PHYS 101 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Required Materials
Web Information
This course uses the Web extensively. Internet access and a web browser are required for:
- textbook
- homework
- grade book
- access to lecture slides
- access to most class handouts.
Computers with appropriate web browsers are available in Technology Services, Engineering Work Stations and housing division computer labs.
Required Materials
- flipitPhysics subscription
- iClicker Remote
- For Discussion
- Your laptop or tablet
- A three-ring binder
- A package of 6 divider tabs with write-on labels
- Loose-leaf paper
- Colored pens or pencils
- A 12 inch, plastic ruler with centimeter and millimeter markings.
- A calculator with trigonometric functions.
- For Lab
Every student will need to have access to a recent Windows or Mac computer and to an IOLab device in order to do the Pre-lab activities (done before every lab in your apartment or dorm room), and to design and perform experiments during your weekly lab class. You will use the same IOLab device in Physics 102.
There are 3 ways that you can get an IOLab device:- The bookstore sells them. This is the simplest option but probably the most expensive.
- Macmillan Learning sells them online for a lower price and with free shipping, though be aware that the free-shipping option takes 6-8 days. Their online store is linked here. They have i-clickers available at the same link so make sure you select the right item (called IOLab Version 2).
- Students from last semester who are finished with Physics 101/102 may be selling them. All IOLab devices are the same, so don't worry if they aren't called "Version 2"
It is fine to share your IOLab with a friend as long as you can arrange things so that you can work on the prelabs by yourself and also bring the device to your lab class every week.
Recommended
- Hour Exams: Physics 101 Hour Exams, Latest (Stipes)
- COLLEGE PHYSICS, R. Freedman, et al., W. H. Freedman & Co., 2nd Edition--Electronic Access