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

Required Materials

Web Information

This course uses the Web extensively. Internet access and a Web browser are required for:

prelectures, checkpoints, homework (smartPhysics)
your course grade book
access to lecture slides and to other course information and notices

Computers with appropriate web browsers are available in Technology Services, Engineering Work Stations and housing division computer labs.

Required Materials

Prelectures, Checkpoints, Prelabs and Prelectures

You will need to pay for access to the homework, checkpoints, prelectures and prelab information located in smart.physics for this course. You will have 14 days from the first day of classes to submit your payment and continue to have access to the online content for the course. There are two options to purchase the access code

1) Go to http://macmillanlearning.com to purchase an access code which will be emailed to you. If you have trouble with the store go to https://macmillan.force.com/macmillanlearning/s/contactsupport and select I am Using: Student Store

2) Alternatively, you may purchase the access code from the University bookstore https://bookstore.illinois.edu/buy_book_detail.asp?pf_id=15491671, in which case you will need to pick up the card with the access code, or they can ship it to you.

Then, log into https://smart.physics.illinois.edu. You should see a Redeem link. Enter the access code and click the Redeem Code button.

Once you do this, you have successfully paid for the course.

To assist you with this process, here is a pdf with instructions for purchasing the access code and entering it into smart.physics.illinois.edu or if you prefer a video we have that too.

For Lecture

iClicker Remote. New or used any version, but not the phone app or iclicker cloud.

For Discussion

Your laptop or tablet
A calculator with trigonometric functions.
Paper, pen or pencil.

For Lab

Every student will need to have access to an IOLab device.
For students located overseas, it is recommended that you purchase an IOLab through the U of I bookstore if you don't already have one at
https://bookstore.illinois.edu/buy_book_detail.asp?pf_id=15132185.
For students located within the U.S., IOLab devices can be rented from the following website: https://store.macmillanlearning.com/us/product/iOLab-Version-2.0/p/1464101469.
(NOTE: Use the code SHIPFREE at checkout and the shipping will be free).
If you are buying or renting a device on-line you should do this as soon as possible since shipping can take 6-8 days.
If you have any problems with the Macmillan website or concerns about the delivery of your device you should go to https://macmillan.force.com/macmillanlearning/s/contactsupport and select I am Using: Student Store (i.e. do not select I am Using: IOLab, which will get you tech support for the device itself).
To run the IOLab software, students will need to have access to a computer running Windows 8.1 or above or a Mac running OSX 10.13 or above.

Optional Materials

Gladding, Selen & Stelzer Classical Mechanics, W.H. Freeman (this is an inexpensive printed companion to FlipIt Physics, and is suggested but not required).
Any edition of Tipler's book "Physics for Scientists & Engineers", W.H. Freeman (The Tipler textbook has a website with useful study aids: https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-1).
University of Illinois Physics 211 Exams.