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Lab 3 starts next week FOR SOME OF YOU. In particular, for the students who normally are scheduled to meet in 132, their lab 3 is next week (Tuesday Feb 12 - Thursday Feb 14) in 257. For the students who normally are scheduled to meet in 164, their lab 3 is the following week (Tuesday Feb 19 - Thursday Feb 21) in 257.
Those who are normally scheduled to meet in 164 have no lab next week (Tuesday Feb 12 - Thursday Feb 14) and those who are normally scheduled to meet in 132 have no lab the following week (Tuesday Feb 19 - Thursday Feb 21).

 

Due to the fact that the bookstores did not order enough copies of the textbook, and new ones are not due for several days yet, we have decided to TEMPORARILY post pdfs of the relevant chapters thus far.
Feel free to download and study them. You may NOT post them anywhere else, nor distribute them to anyone outside of Physics 214. And you are expected to purchase the textbook when it does come in. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause:
Chapters 35.1-3
Chapter   35.5
Chapters 36.1-5
Chapter   36.7

Answers to Chapters 35 and 36 were omitted in your textbook. They are available to download here.

**First Class Meetings - Spring 2013**

First Lecture meets Monday, January 14

First Discussion meets Tuesday, January 15

First Lab meets Tuesday, January 22
 

Welcome

Please see the course description for an explanation of how this course works. It may seem complicated at first, but all the pieces do work together to enhance understanding. The course description also gives important details on our policies for missed exams, labs & quizzes. Also, please consult the syllabus to help you keep track of what is due when.

i>clickers

We will be using i>clickers in every lecture. You can use either the older v1 or the newer v2 i>clickers. If you have not already done so, please register your clicker by visiting https://my.physics.illinois.edu/iclicker/. Having another student answer questions using your clicker is considered cheating.

Excused Absences

You must have something in writing to be excused from a class. If you are too sick to get out of bed you should call Dial-a-Nurse. You must bring any absence excuses to 231/233 Loomis in person along with a filled "Course absence form" as soon as you return to class.

The deadline for turning in your excuses is within two weeks of the absence. Excuses from the emergency dean must be turned in within one week of the date on the letter. Obviously if you are absent the last week of the semester or have not received your excuse from the emergency dean, you should bring your excuse to us as soon as you receive it.

An EX means that the absence will not count against your grade, but an ABS becomes a zero. Please make sure you know your section(s) and TA name(s) of the classes you missed.

According to the student code that governs the university you may not miss a class to take an exam for another course. The course giving the exam must give a conflict exam. Be sure to arrange for that in advance!