PHYS 515 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Exams

General information

We will have one midterm exam and one final exam.

The midterm exam will occur in person on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in 222 Loomis during class, i.e., from 13:00-14:20 Central US.
The final exam will be an in-person exam on December 15, 2026.

Both exams will be an individual exams. That is, do not provide or receive help from anyone to complete the exams. You are not allowed to use any textbook, lecture notes, computer algebra programs such as Mathematica, Maple, Matlab, the internet, AI, etc for the exams. Nothing. Only pen and paper. 

To get full credit, you must show your work and explain your steps. Intermediate steps and reasoning will be graded, as will the final answer.

Please follow the instructions during the lecture and the information on this website for any updates.

Midterm exam

The midterm exam will be in person on October 13, 2026 during class, i.e., 13:00-14:20pm Central US in 222 Loomis.

Time: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
13:00-14:20pm Central US
Location: 222 Loomis
Exam sheet: handed out at the beginning of the exam

Final exam

The final exam will be an in-person exam from December 15, 2026

If you encounter any technical issues or require clarification, please email Prof. Noronha and the TA. 

Time: December 15, 2026
Exam sheet: handed out at the beginning of the exam
   

Academic integrity

All activities in this course are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.