PHYS 102 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Week 13 • Week 14 • Week 15 • Week 16
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] [8am deadline on the day your lab section meets]
- Weekly in-person lab section at your scheduled time
[materials will be posted on this page][Turn in work on Gradescope]
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.
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| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 1/19/2026 |
Martin Luther King Jr Day, No Class |
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Tuesday 1/20/2026 |
Week 1 PreLab No Lab |
Discussion 1: Handout 1 • Solutions 1 |
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Wednesday 1/21/2026 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 | Lecture 1: Electric Charge pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 1/22/2026 |
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Friday 1/23/2026 |
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| Week 2 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 1/26/2026 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 | Lecture 2: Coulomb’s Law & Free-body Diagrams pdf ppt (notes) |
Week 2 PreLab No Lab |
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Tuesday 1/27/2026 |
Discussion 2: Week 2 Skill Check Handout 2 • Solutions 2 |
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Wednesday 1/28/2026 |
No prelecture | Checkpoint 3 | Lecture 3: Coulomb’s Law & Free-body Diagrams: Examples pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 1/29/2026 |
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Friday 1/30/2026 |
Homework 1 | ||||||
| Week 3 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 2/2/2026 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Lecture 4: Electric Field Definition pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday 2/3/2026 |
Week 3 PreLab Lab 1 |
Discussion 3: Week 3 Skill Check Handout 3 • Solutions 3 |
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Wednesday 2/4/2026 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Lecture 5: Electric Field & Gauss’ Law pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 2/5/2026 |
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Friday 2/6/2026 |
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| Week 4 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 2/9/2026 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 | Lecture 6: Work from Coulomb Force & Potential Energy pdf ppt (notes) |
Week 4 PreLab |
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Tuesday 2/10/2026 |
Discussion 4: |
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Wednesday 2/11/2026 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Lecture 7: Electric Potential pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 2/12/2026 |
Test 1 Reservations open Jan. 29 |
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Friday 2/13/2026 |
Homework 3 | ||||||
Saturday 2/14/2026 |
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| Week 5 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 2/16/2026 |
No prelecture | Checkpoint 8 | |||||
Tuesday 2/17/2026 |
Week 5 PreLab Lab 2
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Discussion 5: Week 5 Skill Check Handout 5 • Solutions 5 |
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Wednesday 2/18/2026 |
Prelecture 9 | Checkpoint 9 | |||||
Thursday 2/19/2026 |
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Friday 2/20/2026 |
Homework 4 | ||||||
| Week 6 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 2/23/2026 |
Prelecture 10 | Checkpoint 10 | Lecture 10: Resistors & Batteries pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday 2/24/2026 |
Week 6 PreLab Lab 3 |
Discussion 6: Week 6 Skill Check Handout 6 • Solutions 6 |
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Wednesday 2/25/2026 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 | Lecture 11: Series & Parallel Rules pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 2/26/2026 |
Test 2 Reservations open Feb. 12 |
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Friday 2/27/2026 |
Homework 5 | ||||||
Saturday 2/28/2026 |
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| Week 7 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 3/2/2026 |
No prelecture | Checkpoint 12 | Lecture 12: Kirchhoff’s Rules pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday 3/3/2026 |
Week 7 PreLab Lab 4 |
Discussion 7: Week 7 Skill Check Handout 7 • Solutions 7 |
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Wednesday 3/4/2026 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 | Lecture 13: RC Circuits pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 3/5/2026 |
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Friday 3/6/2026 |
Homework 6 | ||||||
| Week 8 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 3/9/2026 |
Prelecture 14 | Checkpoint 14 | Lecture 14: Lorentz Force pdf ppt (notes) |
Week 8 PreLab No Lab |
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Tuesday 3/10/2026 |
Discussion 8: Week 8 Skill Check Handout 8 • Solutions 8 |
