PHYS 212 Summer 2026
PHYS 212 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework |
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| 1 |
Monday
6/15/2026 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 | Lecture 1: Coulomb's Law ppt pdf |
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Tuesday
6/16/2026 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 | Lecture 2: Electric Fields ppt pdf |
Discussion 1 Discussion 1 Solutions No Quiz |
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Wednesday
6/17/2026 |
Prelecture 3 | Checkpoint 3 | Lecture 3: Electric Flux ppt pdf |
Homework 1 due Homework 1 work due |
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Thursday
6/18/2026 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Lecture 4: Gauss's Law ppt pdf |
Discussion 2 Discussion 2 Solutions Quiz 1 |
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Friday
6/19/2026 |
Juneteenth Holiday No Classes - but begin working on assignments due next week! | ||||||
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Monday
6/22/2026 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Lecture 5: Electric Potential Energy ppt pdf |
Lab 1 due | ||
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Tuesday
6/23/2026 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 | Lecture 6: Electric Potential ppt pdf |
Discussion 3 Discussion 3 Solutions Quiz 2 |
Homework 2 due Homework 2 work due |
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Wednesday
6/24/2026 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Lecture 7: Capacitance ppt pdf |
Lab 2 due | |||
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Thursday
6/25/2026 |
Prelecture 8 | Checkpoint 8 | Lecture 8: Capacitors ppt pdf |
Discussion 4 Discussion 4 Solutions |
Homework 3 due Homework 3 work due |
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Friday
6/26/2026 |
No Classes - but begin working on assignments due next week! | ||||||
| 3 |
Monday
6/29/2026 |
Prelecture 9 | Checkpoint 9 | Lecture 9: Simple Circuits ppt pdf |
Lab 3 due | ||
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Tuesday
6/30/2026 |
Discussion 5 Discussion 5 Solutions Quiz 3 |
Homework 4 due Homework 4 work due |
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Wednesday
7/1/2026 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 | |||||
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Thursday
7/2/2026 |
Exam 1 (Lectures 1-8) During DISCUSSION. |
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Friday
7/3/2026 |
Independence day holiday No Classes | ||||||
| 4 |
Monday
7/6/2026 |
Prelecture 12 | Checkpoint 12 | Lab 4 due | Homework 5 due Homework 5 work due |
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Tuesday
7/7/2026 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 | Discussion 6 Discussion 6 Solutions Quiz 4 |
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Wednesday
7/8/2026 |
Prelecture 14 | Checkpoint 14 | Lecture 14: Biot-Savart Law ppt pdf |
Lab 5 due | Homework 6 due Homework 6 work due |
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Thursday
7/9/2026 |
Prelecture 15 | Checkpoint 15 | Lecture 15: Ampere's Law ppt pdf |
Discussion 7 Discussion 7 Solutions Quiz 5 |
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Friday
7/10/2026 |
No Classes - but begin working on assignments due next week! | ||||||
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Monday
7/13/2026 |
Prelecture 16 | Checkpoint 16 | Lecture 16: Motional EMF ppt pdf |
Lab 6 due | Homework 7 due Homework 7 work due |
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Tuesday
7/14/2026 |
Prelecture 17 | Checkpoint 17 | Lecture 17: Faraday's Law ppt pdf |
Discussion 8 Discussion 8 Solutions Discussion 9 Discussion 9 Solutions Quiz 6 |
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Wednesday
7/15/2026 |
FREE DAY | FREE DAY | FREE DAY | Homework 8 due Homework 8 work due |
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Thursday
7/16/2026 |
Exam 2 (Lectures 9-15) During DISCUSSION. |
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Friday
7/17/2026 |
No Classes - but begin working on assignments due next week! | ||||||
| 6 |
Monday
7/20/2026 |
Prelecture 18 | Checkpoint 18 | Lecture 18: Self-Inductance RL Circuits ppt pdf |
Lab 7 due | Homework 9 due Homework 9 work due |
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Tuesday
7/21/2026 |
Prelecture 19 | Checkpoint 19 | Lecture 19: Oscillations: LC Circuits ppt pdf |
Discussion 10 Discussion 10 Solutions Quiz 7 |
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Wednesday
7/22/2026 |
Prelecture 20 | Checkpoint 20 | Lecture 20: AC Circuits ppt pdf |
Lab 8 due | Homework 10 due Homework 10 work due |
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Thursday
7/23/2026 |
Prelecture 21 | Checkpoint 21 | Lecture 21: AC Power & Resonant Circuits ppt pdf |
Discussion 11 Discussion 11 Solutions Quiz 8 |
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Friday
7/24/2026 |
No Classes - but begin working on assignments due next week! | ||||||
| 7 |
Monday
7/27/2026 |
Prelecture 22 | Checkpoint 22 | Lecture 22: Maxwell's Displacement Current and Electromagnetic Waves ppt pdf |
Lab 9 due | Homework 11 due Homework 11 work due |
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Tuesday
7/28/2026 |
Prelecture 23 | Checkpoint 23 | Lecture 23: Electromagnetic Waves, cont. ppt pdf |
Discussion 12 Discussion 12 Solutions Discussion 13 Discussion 13 Solutions Quiz 9 |
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Wednesday
7/29/2026 |
Prelecture 24 | Checkpoint 24 | Lecture 24: Polarization ppt pdf |
Homework 12 due Homework 12 work due |
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Thursday
7/30/2026 |
Exam 3 (Lectures 16-23) During DISCUSSION. |
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Friday
7/31/2026 |
No Classes - but begin working on assignments due next week! | ||||||
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Monday
8/3/2026 |
Prelecture 25 | Checkpoint 25 | Lecture 25: Reflection and Refraction ppt pdf |
Lab 10 due | Homework 13 due Homework 13 work due |
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Tuesday
8/4/2026 |
Prelecture 26 | Checkpoint 26 | Lecture 26: Lenses ppt pdf |
Discussion 14 Discussion 14 Solutions Discussion 15 Discussion 15 Solutions Quiz 10 |
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Wednesday
8/5/2026 |
Prelecture 27 | Checkpoint 27 | Lecture 27: Mirrors ppt pdf |
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Thursday
8/6/2026 |
Reading Day | Homework 15 due Homework 15 work due |
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Friday
8/7/2026 |
FINAL EXAM 1pm-3pm (cumulative: covers Lectures 1-27) |
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