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Welcome to Phys 211!
Final Exam Schedule is now set. Combined Final is Wednesday 12/13/2023 from 8AM - 11AM. Conflict Final Exam is Thursday 12/14/2023 from 1:30PM - 4:30 PM.
You can find the seating assignments for the combined and conflict exams here.
Email message sent to entire course on August 18th.
This course has many aspects (lecture, discussion, lab, exams, and lots of online activities). We will use this website as a primary means of providing you with course information. Please check here first if you have any questions. You will see many links on the left, hopefully organized in a way that helps you quickly find the information you seek. I encourage you to look at a couple of links before the course begins.
The schedule link on the left shows a schedule of when the various activities are due. Please take review this to make your plans for the semester. In particular, note that we have 3 evening (7 - 8:30 pm) exams scheduled.
The required materials link is useful for determining what you will need to purchase and when. Note that there are options to reduce the cost for everything except the online access code.
The smartPhysicslink will give you access to the online content (prelectures, checkpoints, homework and prelabs). You will have free access for the first two weeks, but then will need that online access code.
Below are some notes and links to information based on common questions from students in prior semesters.
Lecture
You will receive credit for participating in lecture.
Please register your I>Clicker in https://smart.physics.illinois.edu/. Detailed instructions can be found at smarticlickerregistration.pdf
- Credit can not be given if you do not vote with a physical iclicker during lecture.
- You can vote before registering your iclicker, and we will save those votes and give you credit once you register it.
Homework
You can access the content at https://smart.physics.illinois.edu/ and you have full access for the first two weeks free of charge. Sometime in the first two weeks you will need to pay for access by purchasing a code through the UIUC bookstore. Details of how to pay for access are available via pdf.
Discussion
Credit will be given for participating in the discussion section through a written quiz. Students arriving more than 10 minutes late for discussion will receive a grade of 0% on their quiz.
Laboratory
Students must be on time and prepared for labs.
- No credit will be granted to students arriving more than 10 minutes late for lab.
- You will need an IOLab device with you for each lab section (except for week 1).
- Please review the required materials list to see what you need.
- You will upload your lab reports to my.physics for grading.
- Labs are due at 11:59 pm on the day your lab section meets. Late labs will be accepted for a maximum of 75% credit up to 24 hours late. After that, no credit will be given.
Exams
- View Formula Sheet
- Review the exam information page for details
Excused Absences
- Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days after your absence via the Excused Absences application.
- For more information regarding this course's excuses policy, please refer to the Attendance Policy page.
Academic Integrity
- All activities in this course, including documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence, are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.