PHYS 212 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Welcome to Phys 212! If you wake up feeling sick, do not come to class. Seek medical attention and request an EX grade.

12/9/2022: The final exam locations are posted in the exam location tab.

11/11/2022: The final exam will be given on Tuesday, December 13th from 7pm to 10pm. The conflict final is scheduled for Friday, December 16th from 8am to 11am. The locations of the final will be posted later in the semester.

9/2/2022: There will not be office hours on Labor Day. Have a good weekend!

9/2/2022: We will post lecture slides before lecture on the syllabus page so that you can take notes on them during lecture.

8/20/2022: A welcome email was sent to the entire class with information on some work before the first lecture. You can find the email here.

Registering after the first day of classes:

If you registered after the first day of classes but before the 10th day of classes, please contact your lecturer to make up any missed work. It is your responsibility to do this before the 8th week of classes.

Lecture

Be sure to do the prelecture and checkpoint before lecture, they are available at https://smart.physics.illinois.edu/

We will be using physical iclickers for participation and bonus points during lecture. You may use any version of the physical clicker (but not the phone app).

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

Students must be on time and prepared for discussion. You will need paper, pencil/pen and a calculator.

Laboratory

Students must be on time and prepared for labs.

Please review the required materials list to see what you need.
You will do a hands-on pre-lab activity using your IOLab device before every lab.
You will work within groups in your weekly lab sections, to design and understand experiments and experimental data using your IOLab device.
You will upload your lab reports to my.physics for grading.

Exams

Exams will be given at the Computer Based Testing Facility.
View the 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 iclicker voting and 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.