PHYS 214 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Exam Information

Where's My Exam?

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Exam Preparation

There are two exams in this course. The midterm exam covers the first half of the material. The final exam covers all of the course material. The exams include both conceptual questions and physical problems. Exams are machine graded and will consist of true-false (not always included) and multiple-choice questions scored as follows:

On five-choice multiple choice questions (only) there is a partial credit option. Namely, if the student is unable to do the calculation which will result in the correct answer, the student may elect to accept partial credit for successfully eliminating unphysical answers. In particular, if the student can identify three of the five answers as being wrong (i.e. the student marks two answers, one of which is the correct answer to the question), then the student will receive 3 points for the question (full credit for choosing only the correct answer is 6 points). Similarly, if the student can identify two of the five answers as being wrong (i.e. the student marks three answers, one of which is the correct answer to the question), then the student will receive 2 points for the question.

Exams

Review the course schedule for the exam dates.

Exam room assignments are made based on the student's discussion section. Attendance is taken by discussion section teaching assistants.

To each exam bring:

Exam scores will be posted in the student gradebook.

Conflict exams will be scheduled for those with a documented University schedule conflict.

Be sure to check your student gradebook for available conflict exam times.

Mid-Term Exam

This course administers one 90-minute multiple-choice exam. This is done in accordance with University policy as described in: Article 3, Part 2. Section 3-202 covering Evening, Midterm and Hourly Examinations of the Student Code.

Students are expected to take the regularly scheduled midterm exam.

In accordance with University policy, conflict examinations will be administered for students with the following conflict types (from the Student Code):

  1. Other examinations, including special examinations, scheduled at a prior date.
  2. Regularly scheduled performances or rehearsals.
  3. Regularly scheduled classes, including kinesiology and military.
  4. Sickness, regular employment, or other extenuating circumstances.

The exam will be multiple choice and have the following format:

Final Exam

The final exam will be two hours in length and will cover material from the whole semester, approximately 1/3 pre-midterm and 2/3 post-midterm topics.

A final exam and a conflict exam will be administered.