PHYS 101 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Checkpoints | Prelectures | Lectures | Handouts | Labs | Discussions | Homework |
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| 1 |
Monday
6/15/2026 |
None, but there is a lecture on this day | None, but there is a lecture on this day |
Lecture 0 |
Handout 0 |
No Lab Activities Today |
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Tuesday
6/16/2026 |
Checkpoint: Straight-Line Motion with Constant Acceleration |
Prelecture: Straight-Line Motion with Constant Acceleration |
Lecture 1 |
Handout 1 |
Discussion 1 Explanation 1 |
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Wednesday
6/17/2026 |
Checkpoint: Vectors |
Prelecture: Vectors |
Lecture 2 |
Handout 2 |
Pre-Lab 0 No Lab |
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Thursday
6/18/2026 |
Checkpoint: Projectile & Circular Motion |
Prelecture: Projectile & Circular Motion |
Lecture 3 |
Handout 3 |
Discussion 2 Explanation 2 |
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Friday
6/19/2026 |
Juneteeth holiday No Classes Homework 1 due | |||||||
| 2 |
Monday
6/22/2026 |
Checkpoint: Newton's First & Second Laws |
Prelecture: Newton's First & Second Laws |
Lecture 4 |
Handout 4 |
Pre-Lab 1 Lab 1 |
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Tuesday
6/23/2026 |
Checkpoint: Newton's Third Law |
Prelecture: Newton's Third Law |
Lecture 5 |
Handout 5 |
Discussion 3 Explanation 3 |
Homework 2 due | ||
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Wednesday
6/24/2026 |
Checkpoint: Friction & Circular Motion |
Prelecture: Friction & Circular Motion |
Lecture 6 |
Handout 6 |
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Thursday
6/25/2026 |
Checkpoint: Work-Energy Theorem |
Prelecture: Work-Energy Theorem |
Lecture 7 |
Handout 7 |
Discussion 4 Explanation 4 |
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Friday
6/26/2026 |
No Classes Homework 3 due | |||||||
| 3 |
Monday
6/29/2026 |
Exam 1 Review | Exam 1 Review | Lecture 7.5 |
Handout 7.5 |
Pre-Lab 2 Lab 2 |
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Tuesday
6/30/2026 |
Checkpoint: Potential Energy & Energy Conservation |
Prelecture: Potential Energy & Energy Conservation |
Lecture 8 |
Handout 8 |
Discussion 5 Explanation 5 |
Homework 4 due | ||
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Wednesday
7/1/2026 |
Exam 1: Sign-Up with the CBTF No Lab Activities |
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Thursday
7/2/2026 |
Checkpoint: Linear Momentum |
Prelecture: Linear Momentum |
Lecture 9 |
Handout 9 |
Discussion 5 Explanation 5 |
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Friday
7/3/2026 |
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Independence Day holiday | Homework 5 due | |||||
| 4 |
Monday
7/6/2026 |
Checkpoint: Collisions |
Prelecture: Collisions |
Lecture 10 |
Handout 10 |
Pre-Lab 3 Lab 3 |
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Tuesday
7/7/2026 |
Checkpoint: Rotational Energy |
Prelecture: Rotational Energy |
Lecture 11 |
Handout 11 |
Discussion 6 Explanation 6 |
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Wednesday
7/8/2026 |
Prelecture: Rotational Kinematics & Dynamics |
Lecture 12 |
Handout 12 |
Pre-Lab 4 Lab 4 |
Homework 6 due | |||
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Thursday
7/9/2026 |
Second half of the above topic (Yes we DO have a lecture on this day!) |
Second half of the above topic (Yes we DO have a lecture on this day!) |
Lecture 12.5 |
Handout 12.5 |
Discussion 7 Explanation 7 |
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Friday
7/10/2026 |
No Classes Homework 7 due | |||||||
| 5 |
Monday
7/13/2026 |
Exam 2 Review | Exam 2 Review | Lecture 13 |
Handout 13 |
Pre-Lab 5 Lab 5 |
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Tuesday
7/14/2026 |
Prelecture: Fluid Statics |
Lecture 14 |
Handout 14 |
Discussion 8 Explanation 8 |
Homework 8 due | |||
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Wednesday
7/15/2026 |
Exam 2: Sign-Up with the CBTF No Lab Activities |
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Thursday
7/16/2026 |
Checkpoint: Fluids in Motion |
Prelecture: Fluids in Motion |
Lecture 15 |
Handout 15 |
Discussion 9 Explanation 9 |
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Friday
7/17/2026 |
No Classes Homework 9 due | |||||||
| 6 |
Monday
7/20/2026 |
Checkpoint: Simple Harmonic Motion |
Prelecture: Simple Harmonic Motion |
Lecture 16 |
Handout 16 |
Pre-Lab 6 Lab 6 |
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Tuesday
7/21/2026 |
Prelecture: Pendula and Forced and Damped Oscillations |
Lecture 17 |
Handout 17 |
Discussion 10 Explanation 10 |
Homework 10 due | |||
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Wednesday
7/22/2026 |
Checkpoint: Wave Properties |
Prelecture: Wave Properties |
Lecture 18 |
Handout 18 |
Pre-Lab 7 Lab 7 |
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Thursday
7/23/2026 |
Checkpoint: Interference and Sound Waves |
Prelecture: Interference and Sound Waves |
Lecture 19 |
Handout 19 |
Discussion 11 Explanation 11 |
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Friday
7/24/2026 |
No Classes Homework 11 due | |||||||
| 7 |
Monday
7/27/2026 |
Exam 3 Review | Exam 3 Review | Lecture 20 |
Handout 20 |
Pre-Lab 8 Lab 8 |
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Tuesday
7/28/2026 |
Lecture 21 |
Handout 21 |
Discussion 12 Explanation 12 |
Homework 12 due | ||||
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Wednesday
7/29/2026 |
Exam 3: Sign-Up with the CBTF No Lab Activities |
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Thursday
7/30/2026 |
Checkpoint: Heat and Phase Changes |
Prelecture: Heat and Phase Changes |
Lecture 22 |
Handout 22 |
Discussion 13 Explanation 13 |
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Friday
7/31/2026 |
No Classes. Homework 13 due | |||||||
| 8 |
Monday
8/3/2026 |
Final Exam Review | Final Exam Review | Lecture 23 |
Handout 23 |
Practical Pre-Lab Lab practical |
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Tuesday
8/4/2026 |
Office hour | Office hour | Discussion 14 Explanation 14 |
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Wednesday
8/5/2026 |
Office hour? | Office hour? | No lab | |||||
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Thursday
8/6/2026 |
Reading Day | |||||||
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Friday
8/7/2026 |
Final Exam Sign-Up with the CBTF |
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