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

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Final exam scores and course grades are now available in the course gradebook. 5/11/2024

Thanks for a great semester!

Welcome to Phys 211!

We will send a mass email on Monday January 8th with information to help you get oriented for the start of the course. You can find a copy here.

Please view this short video describing key elements of the course website as well as the required materials.

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.