PHYS 211 Spring 2025

PHYS 211 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Final Exam Schedule now available. 

The combined Final is Monday, May 12th, from 1:30-4:30 PM.  Conflict Final is Thursday, May 15th, from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

Welcome to Physics 211!

Please view this short video describing key elements of the course website as well as the required materials.

Here is a link to the email sent to the entire class on January 15th  

Lecture

You will receive credit for participating in lecture.

Please register your I>Clicker in https://smart.physics.illinois.edu/. Detailed instructions can be found at smarticlickerregistration.pdf

• Credit can not be given if you do not vote with a physical iclicker during lecture.
• You can vote before registering your iclicker, and we will save those votes and give you credit once you register it.

Homework

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.

Discussion

Credit will be given for participating in the discussion section through a written quiz.  Students arriving more than 10 minutes late for discussion will receive 20% penalty on their quiz.

Laboratory

Students must be on time and prepared for labs.

• Students arriving more than 10 minutes late for lab will receive a 20% penalty on their lab report.
• You will need an IOLab device with you for each lab section (except for week 1).
• Please review the required materials list to see what you need.
• You will upload your lab reports to my.physics for grading.
• Labs are due at 11:59 pm on the day your lab section meets. Late labs will be accepted for a maximum of 75% credit up to 24 hours late. After that, no credit will be given.

Exams

• View Formula Sheet
• Review the exam information page for details

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.

Use of AI Tools

This course permits you to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as chatbots, text generators, paraphrasers, summarizers, or solvers, to get guidance on assignments except for exams, as long as you do so in an ethical and responsible manner. Essentially, you can think of these tools as ways to help you learn but not to entirely create work for assignments like discussion problems, prelabs and labs, and James Scholar Projects. AI is more like your tutor or TA, not a replacement for your independent thinking.

This means that you must:

• Not use AI tools to replace your own thinking or analysis or to avoid engaging with the course content.
• Cite or explain any AI tools you use in written materials you or your group turn in. Provide the name of the AI tool, the date of access, the URL of the interface, and the specific prompt or query you used to generate the output.
• Be transparent and honest about how you used the AI tool and how it contributed to your assignment. Explain what you learned from the AI tool, how you verified its accuracy and reliability, how you integrated its output with your own work, and how you acknowledged its limitations and biases.

You are accountable for any mistakes or errors made by the AI tool. Do not rely on the AI tool to produce flawless or correct results. Always check and edit the output before submitting your work. If you discover any inaccuracies or inconsistencies in the output after submission, notify the instructor immediately and correct them as soon as possible.

Using AI tools in an unethical or irresponsible manner, such as copying or paraphrasing the output without citation or transparency, using the output as your own work without verification or integration, or using the output to misrepresent your knowledge or skills, is considered a violation of Academic Integrity in Physics 211. If you have any questions about what constitutes ethical and responsible use of AI tools, please consult with the instructor before submitting your work.