PHYS 211 Spring 2026
PHYS 211 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Prelecture | Checkpoint | Lecture | Lab | Discussion | Homework | Exam |
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| 1 |
Monday
1/19/2026 |
Prelab 1 (smart physics) Lab 1 |
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Tuesday
1/20/2026 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 | 1-D Kinematics pdf ppt Ch 2-3 |
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Wednesday
1/21/2026 |
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Thursday
1/22/2026 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 | Vectors and 2-D Kinematics pdf ppt Ch 4.1-4.3 |
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Friday
1/23/2026 |
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| 2 |
Monday
1/26/2026 |
Prelab 2 (smart physics) Lab 2 |
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Tuesday
1/27/2026 |
Prelecture 3 | Checkpoint 3 | Relative and Circular Motion pdf ppt Ch 4.4-4.5 |
Units 1,2 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
1/28/2026 |
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Thursday
1/29/2026 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Newton's Laws pdf ppt Ch 5.1-5.5 |
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Friday
1/30/2026 |
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| 3 |
Monday
2/2/2026 |
Prelab 3 (smart physics) Lab 3 |
Discussion 2 Discussion 2 solutions Quiz 2 |
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Tuesday
2/3/2026 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Forces & FBD pdf ppt Ch 5.6-5.7 |
Units 3,4 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
2/4/2026 |
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Thursday
2/5/2026 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 | Friction pdf ppt Ch 6.1-6.3 |
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Friday
2/6/2026 |
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| 4 |
Monday
2/9/2026 |
Prelab 4 (smart physics) Lab 4 |
Discussion 3 Discussion 3 solutions Quiz 3 |
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Tuesday
2/10/2026 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Work & Kinetic Energy pdf ppt Ch 7 |
Units 5,6 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
2/11/2026 |
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Thursday
2/12/2026 |
Prelecture 8 | Checkpoint 8 | Conservative Forces pdf ppt Ch 8 |
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Friday
2/13/2026 |
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| 5 |
Monday
2/16/2026 |
Exam 1 taken in lab | Discussion 4 Discussion 4 solutions No quiz |
Exam 1 (Units 1-6) During your lab |
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Tuesday
2/17/2026 |
No lecture (exam) | |||||||
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Wednesday
2/18/2026 |
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Thursday
2/19/2026 |
Prelecture 10 | Checkpoint 10 | Work & Potential Energy pdf ppt Ch 8 |
Units 7,8 smart.physics | ||||
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Friday
2/20/2026 |
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| 6 |
Monday
2/23/2026 |
Prelab 5 (smart physics) Lab 5 |
Discussion 5 Discussion 5 solutions Quiz 4 |
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Tuesday
2/24/2026 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 | ||||||
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Wednesday
2/25/2026 |
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Thursday
2/26/2026 |
Prelecture 12 | Conservation of Momentum pdf ppt Ch 9.1-9.3 |
Unit 9 smart.physics | |||||
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Friday
2/27/2026 |
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| 7 |
Monday
3/2/2026 |
Prelab 6 (smart physics) Lab 6 |
Discussion 6 Discussion 6 solutions Quiz 5 |
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Tuesday
3/3/2026 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 | Elastic Collisions pdf ppt Ch 9.4 |
Units 10,12 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
3/4/2026 |
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Thursday
3/5/2026 |
Prelecture 14 | Checkpoint 14 | Impulse and Reference Frames pdf ppt Ch 9.2, 9.5 |
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Friday
3/6/2026 |
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| 8 |
Monday
3/9/2026 |
Prelab 7 (smart physics) Lab 7 |
Discussion 7 Discussion 7 solutions Quiz 6 |
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Tuesday
3/10/2026 |
Prelecture 15 | Checkpoint 15 | Rotational Kinematics pdf ppt Ch 10.1-10.4 |
Units 13,14 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
