Consult the course schedule for due dates.

Exams

• View Formula Sheet, which will be available to you during the exam.
• There are two hour exams and a final exam. See the course schedule.
• Exams will be administered at the the CBTF.
• All exams must be scheduled in advance using the CBTF scheduling system.
• Review the exam information page for details.
• Read and understand the information posted here before the first exam.

Excused Absences

• Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days after your absence via the Excused Absences application.
• For more information regarding this course's excuses policy, please refer to the Attendance Policy page.

Academic Integrity

• All activities in this course, including documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence, are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.