PHYS 211 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Schedule

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Week Date Prelecture (due 8 AM) Checkpoint (due 8 AM) Lecture Lab Discussion Homework (due Tuesdays 8 AM) Exam (7 pm)
1
Monday
8/24/2020
      Prelab 0 (Week 1) See smart.physics Orientation Problem set 0
Problem set 0 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,3
B: Expert Groups 2,5
C: Expert Groups 4,6
See smart.physics  
Tuesday
8/25/2020
Prelecture 1 Checkpoint 1 1-D Kinematics
handout pdf ppt Text Ch 2-3
 
Wednesday
8/26/2020
       
Thursday
8/27/2020
Prelecture 2 Checkpoint 2 Vectors and 2-D Kinematics
handout pdf ppt Text Ch 4.1-4.3
 
Friday
8/28/2020
       
2
Monday
8/31/2020
             
Tuesday
9/1/2020
Prelecture 3 Checkpoint 3 Relative and Circular Motion
handout pdf ppt Ch 4.4-4.5
Prelab 0 (Week 2)
Problem set 1
Problem set 1 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,4
B: Expert Groups 2,6
C: Expert Groups 3,5
See smart.physics  
Wednesday
9/2/2020
       
Thursday
9/3/2020
Prelecture 4 Checkpoint 4 Newton's Laws
handout pdf ppt   Ch 5.1-5.5
 
Friday
9/4/2020
       
3
Monday
9/7/2020
Labor Day Holiday See smart.physics  
Tuesday
9/8/2020
Prelecture 5 Checkpoint 5 Forces & FBD
handout pdf ppt Ch 5.6-5.7
Prelab 0 (Week 3) Problem set 2
Problem set 2 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,5
B: Expert Groups 2,4
C: Expert Groups 3,6
 
Wednesday
9/9/2020
      Practice Exam Units 1-4
Thursday
9/10/2020
Prelecture 6 Checkpoint 6 Friction 
handout pdf ppt Ch 6.1-6.3
 
Friday
9/11/2020
       
4
Monday
9/14/2020
      Prelab 1
Lab 1 (group A)
  See smart.physics  
Tuesday
9/15/2020
Prelecture 7 Checkpoint 7 Work & Kinetic Energy
handout pdf ppt  Ch 7
Problem set 3
Problem set 3 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,6
B: Expert Groups 2,3
C: Expert Groups 4,5
 
Wednesday
9/16/2020
       
Thursday
9/17/2020
Prelecture 8 Checkpoint 8 Conservative Forces
handout pdf ppt  Ch 8
 
Friday
9/18/2020
       
5
Monday
9/21/2020
      Prelab 1
Lab 1 (group B)
     
Tuesday
9/22/2020
Prelecture 9 Checkpoint 9 Work & Potential Energy
handout pdf ppt Ch 8
Problem set 4
Problem set 4 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,3
B: Expert Groups 2,5
C: Expert Groups 4,6
See smart.physics  
Wednesday
9/23/2020
       
Thursday
9/24/2020
Prelecture 10 Checkpoint 10 Center of Mass
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
9/25/2020
       
6
Monday
9/28/2020
      No Lab Activities
This Week
  See smart.physics  
Tuesday
9/29/2020
  Checkpoint 11
(exam review)
Exam Review:
Will discuss Checkpoint 11
handout pdf ppt
Problem set 5
Problem set 5 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,4
B: Expert Groups 2,6
C: Expert Groups 3,5
 
Wednesday
9/30/2020
      Exam 1
Units 1-7
Thursday
10/1/2020
Prelecture 11 Checkpoint 12 Conservation of Momentum
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
10/2/2020
       
7
Monday
10/5/2020
      Prelab 2
Lab 2 (group A)
  See smart.physics  
Tuesday
10/6/2020
Prelecture 12 Checkpoint 13 Elastic Collisions
handout pdf ppt
Problem set 6
Problem set 6 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,5
B: Expert Groups 2,4
C: Expert Groups 3,6
 
Wednesday
10/7/2020
       
Thursday
10/8/2020
Prelecture 13 Checkpoint 14 Impulse and Reference Frames
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
10/9/2020
       
8
Monday
10/12/2020
      Prelab 2
Lab 2 (group B)
  See smart.physics  
Tuesday
10/13/2020
Prelecture 14 Checkpoint 15 Rotational Kinematics
handout pdf ppt
Problem set 7
Problem set 7 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,6
B: Expert Groups 2,3
C: Expert Groups 4,5
 
