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Posting schedule

You can generally expect course materials to be made available to you according to the following schedule:

Prelectures, Checkpoints, and Homework open on smart.physics.illinois.edu one week before they are due.

Lecture notes handouts are posted at least 24 hours in advance of lecture to facilitate note-taking during lecture.

Lecture slides are posted up to 24 hours after lecture and include annotations and answers to poll questions.

Lab materials and Discussion slides are posted on Monday during the week of the respective class meeting.

Discussion questions are posted Friday before the week of the respective lab.

Discussion solutions are typically posted Monday following the week of the respective class meeting.


Summary of recurring schedule

Monday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Labs

Discussion

Tests


Week 1
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
8/24/2026
Pre-lecture: Straight-Line Motion with Constant Velocity Checkpoint: 
Straight-Line Motion
with
Constant Velocity
Lecture 1:
Introduction to Physics
& Constant Velocity Model
Chapter 1
notes handoutslides
       
Tuesday
8/25/2026
      No lab this week Discussion 1
handout
   
Wednesday
8/26/2026
Pre-lecture:  Vectors Checkpoint: 
Vectors
Lecture 2: 
2D Motion with
Constant Velocity
Chapter 2-1 through 2-6
Chapter 3-1 through 3-4
notes handoutslides
   
Thursday
8/27/2026
         
Friday
8/28/2026
         
Week 2
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
8/31/2026
Pre-lecture: Straight-line Motion with Constant Acceleration Checkpoint: 
Straight-line Motion
with
Constant Acceleration
Lecture 3:
Constant acceleration in 1D
Chapter 3-1 through 3-4
Chapter 2-1 through 2-6
notes handoutslides
Prelab 0 Discussion 2
handoutslides
explanation
  Practice Test 1 available
Tuesday
9/1/2026
             
Wednesday
9/2/2026
Pre-lecture:  Two-dimensional Constant Acceleration Checkpoint: 
2D Constant Acceleration
Lecture 4:
2D Motion with
Constant Acceleration

Chapter 3-5 through 3-8
notes handoutslides
     
Thursday
9/3/2026
        Homework 1  
Friday
9/4/2026
           
Week 3
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
9/7/2026
Labor Day Holiday, No Class
Tuesday
9/8/2026
      Prelab 1

Lab 1
handoutslides
rubric
Discussion 3
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
9/9/2026
Pre-lecture:
Newton's First & Second Laws
Checkpoint: 
Newton's
First &
Second Laws
Lecture 5:
Newton's First & Second Laws
Chapter 4-1 through 4-4
notes handoutslides
  Test 1
reservations open Aug. 28
Thursday
9/10/2026
      Homework 2
Friday
9/11/2026
       
Week 4
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
9/14/2026
Pre-lecture:
Newton's Third Law
Checkpoint:
Newton's Third Law
Lecture 6:
Newton's Third Law
Chapter 4-5 through 4-6
notes handoutslides
      Practice Test 2 available
Tuesday
9/15/2026
      Prelab 2

Lab 2
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty
Discussion 4
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
9/16/2026
No prelecture No checkpoint Lecture 7:
Special Cases I
Chapter 4
notes handoutslides
   
Thursday
9/17/2026
      Homework 3  
Friday
9/18/2026
         
Week 5
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
9/21/2026
Pre-lecture:
Friction
Pre-lecture:
Friction
Lecture 8:
Friction
Chapter 5-1 through 5-6
notes handoutslides
       
Tuesday
9/22/2026
      Prelab 3

Lab 3
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty
Discussion 5
handoutslides
explanation
  Test 2
reservations open Sept. 11
Wednesday
9/23/2026
Pre-lecture:
Circular Motion
Pre-lecture:
Circular Motion
Lecture 9:
Circular Motion
Chapter 6-1 through 6-5
notes handoutslides
 
Thursday
9/24/2026
      Homework 4
Friday
9/25/2026
       
Week 6
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
9/28/2026
Pre-lecture:
Work-Energy Theorem
Checkpoint:
Work-Energy Theorem
Lecture 10:
Work-Energy Theorem
Chapter 6-1 through 6-5
notes handoutslides
      Practice Test 3 available
Tuesday
9/29/2026
      Prelab 4

Lab 4
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty
Discussion 6
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
9/30/2026
Pre-lecture:
Potential Energy & Energy Conservation
Checkpoint:
Potential Energy &
Energy Conservation
Lecture 11:
Potential Energy &
Energy Conservation
Chapter 6-6 through 6-9
notes handoutslides
   
Thursday
10/1/2026
      Homework 5  
Friday
10/2/2026
         
Week 7
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
10/5/2026
Pre-lecture:
Linear Momentum
Checkpoint:
Linear Momentum
Lecture 12:
Linear Momentum
Chapter 7-1 through 7-3
notes handoutslides
       
Tuesday
10/6/2026
      Prelab 5

Lab 5
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty
Discussion 7
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
10/7/2026
Pre-lecture:
Collisions
Checkpoint:
Collisions
Lecture 13:
Collisions
Chapter 7-4 through 7-7
notes handoutslides
  Test 3
reservations open Sept. 25
Thursday
10/8/2026
      Homework 6
Friday
10/9/2026
       
