PHYS 102 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Posting schedule
You can generally expect course materials to be made available to you according to the following schedule:
Prelectures, Checkpoints, and Homework open on smart.physics.illinois.edu one week before they are due.
Lecture notes handouts are posted at least 24 hours in advance of lecture to facilitate note-taking during lecture.
Lecture slides are posted up to 24 hours after lecture and include annotations and answers to poll questions.
Lab materials and Discussion slides are posted on Monday during the week of the respective class meeting.
Discussion questions are posted Friday before the week of the respective lab.
Discussion solutions are typically posted Monday following the week of the respective class meeting.
Summary of recurring schedule
Monday:
- Prelecture [8am deadline]
- Checkpoint [8am deadline]
- Lecture [materials will be posted on this page]
Wednesday:
- Prelecture [8am deadline]
- Checkpoint [8am deadline]
- Lecture [materials will be posted on this page]
Friday:
- Homework [8am deadline]
Labs
- Prelab [8am deadline Tuesdays]
- Weekly in-person lab section at your scheduled time
[materials will be posted on this page][Turn in work on PrairieLearn]
Discussion
- Weekly in-person discussion section at your scheduled time
[materials will be posted on this page][Turn in work on Gradescope]
Tests
- Every other week starting in Week 4. Testing window runs Thursday through Saturday.
- Test reservations open in PrairieTest 13 days before the testing window.
- Practice test available in PrairieLearn two weeks before the respective test.
Physics 102 Schedule
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| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
8/24/2026 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 | Lecture 1: Electric Charge pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
8/25/2026 |
No Lab | Discussion 1: Handout 1 Solutions 1
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Wednesday
8/26/2026 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 | Lecture 2: Coulomb’s Law & Free-body Diagrams pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
8/27/2026 |
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Friday
8/28/2026 |
Week 1 Prelab: PHYS 102 Lab Structure |
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| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
8/31/2026 |
No prelecture | Checkpoint 3 | Lecture 3: Coulomb’s Law & Free-body Diagrams: Examples pdf ppt (notes) |
Week 2 Prelab: Portfilio Building and Collaborative Writing |
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Tuesday
9/1/2026 |
Discussion 2: Week 2 Skill Check Handout 2 Solutions 2
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Wednesday
9/2/2026 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Lecture 4: Electric Field Definition pdf ppt(notes) |
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Thursday
9/3/2026 |
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Friday
9/4/2026 |
Homework 1 | ||||||
| Week 3 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
9/7/2026 |
Labor Day Holiday, No Class | ||||||
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Tuesday
9/8/2026 |
Discussion 3: Week 3 Skill Check Handout 3 Solutions 3
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Wednesday
9/10/2026 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Lecture 5: Electric Field & Gauss’ Law pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
9/11/2026 |
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Friday
9/12/2026 |
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| Week 4 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
9/14/2026 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 | Lecture 6: Work from Coulomb Force & Potential Energy pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
9/15/2026 |
Discussion 4: |
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Wednesday
9/16/2026 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Lecture 7: Electric Potential pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
9/17/2026 |
Test 1 Reservations open Sept. 3 |
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Friday
9/18/2026 |
Homework 3 | ||||||
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Saturday
9/19/2026 |
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| Week 5 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
9/21/2026 |
No prelecture | Checkpoint 8 | |||||
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Tuesday
9/22/2026 |
Week 5 Prelab (Optional) No lab
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Discussion 5: Week 5 Skill Check Handout 5 Solutions 5
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Wednesday
9/23/2026 |
Prelecture 9 | Checkpoint 9 | |||||
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Thursday
9/24/2026 |
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Friday
9/25/2026 |
Homework 4 | ||||||
| Week 6 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
9/28/2026 |
Prelecture 10 | Checkpoint 10 | Lecture 10: Resistors & Batteries pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
9/29/2026 |
Discussion 6: Week 6 Skill Check Handout 6 Solutions 6
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Wednesday
9/30/2026 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 | Lecture 11: Series & Parallel Rules pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
10/1/2026 |
Test 2 Reservations open Sept. 17 |
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Friday
10/2/2026 |
Homework 5 | ||||||
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Saturday
10/3/2026 |
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| Week 7 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
10/5/2026 |
No prelecture | Checkpoint 12 | Lecture 12: Kirchhoff’s Rules pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
10/6/2026 |
Discussion 7: Week 7 Skill Check Handout 7 Solutions 7
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Wednesday
