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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:

DayEvent
Mon. May 670% deadline at 8am for Homeworks 1-11
90% deadline at 8am for Homeworks 12-14
Wed. May 880% 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:

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.

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.

Exams

Excused Absences

 

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