PHYS 102 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Exam Information

Computer-Based Testing Facility (CBTF)

This course uses the Grainger College of Engineering’s Computer-Based Testing Facility for its exams.
The policies of the CBTF are the policies of this course, and academic integrity infractions related to the CBTF are infractions in this course.
If you have accommodations identified by the Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services (DRES) for exams:
- Submit your Letter of Accommodations (LOA) before you make your first exam reservation.
- Submit your LOA as soon as you are able. It takes up to 5 business days to process into the scheduler.
- This must be done each semester you use the CBTF.
If you have any issue during an exam, inform the proctor immediately.
- Work with the proctor to resolve the issue before logging off.
- If you do not inform a proctor of a problem during the test then you forfeit all rights to redress.
If you do not have a physical i-card, and therefore no ID photo with the i-card office, submit a photo to the CBTF as soon as possible to avoid problems when checking in for exams. Email photos to cbtf@illinois.edu.
Review all instructions on the CBTF website before your first exam: https://cbtf.illinois.edu/students

About the CBTF

All exams must be scheduled in advance using the CBTF scheduling system.
All students should read and understand the information posted on the CBTF website.

Exam Preparation

Practice Exams on PrairieLearn:

Note: these practice exams may contain a different number of questions than your actual exam -- here we simply provide the opportunity to practice a wide variety of questions that are similar in character and difficulty to the exam you will be taking.
You have to be enrolled in the course on PrairieLearn to see the Practice Exams.

Practice Exam for Exam 1 (available a few days before the exam)
Practice Exam for Exam 2
Practice Exam for Exam 3
Practice Exam for the Final

Practice Problem Sets: Questions suitable for both Exam 1 & Exam 2

Fall 2014
Spring 2014
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
A compilation of questions that are appropriate for Exam 1 in Spring 2024 is here (solutions to some of the questions are here)
A compilation of questions that are appropriate for Exam 2 in Fall 2023 is here (very rough solutions to some of the questions here)
A compilation of questions that are appropriate for Exam 3 in Fall 2023 is here (rough solutions to some questions here). Remember that for Spring 2024 there are NO questions about induction of any kind, but there are questions about RC circuits, which are covered in the exam 2 files above.
A compilation of questions that are appropriate for the post-exam 3 material in Fall 2023 is here (ignore all the induction questions are at the end, those were on exam 3!)

A "greatest hits" collection from the above four files is here

Practice Problem Sets: Questions suitable for both Exam 2 & Exam 3

Practice Problem Sets: Questions suitable for both Exam 3 & Final Exam

Previous final exams are not available.

Final Exams

All final exams will be held during final exam week in compliance with the university policy on final exams.

Make sure you read and understand the final exam rules. Our exam dates will be posted to the course homepage and the exam information page as soon as we receive them from the Office of the Registrar.