PHYS 211 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Welcome to PHYS 211!
This semester we will be delivering PHYS 211 via Remote Learning.
These are the tools we will be using this summer:
- Your course website. Here you will find all of the information you need to succeed this summer in PHYS 211. This includes:
- Links to our course tools.
- Links to our course files and course grade book.
- Grading information and final grade points.
- Important policy information
- The course schedule.
- smart.physics: Your homework assignments will be completed in smart.physics; your labs will be distributed through smart.physics.
- GradeScope: All written work in lab and discussion submitted for grading will use GradeScope
- Media Space: Where your lecture videos will be posted.
- PrairieLearn: The exam system
- Zoom: The videoconferencing tool used for your lab and discussion sections.
Payment Information
You will need to pay for access to the course materials for this course. You will have 14 days from the first day of classes to submit your payment to be able to receive credit for the courses.
First, go to http://macmillanlearning.com to purchase an access code.
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.
Lecture
Lectures will be pre-recorded and available in Media Space. Students are responsible for viewing and studying the lecture recordings.
Laboratory
Students must be on time and prepared for labs.
- Each student will need an IOLab device (see Required Materials for more details.)
- You will do a hands-on Pre-Lab activity using your IOLab device before every lab, guided by theFlipItPhysics Lab course you signed up for above. In your weekly lab section you will work in groups to design and understand experiments and experimental data, also using your IOLab device.
- You will upload your lab reports to GradeScope for grading.
Discussion
Students must be on time and prepared for discussion. This summer Discussion will be organized into two separate, and important components:
- Synchronous Zoom discussion session, facilitated by your Discussion TA.
Students are required to participate in both portions of Discussion to receive credit for each week's discussion.
Excused Absences
- Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days from 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.