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Important: You should complete your first Prelecture and Checkpoint before attending your first lecture

If you are ill, including with cold-like symptoms, do not attend class.

Information to help you manage a short-term illness is described in What do I do if I am sick?

Course Technology Summary

Course Component Summary: In Class Activities

Lecture

Occurs twice weekly, except University Holidays (Schedule).
Will be based on the corresponding prelecture and checkpoint. Complete these before lecture.

Discussion

There are two components:
- A group problem set, submitted as a group assignment (GradeScope)
- A skills quiz taken individually (PrairieTest)
Students must be on time and prepared for discussion (Course Description, Discussion).
Students should have the required materials for Discussion at each meeting (Required Materials)

Laboratory

There are three components, worked on in small student teams:
- A pre-lab activity to help you prepare for the experimental question (smartPhysics).
- A group activity to help you build a proposal for the day's experimental question.
- A final team lab report (G radeScope).
Students must be on time and prepared for discussion (Course Description, Lab).
Students should have the required materials for Lab at each meeting (Required Materials).

Course Component Summary: Exams and Homework

Exams

Exams will be given at the Computer Based Testing Facility.
View the formula sheet.
Review the exam information page for details.

Homework

Online weekly homework accessed through smartPhysics.
Access is free for the first two weeks of classes.
A subscription access code will need to be purchased no later than 3 February 2025.
- Details of how to pay for access are available via pdf.
- In the UIUC bookstore it is listed as Flip It

Excused Absences

Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days after your absence via the Excused Absences application.
For more information regarding this course's excuses policy, please refer to the Attendance Policy page.

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.

Academic Integrity

All activities in this course, including

in-lecture voting
documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence,
quizzes
exams
labs
homework

are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.