PHYS 100 Fall 2026
PHYS 100 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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- All Prelectures, Checkpoints, HWs: due 8AM on due date.
| Week | Date | Prelectures/Checkpoints | Lectures | Textbook Reading | HW A | HW B | Discussions | Quests | Exams | |||||||
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| 1 | Monday 8/24/2026 |
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Tuesday 8/25/2026 |
Discussion 0 | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8/26/2026 |
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Thursday 8/27/2026 |
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Friday 8/28/2026 |
Prelecture 1 Checkpoint 1 |
Lecture 1: Kinematics: Definitions and Graphs ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 3.1-3.3 | |||||||||||||
Saturday 8/29/2026 |
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Sunday 8/30/2026 |
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| 2 | Monday 8/31/2026 |
Labor Day - No Class Activities | ||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9/1/2026 |
HWA 1 | Discussion 1 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 9/2/2026 |
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Thursday 9/3/2026 |
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Friday 9/4/2026 |
Prelecture 2 Checkpoint 2 |
Lecture 2: 1D relative motion ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
HWB 1 | |||||||||||||
Saturday 9/5/2026 |
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Sunday 9/6/2026 |
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| 3 | Monday 9/7/2026 |
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Tuesday 9/8/2026 |
HWA 2 | Discussion 2 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 9/9/2026 |
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Thursday 9/10/2026 |
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Friday 9/11/2026 |
Prelecture 3 Checkpoint 3 |
Lecture 3: Vectors and 2D relative motion ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 2.1-2.3, 4.5 | HWB 2 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 9/12/2026 |
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Sunday 9/13/2026 |
Quest 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Monday 9/14/2026 |
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Tuesday 9/15/2026 |
HWA 3 | Discussion 3 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 9/16/2026 |
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Thursday 9/17/2026 |
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Friday 9/18/2026 |
Prelecture 4 Checkpoint 4 |
Lecture 4: Constant acceleration ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 3.4-3.6 | HWB 3 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 9/19/2026 |
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Sunday 9/20/2026 |
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| 5 | Monday 9/21/2026 |
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Tuesday 9/22/2026 |
HWA 4 | Discussion 4 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 9/23/2026 |
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Thursday 9/24/2026 |
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Friday 9/25/2026 |
Prelecture 5 Checkpoint 5 |
Lecture 5: Projectile motion ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 4.1-4.3 | HWB 4 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 9/26/2026 |
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Sunday 9/27/2026 |
Quest 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monday 9/28/2026 |
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Tuesday 9/29/2026 |
HWA 5 | Discussion 5 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 9/30/2026 |
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Thursday 10/1/2026 |
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Friday 10/2/2026 |
Prelecture 6 Checkpoint 6 |
Lecture 6: Newton's 2nd Law ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 5.1, 5.3-5.4, 5.6-5.7 | HWB 5 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 10/3/2026 |
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Sunday 10/4/2026 |
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| 7 | Monday 10/5/2026 |
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Tuesday 10/6/2026 |
HWA 6 | Discussion 6 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 10/7/2026 |
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Thursday 10/8/2026 |
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Friday 10/9/2026 |
Prelecture 7 Checkpoint 7 |
Lecture 7: Newton's 1st and 3rd Law pptx pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 5.2, 5.5, 6.1 | HWB 6 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 10/10/2026 |
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Sunday 10/11/2026 |
Quest 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Monday 10/12/2026 |
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Tuesday 10/13/2026 |
HWA 7 | Discussion 7 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 10/14/2026 |
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Thursday 10/15/2026 |
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Friday 10/16/2026 |
Prelecture 8 Checkpoint 8 |
Lecture 8: Friction ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 6.2 | HWB 7 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 10/17/2026 |
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Sunday 10/18/2026 |
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| 9 | Monday 10/19/2026 |
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Tuesday 10/20/2026 |
HWA 8 | Discussion 8 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 10/21/2026 |
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Thursday 10/22/2026 |
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Friday 10/23/2026 |
Prelecture 9 Checkpoint 9 |
Lecture 9: Spring forces ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
HWB 8 | |||||||||||||
Saturday 10/24/2026 |
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Sunday 10/25/2026 |
Quest 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Monday 10/26/2026 |
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Tuesday 10/27/2026 |
HWA 9 | Discussion 9 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 10/28/2026 |
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Thursday 10/29/2026 |
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Friday 10/30/2026 |
Prelecture 10 Checkpoint 10 |
Lecture 10: Midterm Review ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
HWB 9 | |||||||||||||
Saturday 10/31/2026 |
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Sunday 11/1/2026 |
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| 11 | Monday 11/2/2026 |
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Tuesday 11/3/2026 |
Discussion 10 (optional) |
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Wednesday 11/4/2026 |
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Thursday 11/5/2026 |
MIDTERM | |||||||||||||||
Friday 11/6/2026 |
Prelecture 11 Checkpoint 11 |
Lecture 11: Uniform circular motion ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 4.4, 6.3 | |||||||||||||
Saturday 11/7/2026 |
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Sunday 11/8/2026 |
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| 12 | Monday 11/9/2026 |
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Tuesday 11/10/2026 |
HWA 11 | Discussion 11 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 11/11/2026 |
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Thursday 11/12/2026 |
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Friday 11/13/2026 |
Prelecture 12 Checkpoint 12 |
Lecture 12: Universal Gravity ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
Ch. 13.1-13.2, 13.4 | HWB 11 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 11/14/2026 |
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Sunday 11/15/2026 |
Quest 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Monday 11/16/2026 |
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Tuesday 11/17/2026 |
HWA 12 | Discussion 12 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 11/18/2026 |
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Thursday 11/19/2026 |
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Friday 11/20/2026 |
Prelecture 13 Checkpoint 13 |
Lecture 13: Problem solving/Final Review I ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
HWB 12 | |||||||||||||
Saturday 11/21/2026 |
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Sunday 11/22/2026 |
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| 14 | Fall break | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Monday 11/30/2026 |
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Tuesday 12/1/2026 |
HWA 13 | Discussion 13 (solutions) |
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Wednesday 12/2/2026 |
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Thursday 12/3/2026 |
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Friday 12/4/2026 |
Prelecture 14 Checkpoint 14 |
Lecture 14: Problem solving/Review II ppt pdf 11am notes noon notes |
HWB 13 | |||||||||||||
Saturday 12/5/2026 |
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Sunday 12/6/2026 |
Quest 6 (optional) |
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| 16 | Monday 12/7/2026 |
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Tuesday 12/8/2026 |
No Discussion | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12/9/2026 |
Last Day of Classes | HWA 14 | HWB 14 | |||||||||||||
Thursday 12/10/2026 |
Reading Day | |||||||||||||||
Friday 12/11/2026 |
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