PHYS 214 Summer 2026
PHYS 214 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Prelecture reading | Checkpoints | Lectures | Prelabs / Labs | Discussions | Homework | Exams |
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| 1 |
Monday
6/15/2026 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 | Unit 1: Waves and Wave Equations |
Discussion 1 Solution |
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Tuesday
6/16/2026 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 | Unit 2: Interference |
No Lab | ||||
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Wednesday
6/17/2026 |
Prelecture 3 | Checkpoint 3 | Unit 3: Diffraction |
Discussion 2 Solution |
Homework 1 due Homework 2 due |
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Thursday
6/18/2026 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Unit 4: Photons |
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Friday
6/19/2026 |
Juneteenth Holiday No Classes | |||||||
| 2 |
Monday
6/22/2026 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Unit 5: Probability and Complex Numbers |
Discussion 3 Solution |
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Tuesday
6/23/2026 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 | Unit 6: The Wave Function |
Prelab 1 Lab 1: Interference and Diffraction E-log 1 |
Homework 3 due Homework 4 due |
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Wednesday
6/24/2026 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Unit 7: Momentum and Position |
Discussion 4 Solution |
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Thursday
6/25/2026 |
Hour exam review |
No Lab | HOUR EXAM | |||||
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Friday
6/26/2026 |
No Classes | |||||||
| 3 |
Monday
6/29/2026 |
Prelecture 8 | Checkpoint 7 | Unit 8: Spin and polarization |
Discussion 5 Solution |
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Tuesday
6/30/2026 |
Prelecture 9 | Checkpoint 9 | Unit 9: Energy in quantum mechanics |
Prelab 2 Lab 2: Photons E-log 2 |
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Wednesday
7/1/2026 |
Prelecture 10 | Checkpoint 10 | Unit 10: Atomic vibrations |
Discussion 6 Solution |
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Thursday
7/2/2026 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 | Unit 11: More than one particle |
No Lab | Homework 5 due Homework 6 due |
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Friday
7/3/2026 |
Independence Day Holiday - No Classes | |||||||
| 4 |
Monday
7/6/2026 |
Prelecture 12 | Checkpoint 12 |
Unit 12: |
Discussion 7 Solution |
Homework 7 due | ||
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Tuesday
7/7/2026 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 |
Unit 13: |
Prelab 3 Lab 3: Atomic Spectra E-log 3 |
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Wednesday
7/8/2026 |
Reread class materials | Checkpoint 144 | Perspectives on quantum mechanics |
Discussion 8 Solution |
Homework 8 due Homework 9 due |
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Thursday
7/9/2026 |
FINAL EXAM | |||||||