Wednesday
10/14/2020
       
Thursday
10/15/2020
Prelecture 15 Checkpoint 16 Parallel Axis Thm & Torque
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
10/16/2020
       
9
Monday
10/19/2020
      Prelab 3
Lab 3 (group A)
  See smart.physics  
Tuesday
10/20/2020
  Checkpoint 17
(exam review)
Exam Review:
Will discuss Checkpoint 17
handout pdf ppt
Problem set 8
Problem set 8 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,3
B: Expert Groups 2,5
C: Expert Groups 4,6
 
Wednesday
10/21/2020
      Exam 2 Units 8-14
Thursday
10/22/2020
Prelecture 16 Checkpoint 18 Rotational Dynamics
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
10/23/2020
       
10
Monday
10/26/2020
      Prelab 3
Lab 3 (group B)
  See smart.physics  
Tuesday
10/27/2020
Prelecture 17 Checkpoint 19 Statics 1
handout pdf ppt
Problem set 9
Problem set 9 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,4
B: Expert Groups 2,6
C: Expert Groups 3,5
 
Wednesday
10/28/2020
       
Thursday
10/29/2020
Prelecture 18 Checkpoint 20 Statics 2
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
10/30/2020
       
11
Monday
11/2/2020
      No lab activities 
this week
  See smart.physics  
Tuesday
11/3/2020
National Election Day
Go vote!
     
Wednesday
11/4/2020
      shifted schedule begins
Problem set 10
Problem set 10 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,5
B: Expert Groups 2,4
C: Expert Groups 3,6
 
Thursday
11/5/2020
Prelecture 19   Checkpoint 21 Angular Momentum (online)
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
11/6/2020
       
12
Monday
11/9/2020
      Prelab 4
Lab 4 (group A)
See smart.physics  
Tuesday
11/10/2020
 
Prelecture 20
Checkpoint 22 Angular Momentum Vector
handout pdf ppt
 
Wednesday
11/11/2020
      Problem set 11
Problem set 11 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,6
B: Expert Groups 2,3
C: Expert Groups 4,5
 
Thursday
11/12/2020
Prelecture 21 Checkpoint 23 Simple Harmonic Motion
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
11/13/2020
       
13
Monday
11/16/2020
      Prelab 4
Lab 4 (group B)
See smart.physics  
Tuesday
11/17/2020
  Checkpoint 24
(Exam review)
Exam Review:
Will discuss Checkpoint 24
handout pdf ppt
 
Wednesday
11/18/2020
      Problem set 12
Problem set 12 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,3
B: Expert Groups 2,5
C: Expert Groups 4,6
Exam 3   Units 15-22 (angular momemtum vector)
Thursday
11/19/2020
Prelecture 22   Checkpoint 25 Simple and Physical Pendula
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
11/20/2020
       
14
Monday
11/23/2020
Fall break
15
Monday
11/30/2020
      Lab practical exam

Make-up lab week
See smart.physics  
Tuesday
12/1/2020
Prelecture 23 Checkpoint 26 Harmonic Waves
handout pdf ppt
 
Wednesday
12/2/2020
      Problem set 13
Problem set 13 solutions
A: Expert Groups 1,4
B: Expert Groups 2,6
C: Expert Groups 3,5
 
Thursday
12/3/2020
Prelecture 24 Checkpoint 27 Superposition
handout pdf ppt
 
Friday
12/4/2020
       
16
Monday
12/7/2020
      No lab
activities this week
See smart.physics  
Tuesday
12/8/2020
Prelecture 25 Checkpoint 28 Fluid Statics
handout pdf ppt
 
Wednesday
12/9/2020

OPTIONAL

Not on Exam

Prelecture 26
Checkpoint 30 Fuid Dynamics Problem set 14
Problem set 14 solutions
 
 
Thursday
12/10/2020
Reading Day  
Friday
12/11/2020
             
 

Monday 12/14/2020

           

Combined Final Exam 7:00-10:00 PM

Time-zone conflict 11:59 PM - 2:59 AM

Tuesday 12/15/2020

            Conflict 1  Final Exam 7:00-10:00 PM
Wednesday 12/16/2020              

Thursday 12/17/2020

             

Friday 12/18/2020

            Conflict 2 Final Exam 1:30-4:30 PM