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Wednesday 3/11/2026 |
Prelecture 15 | Checkpoint 15 | Test 3 Reservations open Feb. 26 Final exam reservations open March 13 |
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Thursday 3/12/2026 |
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Friday 3/13/2026 |
Homework 7 | ||||||
| Week 9 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 3/16/2026 |
Spring break, No Class | ||||||
Tuesday 3/17/2026 |
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Wednesday 3/18/2026 |
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Thursday 3/19/2026 |
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Friday 3/20/2026 |
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| Week 10 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 3/23/2026 |
Prelecture 16 | Checkpoint 16 | Lecture 16: Magnetic Fields pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday 3/24/2026 |
Week 10 PreLab Lab 5 |
Discussion 9: Week 10 Skill Check Handout 9 • Solutions 9 Interference & Diffraction Spreadsheet |
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Wednesday 3/25/2026 |
Prelecture 17 | Checkpoint 17 | Lecture 17: Magnetic Fields (cont.) pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 3/26/2026 |
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Friday 3/27/2026 |
Homework 8 | ||||||
| Week 11 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 3/30/2026 |
Prelecture 18 | Checkpoint 18 | Lecture 18: EM Induction pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday 3/31/2026 |
Week 11 PreLab Lab 6 |
Discussion 10: Week 11 Skill Check Handout 10 • Solutions 10 |
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Wednesday 4/1/2026 |
Prelecture 19 | Checkpoint 19 | Lecture 19: EM Induction (cont.) pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 4/2/2026 |
Test 4 Reservations open March 12 |
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Friday 4/3/2026 |
Homework 9 | ||||||
Saturday 4/4/2026 |
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| Week 12 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 4/6/2026 |
Prelecture 20 | Checkpoint 20 | Lecture 20: Maxwell’s Equations pdf ppt (notes) |
Week 12 PreLab No Lab |
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Tuesday 4/7/2026 |
Discussion 11: Week 12 Skill Check Handout 11 • Solutions 11 |
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Wednesday 4/8/2026 |
Prelecture 21 | Checkpoint 21 | Lecture 21: Reflection & Refraction pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 4/9/2026 |
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Friday 4/10/2026 |
Homework 10 | ||||||
| Week 13 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 4/13/2026 |
Prelecture 22 | Checkpoint 22 | |||||
Tuesday 4/14/2026 |
Week 13 PreLab Lab 7 |
Discussion 12: Week 13 Skill Check Handout 12 • Solutions 12 |
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Wednesday 4/15/2026 |
Prelecture 23 | Checkpoint 23 | Lecture 23: Polarization pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 4/16/2026 |
Test 5 Reservations open April 2 |
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Friday 4/17/2026 |
Homework 11 | ||||||
Saturday 4/18/2026 |
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| Week 14 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 4/20/2026 |
Prelecture 24 | Checkpoint 24 | Lecture 24: Interference & Diffraction pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday 4/21/2026 |
Week 14 PreLab Lab 8 |
Discussion 13: Week 14 Skill Check Handout 13 • Solutions 13 Interference & Diffraction Spreadsheet |
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Wednesday 4/22/2026 |
Prelecture 25 | Checkpoint 25 | Lecture 25: Plane & Concave Mirrors pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 4/23/2026 |
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Friday 4/24/2026 |
Homework 12 | ||||||
| Week 15 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 4/27/2026 |
Prelecture 26 | Checkpoint 26 | Lecture 26: Convex Mirrors & Lenses pdf ppt (notes) |
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Tuesday 4/28/2026 |
Week 15 PreLab (practical) Week 15 Lab Practical Exam |
Discussion 14: Week 15 Skill Check Handout 14 • Solutions 14 |
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Wednesday 4/29/2026 |
Prelecture 27 | Checkpoint 27 | Lecture 27: Optical Instruments pdf ppt (notes) |
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Thursday 4/30/2026 |
Test 6 Reservations open April 16 |
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Friday 5/1/2026 |
Homework 13 | ||||||
Saturday 5/2/2026 |
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| Week 16 | |||||||
| Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
Monday 5/4/2026 |
Prelecture 28 | Checkpoint 28 | Lecture 28: Particle-wave Duality pdf ppt (notes) |
No Lab | |||
Tuesday 5/5/2026 |
No Discussion | ||||||
Wednesday 5/6/2026 |
Checkpoint 29 | Lecture 29: Particle-wave Duality pdf ppt (notes) |
Homework 14 | ||||
Thursday 5/7/2026 |
Reading Day | ||||||
Friday 5/8/2026 |
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