10/7/2026 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 | Lecture 13: RC Circuits pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
10/8/2026 |
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Friday
10/9/2026 |
Homework 6 | ||||||
| Week 8 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
10/12/2026 |
Prelecture 14 | Checkpoint 14 | Lecture 14: Lorentz Force pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
10/13/2026 |
Discussion 8: Week 8 Skill Check Handout 8 Solutions 8
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Wednesday
10/14/2026 |
Prelecture 15 | Checkpoint 15 | |||||
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Thursday
10/15/2026 |
Test 3 Reservations open Oct. 1 |
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Friday
10/16/2026 |
Homework 7 | ||||||
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Saturday
10/17/2026 |
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| Week 9 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
10/19/2026 |
Prelecture 16 | Checkpoint 16 | Lecture 16: Magnetic Fields pdf ppt (notes) |
Final exam reservations open | |||
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Tuesday
10/20/2026 |
Week 9 PreLab (optional) No lab |
Discussion 9: Week 9 Skill Check Handout 9 Solutions 9 |
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Wednesday
10/21/2026 |
Prelecture 17 | Checkpoint 17 | Lecture 17: Magnetic Fields (cont.) pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
10/22/2026 |
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Friday
10/23/2026 |
Homework 8 | ||||||
| Week 10 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
10/26/2026 |
Prelecture 18 | Checkpoint 18 | Lecture 18: EM Induction pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
10/27/2026 |
Discussion 10: Week 10 Skill Check Handout 10 Solutions 10 |
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Wednesday
10/28/2026 |
Prelecture 19 | Checkpoint 19 | Lecture 19: EM Induction (cont.) pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
10/29/2026 |
Test 4 Reservations open Oct. 15 |
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Friday
10/30/2026 |
Homework 9 | ||||||
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Saturday
10/31/2026 |
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| Week 11 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
11/2/2026 |
Prelecture 20 | Checkpoint 20 | Lecture 20: Maxwell’s Equations pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
11/3/2026 |
Discussion 11: Week 11 Skill Check Handout 11 Solutions 11 |
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Wednesday
11/4/2026 |
Prelecture 21 | Checkpoint 21 | Lecture 21: Reflection & Refraction pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
11/5/2026 |
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Friday
11/6/2026 |
Homework 10 | ||||||
| Week 12 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
11/9/2026 |
Prelecture 22 | Checkpoint 22 | |||||
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Tuesday
11/10/2026 |
Discussion 12: Week 12 Skill Check Handout 12 Solutions 12 |
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Wednesday
11/11/2026 |
Prelecture 23 | Checkpoint 23 | Lecture 23: Polarization pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
11/12/2026 |
Test 5 Reservations open Oct. 29 |
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Friday
11/13/2026 |
Homework 11 | ||||||
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Saturday
11/14/2026 |
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| Week 13 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
11/16/2026 |
Prelecture 24 | Checkpoint 24 | Lecture 24: Interference & Diffraction pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
11/17/2026 |
Discussion 13: Week 13 Skill Check Handout 13 Solutions 13 |
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Wednesday
11/18/2026 |
Prelecture 25 | Checkpoint 25 | Lecture 25: Plane & Concave Mirrors pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
11/19/2026 |
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Friday
11/20/2026 |
Homework 12 | ||||||
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| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
11/23/2026 |
Fall Break | ||||||
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Tuesday
11/24/2026 |
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Wednesday
11/25/2026 |
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Thursday
11/26/2026 |
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Friday
11/27/2026 |
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| Week 15 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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Monday
11/30/2026 |
Prelecture 26 | Checkpoint 26 | Lecture 26: Convex Mirrors & Lenses pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday
12/1/2026 |
Lab Practical: Lab Practical Prelab In-class component |
Discussion 14: Week 15 Skill Check Handout 14 Solutions 14 |
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Wednesday
12/2/2026 |
Prelecture 27 | Checkpoint 27 | Lecture 27: Optical Instruments pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday
12/3/2026 |
Test 6 Reservations open Nov. 12 |
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Friday
12/4/2026 |
Homework 13 | ||||||
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Saturday
12/5/2026 |
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| Week 16 | |||||||
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Monday
12/7/2026 |
Prelecture 28 | Checkpoint 28 | Lecture 28: Particle-wave Duality pdf ppt (notes) |
No Lab | |||
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Tuesday
12/8/2026 |
No Discussion | ||||||
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Wednesday
12/9/2026 |
Lecture 29: Review (attendance optional) pdf ppt (notes) |
Homework 14 | |||||
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Thursday
12/10/2026 |
Reading Day | ||||||
| Physics 102 Final Exam December 10 - December 17 CBTF |
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