PHYS 102 Summer 2026
PHYS 102 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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Monday
6/15/2026 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 | Lecture 1: Introduction & Electric Charge pdf ppt |
Discussion 1 Discussion 1 Solutions |
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Tuesday
6/16/2026 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 | Lecture 2: Coulomb's Law & Free-Body Diagrams pdf ppt |
Week 1 Prelab |
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Wednesday
6/17/2026 |
Prelecture 3 | Checkpoint 3 | Lecture 3:Coulomb's Law & Free-Body Diagrams Examples pdf ppt |
Discussion 2 Discussion 2 Solutions |
Homework 1 | |||
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Thursday
6/18/2026 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Lecture 4: Electric Field Definition pdf ppt |
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Friday
6/19/2026 |
Junteenth Holiday No Classes | |||||||
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Monday
6/22/2026 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Lecture 5: Electric Field & Gauss' Law pdf ppt |
Discussion 3 | Homework 2 | ||
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Tuesday
6/23/2026 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 |
Lecture 6: Work from Coulomb Force & |
Week 2 Prelab | ||||
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Wednesday
6/24/2026 |
Exam 1 Sign-Up for an exam time with the CBTF Week 4 PreLab--Exam 1 Reservation Check! |
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Thursday
6/25/2026 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Lecture 7: Electric Potential pdf ppt |
Week 3 Prelab Lab 1 |
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Friday
6/26/2026 |
No Classes | |||||||
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Monday
6/29/2026 |
Prelecture 8 | Checkpoint 8 | Lecture 8: Electric Potential (cont.) pdf ppt |
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Tuesday
6/30/2026 |
Prelecture 9 | Checkpoint 9 | Lecture 9: Capacitance & Capacitors pdf ppt |
Week 5 Prelab Lab 2 |
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Wednesday
7/1/2026 |
Prelecture 10 | Checkpoint 10 | Lecture 10: Resistors & Batteries pdf ppt |
Discussion 6 Discussion 6 Solutions |
Homework 4 | |||
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Thursday
7/2/2026 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 | Lecture 11: Series & Parallel Rules pdf ppt |
Week 6 Prelab Lab 3 |
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Friday
7/3/2026 |
Independence Day - No Classes | |||||||
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Monday
7/6/2026 |
Prelecture 12 | Checkpoint 12 | Lecture 12: Kirchhoff's Rules pdf ppt |
Homework 5 | |||
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Tuesday
7/7/2026 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 | Lecture 13: RC Circuits pdf ppt |
No Lab | Homework 6 | |||
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Wednesday
7/8/2026 |
Exam 2 Sign-Up for an exam time with the CBTF Week 8 PreLab--Exam 2 Reservation Check! |
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Thursday
7/9/2026 |
Prelecture 14 | Checkpoint 14 | Lecture 14: Lorentz Force pdf ppt |
Week 7 Prelab Lab 4 |
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Friday
7/10/2026 |
No Classes | |||||||
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Monday
7/13/2026 |
Prelecture 15 | Checkpoint 15 | Lecture 15: Lorentz Force (cont.) pdf ppt |
Discussion 8 Discussion 8 Solutions |
Homework 7 | ||
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Tuesday
7/14/2026 |
Prelecture 16 | Checkpoint 16 | Lecture 16:Magnetic Fields pdf ppt |
Week 10 Prelab Lab 5 |
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Wednesday
7/15/2026 |
Prelecture 17 | Checkpoint 17 | Lecture 17: Magnetic Fields (cont.) pdf ppt |
Discussion 9 Discussion 9 Solutions |
Homework 8 | |||
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Thursday
7/16/2026 |
Prelecture 18 | Checkpoint 18 | Lecture 18: EM Induction pdf ppt |
Week 11 Prelab Lab 6 |
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Friday
7/17/2026 |
No Classes | |||||||
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Monday
7/20/2026 |
Prelecture 19 | Checkpoint 19 | Lecture 19: EM Induction (cont.) pdf ppt |
Discussion 10 Discussion 10 Solutions |
Homework 9 | ||
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Tuesday
7/21/2026 |
Prelecture 20 | Checkpoint 20 | Lecture 20: Maxwell's Equations pdf ppt |
No Lab | ||||
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Wednesday
7/22/2026 |
Exam 3 Sign-Up for an exam time with the CBTF Week 12 PreLab--Exam 3 Reservation Check! |
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Thursday
7/23/2026 |
Prelecture 21 |
Checkpoint 21 | Lecture 21: Reflection & Refraction pdf ppt |
Week 12 Prelab Lab 7 |
Homework 10 | |||
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Friday
7/24/2026 |
No Classes | |||||||
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Monday
7/27/2026 |
Prelecture 22 | Checkpoint 22 | Discussion 11 Discussion 11 Solutions |
Homework 11 | |||
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Tuesday
7/28/2026 |
Prelecture 23 | Checkpoint 23 | Lecture 23: Polarization pdf ppt |
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Wednesday
7/29/2026 |
Prelecture 24 | Checkpoint 24 | Lecture 24: Interference & Diffraction pdf ppt | Discussion 12 Discussion 12 Solutions |
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Thursday
7/30/2026 |
Prelecture 25 | Checkpoint 25 | Lecture 25: Plane & Concave Mirrors pdf ppt |
Week 13 Prelab Lab 8 |
Homework 12 | |||
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Friday
7/31/2026 |
No Classes | |||||||
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Monday
8/3/2026 |
Prelecture 26 | Checkpoint 26 | Lecture 26: Convex Mirrors & Lenses pdf ppt |
Discussion 13 Discussion 13 Solutions |
Homework 13 | ||
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Tuesday
8/4/2026 |
Prelecture 27 | Checkpoint 27 | Lecture 27: Optical Instruments pdf ppt |
Practical Prelab Lab practical |
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Wednesday
8/5/2026 |
Prelecture 28 | Checkpoint 28 | Lecture 28: Optics pdf ppt |
Discussion 14 Discussion 14 Solutions |
Homework 14 | |||
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Thursday
8/6/2026 |
Reading Day starts at noon. | |||||||
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