PHYS 212 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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| 1 |
Monday
1/19/2026 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: No Classes | ||||||
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Tuesday
1/20/2026 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 |
Lecture 1: |
Prelab 1 Lab 1: Orientation |
Problem set 1 Problem set 1 solutions (no Quiz) |
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Wednesday
1/21/2026 |
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Thursday
1/22/2026 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 |
Lecture 2:: |
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Friday
1/23/2026 |
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| 2 |
Monday
1/26/2026 |
Prelab 2 Lab 2: Static electricity |
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Tuesday
1/27/2026 |
Prelecture 3 | Checkpoint 3 |
Lecture 3: |
Problem set 2 Problem set 2 solutions (Quiz 1) |
Homework 1 due | |||
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Wednesday
1/28/2026 |
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Thursday
1/29/2026 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Lecture 4: Gauss's Law pdf pptx Ch 6.3-6.4 Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
1/30/2026 |
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| 3 |
Monday
2/2/2026 |
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Tuesday
2/3/2026 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Lecture 5: Electric Potential pdf pptx Ch 7.1 Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Prelab 3 Lab 3: Equipotentials |
Problem set 3 Problem set 3 solutions (Quiz 2) |
Homework 2 due | ||
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Wednesday
2/4/2026 |
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Thursday
2/5/2026 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 | Lecture 6: Electric Potential pdf pptx Ch 7.2-7.5 Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
2/6/2026 |
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| 4 |
Monday
2/9/2026 |
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Problem set 4 Problem set 4 solutions (Quiz 3) |
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Tuesday
2/10/2026 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Lecture 7: Capacitance pdf pptx Ch 8.1 Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Prelab 4 Lab 4: Physical Capacitors |
Homework 3 due | |||
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Wednesday
2/11/2026 |
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Thursday
2/12/2026 |
Prelecture 8 | Checkpoint 8 | Lecture 8: Capacitors pdf pptx Ch 8.2-8.4 Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
2/13/2026 |
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| 5 |
Monday
2/16/2026 |
No lab activities this week | Problem set 5 Problem set 5 solutions No quiz |
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Tuesday
2/17/2026 |
Prelecture 9 | Checkpoint 9 | Lecture 9: Simple Circuits pdf pptx Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 4 due | ||||
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Wednesday
2/18/2026 |
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Thursday
2/19/2026 |
No lecture |
Exam 1 Friday - Monday |
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Friday
2/20/2026 |
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| 6 |
Monday
2/23/2026 |
Prelab 5 Lab 5: Circuits |
Problem set 6 Problem set 6 solutions (Quiz 4) |
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Tuesday
2/24/2026 |
Prelecture 10 | Checkpoint 10 |
Lecture 10: |
Homework 5 due | ||||
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Wednesday
2/25/2026 |
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Thursday
2/26/2026 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 |
Lecture 11: |
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Friday
2/27/2026 |
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| 7 |
Monday
3/2/2026 |
Prelab 6 Lab 6: RC circuits |
Problem set 7 Problem set 7 solutions (Quiz 5) |
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Tuesday
3/3/2026 |
Prelecture 12 | Checkpoint 12 |
Lecture 12: |
Homework 6 due | ||||
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Wednesday
3/4/2026 |
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Thursday
3/5/2026 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 |
Lecture 13: |
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Friday
3/6/2026 |
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| 8 |
Monday
3/9/2026 |
Prelab 7 Lab 7: B-field from wire |
Problem set 8 Problem set 8 solutions (Quiz 6) |
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Tuesday
3/10/2026 |
Prelecture 14 | Checkpoint 14 |
Lecture 14: |
Homework 7 due | ||||
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Wednesday
3/11/2026 |
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Thursday
3/12/2026 |
Prelecture 15 | Checkpoint 15 |
Lecture 15: |
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Friday
3/13/2026 |
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| 9 |
Monday
3/16/2026 |
Spring break, no class | ||||||
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Tuesday
3/17/2026 |
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Wednesday
3/18/2026 |
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Thursday
3/19/2026 |
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Friday
3/20/2026 |
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| 10 |
Monday
3/23/2026 |
Prelab 8 Lab 8: EMF |
Problem set 9 Problem set 9 solutions (Quiz 7) |
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Tuesday
3/24/2026 |
Prelecture 16 | Checkpoint 16 |
Lecture 16: |
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Wednesday
3/25/2026 |
Homework 8 due | |||||||
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Thursday
3/26/2026 |
Prelecture 17 | Checkpoint 17 |
Lecture 17: |
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Friday
3/27/2026 |
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Sunday |
Optional Special Relativity Lecture |
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| 11 |
Monday
3/30/2026 |
No lab activities this week | Problem set 10 Problem set 10 solutions (No Quiz) |
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Tuesday
3/31/2026 |
Prelecture 18 | Checkpoint 18 |
Lecture 18: |
Homework 9 due | ||||
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Wednesday
4/1/2026 |
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Thursday
4/2/2026 |
Prelecture 19 | Checkpoint 19 |
Lecture 19: |
Exam 2 Schedule w/ CBTF
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Friday
4/3/2026 |
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| 12 |
Monday
4/6/2026 |
Prelab 9 Lab 9: RL circuits |
Problem set 11 Problem set 11 solutions (Quiz 8) |
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Tuesday
4/7/2026 |
Prelecture 20 | Checkpoint 20 |
Lecture 20: |
Homework 10 due | ||||
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Wednesday
4/8/2026 |
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Thursday
4/9/2026 |
Prelecture 21 | Checkpoint 21 |
Lecture 21: |
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Friday
4/10/2026 |
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| 13 |
Monday
4/13/2026 |
Prelab 10 Lab 10: RLC circuits |
Problem set 12 Problem set 12 solutions (Quiz 9) |
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Tuesday
4/14/2026 |
Prelecture 22 | Checkpoint 22 |
Lecture 22: |
Homework 11 due | ||||
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Wednesday
4/15/2026 |
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Thursday
4/16/2026 |
Prelecture 23 | Checkpoint 23 |
Lecture 23: |
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Friday
4/17/2026 |
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| 14 |
Monday
4/20/2026 |
Prelab 11 Lab 11: Polarization |
Problem set 13 Problem set 13 solutions (Quiz 10) |
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Tuesday
4/21/2026 |
Prelecture 24 | Checkpoint 24 |
Lecture 24: |
Homework 12 due | ||||
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Wednesday
4/22/2026 |
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Thursday
4/23/2026 |
Prelecture 25 | Checkpoint 25 |
Lecture 25: |
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Friday
4/24/2026 |
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| 15 |
Monday
4/27/2026 |
Lab Practical during regular class time |
Problem set 14 Problem set 14 solutions (No Quiz) |
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Tuesday
4/28/2026 |
Prelecture 26 | Checkpoint 26 |
Lecture 26: |
Homework 13 due | ||||
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Wednesday
4/29/2026 |
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Thursday
4/30/2026 |
Prelecture 27 | Checkpoint 27 |
Lecture 27: |
Exam 3 Schedule w/ CBTF |
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Friday
5/1/2026 |
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| 16 |
Monday
5/4/2026 |
No lab activities this week. | ||||||
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Tuesday
5/5/2026 |
Prelecture 28 | Checkpoint 28 |
Lecture 28: |
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Wednesday
5/6/2026 |
Homework 14 due | |||||||
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Thursday
5/7/2026 |
Reading Day | |||||||
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Friday
5/8/2026 |
View final exam schedule | |||||||