PHYS 211 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Welcome to Phys 211!
Combined Final Exam Tuesday December 13th 7pm - 10pm
Conflict Final Exam Friday December 16th 8AM - 11AM
A pdf version of the massmail about exam 1 is available here
If you wake up feeling sick, do not come to class. Seek medical attention and request an EX grade. If your symptoms are consistent with COVID, you can also receive an EX by showing that you took a COVID test.
Important notes for week 1:
- There is a Prelecture and Checkpoint on smart physics due before each lecture, starting with lecture 1!
- Labs begin week 1.
- There are no discussion in week 1
- Homework 0 (in smart physics) is due before lecture 2.
- The welcome massmail sent out Friday 8/19
Lecture
Students must be on time and prepared for lecture.
- No credit will be granted to students attending without their iClicker.
- Your iClicker must be working to receive participation credit.
- You must bring your iClicker and note-taking supplies to every lecture, including the first.
- Please register your iClicker in the student gradebook.
- Be sure to refer to the iClicker information page for more information.
Homework
You can access the content at https://smart.physics.illinois.edu/ and you have full access for the first two weeks free of charge. Sometime in the first two weeks you will need to pay for access by purchasing a code through the UIUC bookstore. Details of how to pay for access are available via pdf.
Discussion
Students must be on time and prepared for discussion.
- Students arriving more than 10 minutes late for discussion will receive a grade of 0% on their quiz.
Laboratory
Students must be on time and prepared for labs.
- No credit will be granted to students arriving more than 10 minutes late for lab.
- You will need an IOLab device with you for each lab section (except for week 1).
- Please review the required materials list to see what you need.
- You will upload your lab reports to my.physics for grading.
- Labs are due at 11:59 pm on the day your lab section meets. Late labs will be accepted for a maximum of 75% credit up to 24 hours late. After that, no credit will be given.
Exams
- View Formula Sheet
- Review the exam information page for details
Excused Absences
- Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days after your absence via the Excused Absences application.
- For more information regarding this course's excuses policy, please refer to the Attendance Policy page.
Academic Integrity
- All activities in this course, including documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence, are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.