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Announcements
5/8/2025
The final exam is ongoing May 8-15 at the CBTF. If you are still preparing for your final, good luck!
We will post final exam scores after everyone has taken the exam. Expect final grades in the course to be made available on or after Friday May 16. All other grades should be in the my.physics gradebook. Grades will not be adjusted after final scoring unless there has been an error in the gradebook - if you notice an error please reach out to us ASAP so we can fix it.
Office Hours:
A schedule of office hours for May 8-15 are be posted on the Office Hours page. 271 Loomis is also available as a study room during unstaffed hours.
Final Exam prep materials:
- The final exam is cumulative, i.e., it will cover content from Lectures 1-27.
- Previous hour exams (old format)
- Final review lecture videos available in Mediaspace Channel
Here is a summary of all remaining schedule and deadlines this semester:
| Day | Event |
| Mon. May 6 | 70% deadline at 8am for Homeworks 1-11
90% deadline at 8am for Homeworks 12-14 |
| Wed. May 8 | 80% deadline at 8am for Online Lab Practical |
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Registering After the First Day of Classes
If you registered after the first day of classes but before the 10th day of classes:
- It is your responsibility to contact your lecturer and organize a plan for make-up work.
- You must do this before the 8th week of classes.
Lecture
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. Students arriving more than 15 minutes late for discussion will receive a grade of 0% on the discussion group assignment of the day and will not be permitted to take the quiz.
- For each discussion section (including the first section) you must have your:
- Laptop or tablet
- Paper and writing utensils
- Calculator
- You will work with a group and upload your discussion problems to GradeScope for grading.
- You will take an individual quiz in class on PrairieLearn
- Quiz retakes will be offered on the following Monday
- Quizzes are timed but not proctored - you may take your quiz wherever is convenient for you
- You must have taken the first quiz in class to be eligible for a retake grade
- Your final quiz grade will be 70% your highest score and 30% your lowest score of the two quiz attempts
- You are not required to retake the quiz. If you do not retake, your final quiz grade will be your first attempt grade.
Laboratory
Please review the required materials list to see what you need.
Students must be on time and prepared for labs. All lab sections but one take place in person in 4018 Campus Instructional Facility.
- You will do a hands-on Pre-Lab activity in smartPhysics using your IOLab device before every lab.
- In your weekly lab section you will work in groups to design and understand experiments and experimental data, also using your IOLab device.
- You will upload your lab reports to the gradebook by using this link. You must attend class to receive credit for your lab report.
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