PHYS 102 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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You can access the content at https://smart.physics.illinois.edu/ and you have full access for the first two weeks free of charge. Sometime in the first two weeks you will need to pay for access by purchasing a code through the UIUC bookstore. Details of how to pay for access are available via pdf.

Week 3 (2/2-2/6) If you just joined the course, please take some time to review the course website and the Getting Started page. This page will help you make sure you are ready for each component of the class.

Here is a summary of our schedule and deadlines for Week 3:

Remember to purchase your smartPhysics access code before the DEMO period expires.

Class Meetings:
- Lecture 4 on Monday and Lecture 5 (guest lecturer!) on Wednesday
- Discussion 3
- Lab 1
Online assignments
- [smartPhysics] Prelectures and Checkpoints 4 and 5 are due 8am on Monday and Wednesday, respectively
- Prelab 3 is due at 8am on Tuesday morning
- Homework 2 is due at 8am on Friday
Action items
- Sign up for a Test 1 time slot in PrairieTest
- Office hours continue in 271 Loomis (schedule). Remember to add your question to the Office Hours Queue to get a bonus point.
- Test 1 will cover content from Lectures 1-4*, Homeworks 1-2, and Discussions 1-4* (the discussion 4 skill check will be on topic for test 1, but the problem set will not)
  - Topics: Electric force, materials and charging, the force exerted on a charge by a known electric field
  - Review lectures to prepare for conceptual questions
  - Practice calculation problems from old Physics 102 exams
  - Try the Practice Test in PrairieLearn [opens Monday evening, Feb 2]

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

Illness Policy for Attending Class
Guidelines if You Are Ill
If you are ill, including with cold-like symptoms, do not attend class. Information to help you manage a short-term illness is described in What do I do if I am sick?

Course Technology Summary

Course Component Summary: In Class Activities

Lecture

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

Discussion

There are two components:
- A group problem set, submitted as a group assignment (GradeScope)
- A skills check 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)

Laboratory

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).

Course Component Summary: Exams and Homework

Exams

Exams will be given at the Computer Based Testing Facility.
View the formula sheet.
Review the exam information page for details.

Homework

Online weekly homework accessed through smartPhysics.
Access is free for the first two weeks of classes.
Sometime in the first two weeks you will need to pay for access by purchasing a code through the UIUC bookstore
- Details of how to pay for access are available via pdf.

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.

Registering After the First Day of Classes

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.

Academic Integrity

All activities in this course, including

in-lecture voting
documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence,
quizzes
exams
labs
homework

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