Week 8
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
10/12/2026
Pre-lecture:
Rotations and Moment
of Inertia
Checkpoint:
Rotations and Moment
of Inertia
Lecture 14:
Rotational Energy
& Kinematics
Chapter 8-1 through 8-4
notes handoutslides
      Practice Test 4 available
Tuesday
10/13/2026
      No lab this week Discussion 8
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
10/14/2026
Pre-lecture:
Rotational Energy
Pre-lecture:
Rotational Energy
Lecture 15:
Rotational Energy
& Kinematics (cont.)
Chapter 8-1 through 8-4
notes handoutslides
   
Thursday
10/15/2026
      Homework 7  
Friday
10/16/2026
         
Week 9
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
10/19/2026
Pre-lecture:
Rotational
Kinematics &
Dynamics

 
Checkpoint:
Rotational
Kinematics &
Dynamics
Lecture 16:
Rotational Dynamics &
Angular Momentum
Chapter 8-4 through 8-9
notes handoutslides
       
Tuesday
10/20/2026
       

Prelab 6

Lab 6
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty

Discussion 9
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
10/21/2026
    Lecture 17
Rotational Dynamics &
Angular Momentum (cont.)
Chapter 8-4 through 8-9
notes handoutslides
  Test 4
reservations open Oct. 9
Thursday
10/22/2026
      Homework 8
Friday
10/23/2026
       
Week 10
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
10/26/2026
Pre-lecture:
Fluid Statics
Checkpoint:
Fluid Statics
Lecture 18
Fluid Statics
Chapter 11-1 through 11-8
notes handoutslides
      Practice Test 5 available
Tuesday
10/27/2026
      No lab this week Discussion 10
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
10/28/2026
Pre-lecture:
Fluids in Motion
Checkpoint:
Fluids in Motion
Lecture 19
Fluids in Motion
Chapter 11-9 through 11-12
notes handoutslides
 
Thursday
10/29/2026
      Homework 9
Friday
10/30/2026
       
Week 11
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
11/2/2026
Pre-lecture:
Simple Harmonic Motion
Checkpoint:
Simple Harmonic
Motion
Lecture 20
Simple Harmonic Motion
Chapter 12-1 through 12-4
notes handoutslides
       
Tuesday
11/3/2026
      Prelab 7

Lab 7
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty
Discussion 11
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
11/4/2026
Pre-lecture:
Pendula
Checkpoint:
Pendula
Lecture 21
Pendula
Chapter 12-5 through 12-8
notes handoutslides
  Test 5
reservations open Oct. 23
Thursday
11/5/2026
      Homework 10
Friday
11/6/2026
       
Week 12
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
11/9/2026
Pre-lecture:
Wave Properties
Checkpoint:
Wave Properties
Lecture 22
Wave Properties
Chapter 13-1 through 13-5
notes handoutslides
      Practice Test 6 available
Tuesday
11/10/2026
      Prelab 8

Lab 8
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty
Discussion 12
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
11/11/2026
Pre-lecture:
Interference & Sound
Checkpoint:
Interference & Sound
Lecture 23
Interference & Sound
Chapter 13-6 through 13-9
notes handoutslides
   
Thursday
11/12/2026
      Homework 11  
Friday
11/13/2026
         
Week 13
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
11/16/2026
Pre-lecture:
Temperature &
Kinetic Energy
Checkpoint:
Temperature &
Kinetic Energy
Lecture 24
Doppler Effect, Temperature,
& Thermal Expansion
Chapter 13-10, 14.2, 14.4
notes handoutslides
       
Tuesday
11/17/2026
      No lab this week Discussion 13
handoutslides
explanation
  Test 6
reservations open Nov. 6
Wednesday
11/18/2026
    Lecture 25
Ideal Gas Law
Chapter 14-3
notes handoutslides
 
Thursday
11/19/2026
      Homework 12
Friday
11/20/2026
       
Week 14
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
11/23/2026
Fall break
Tuesday
11/24/2026
Wednesday
11/25/2026
Thursday
11/26/2026
Friday
11/27/2026
Week 15
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
11/30/2026
Pre-lecture:
Heat & Phase
Changes
Checkpoint:
Heat & Phase
Changes
Lecture 26
Kinetic Theory, Heat Capacity,
Chapter 14-3, 14-5, & 14-6
notes handoutslides
      Practice Final available
Tuesday
12/1/2026
      No prelab

Lab Practical in-class component
handoutslides
rubricuncertainty
Discussion 14
handoutslides
explanation
   
Wednesday
12/2/2026
Pre-lecture:
Thermodynamic Processes
(optional)
Checkpoint:
Thermodynamic
Processes
(optional)
Lecture 27
Phase Diagrams, & Conduction,
Convection, & Radiation
Chapter 14-6 & 14-7
notes handoutslides
   
Thursday
12/3/2026
      Homework 13  
Friday
12/4/2026
         
Week 16
Date Prelectures Checkpoints Lectures Labs Discussions Homework Exams
Monday
12/7/2026
Pre-lecture:
Entropy & Heat Engines
(optional)
Checkpoint:
Entropy & Heat Engines

(optional)
Lecture 28
Review Lecture 1
notes handoutslides
       
Tuesday
12/8/2026
        No Discussion    
Wednesday
12/9/2026
    Lecture 29
Review Lecture 2
notes handoutslides
Lab Practical online component due Homework 14  
Thursday
12/10/2026
Reading Day
Friday
12/11/2026