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Important: You should complete your first Prelecture and Checkpoint before attending your first lecture

Joining late? Let us know by followin the instructions for registering after the first day of class.

Occurs twice weekly, except University Holidays (Schedule).
Will be based on the corresponding prelecture and checkpoint. Complete these before lecture.

There are two components:
- A group problem set, submitted as a group assignment (GradeScope)
- A skills quiz taken individually (PrairieTest)
Students must be on time and prepared for discussion (Course Description, Discussion).
Students should have the required materials for Discussion at each meeting (Required Materials)

There are three components, worked on in small student teams:
- A pre-lab activity to help you prepare for the experimental question (smartPhysics).
- A group activity to help you build a proposal for the day's experimental question.
- A final team lab report (G radeScope).
Students must be on time and prepared for discussion (Course Description, Lab).
Students should have the required materials for Lab at each meeting (Required Materials).

Online weekly homework accessed through smartPhysics.
Access is free for the first two weeks of classes.
A subscription access code will need to be purchased no later than 9 September 2024.
- Details of how to pay for access are available via pdf.
- In the UIUC bookstore it is listed as Flip It

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.

If you registered after the first day of classes but before the 10th day of classes:

It is your responsibility to contact your lecturer and organize a plan for make-up work.
You must do this before the 8th week of classes.

All activities in this course, including

are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.