3/11/2026 |
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Thursday
3/12/2026 |
Prelecture 16 | Checkpoint 16 | Parallel Axis Thm & Torque pdf ppt Ch 10.5-10.6 |
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Friday
3/13/2026 |
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| 9 |
Monday
3/16/2026 |
Spring break, no class | ||||||
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Tuesday
3/17/2026 |
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Spring break, no class | ||||||
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Wednesday
3/18/2026 |
Spring break, no class | |||||||
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Thursday
3/19/2026 |
Spring break, no class | |||||||
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Friday
3/20/2026 |
Spring break, no class | |||||||
| 10 |
Monday
3/23/2026 |
Exam 2 taken in lab | Discussion 8 Discussion 8 solutions No quiz |
Exam 2 (Units 7-14) Taken in lab |
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Tuesday
3/24/2026 |
No lecture (exam) | |||||||
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Wednesday
3/25/2026 |
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Thursday
3/26/2026 |
Prelecture 18 | Checkpoint 18 | Rotational Dynamics pdf ppt Ch 10.7-10.8 |
Units 15,16 smart.physics | ||||
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Friday
3/27/2026 |
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| 11 |
Monday
3/30/2026 |
Prelab 8 (smart physics) Lab 8 |
Discussion 9 Discussion 9 solutions Quiz 7 |
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Tuesday
3/31/2026 |
Prelecture 19 | Checkpoint 19 | Statics 1 pdf ppt Ch 12.1 |
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Wednesday
4/1/2026 |
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Thursday
4/2/2026 |
Prelecture 20 | Checkpoint 20 | Statics 2 pdf ppt Ch 12.2 |
Unit 17 smart.physics | ||||
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Friday
4/3/2026 |
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| 12 |
Monday
4/6/2026 |
Prelab 9 (smart physics) Lab 9 |
Discussion 10 Discussion 10 solutions Quiz 8 |
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Tuesday
4/7/2026 |
Prelecture 21 | Checkpoint 21 | Angular Momentum pdf ppt Ch 11.1-11.3 |
Units 19, 20 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
4/8/2026 |
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Thursday
4/9/2026 |
Prelecture 22 | Checkpoint 22 | Angular Momentum Vector pdf ppt Ch 11.4 |
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Friday
4/10/2026 |
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| 13 |
Monday
4/13/2026 |
Prelab 10 (smart physics) Lab 10 |
Discussion 11 Discussion 11 solutions Quiz 9 |
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Tuesday
4/14/2026 |
Prelecture 23 | Checkpoint 23 | Simple Harmonic Motion pdf ppt Ch 15.1-15.3 |
Units 21, 22 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
4/15/2026 |
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Thursday
4/16/2026 |
Prelecture 24 | Checkpoint 24 | Simple and Physical Pendula pdf ppt Ch 15.4 |
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Friday
4/17/2026 |
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| 14 |
Monday
4/20/2026 |
Exam 3 taken in lab
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Discussion 12 Discussion 12 solutions |
Exam 3 (units 15-22) Taken in lab |
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Tuesday
4/21/2026 |
No lecture (exam) | Unit 23 smart.physics | ||||||
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Wednesday
4/22/2026 |
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Thursday
4/23/2026 |
Prelecture 26 | Checkpoint 26 | Harmonic Waves pdf ppt Ch 16.1-16.4 |
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Friday
4/24/2026 |
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| 15 |
Monday
4/27/2026 |
Lab practical (both in-person and smart physics components) |
Discussion 13 Discussion 13 solutions Quiz 10 |
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Tuesday
4/28/2026 |
Prelecture 27 | Checkpoint 27 | Waves and Superposition pdf ppt Ch 16.5-16.6 |
Units 25, 26 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
4/29/2026 |
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Thursday
4/30/2026 |
Prelecture 28 | Checkpoint 28 | Fluid Statics pdf ppt Ch 14.1-14.4 |
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Friday
5/1/2026 |
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| 16 |
Monday
5/4/2026 |
No in-person lab |
No in class discussion - |
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Tuesday
5/5/2026 |
Prelecture 29 | Checkpoint 29 | Fluid Dynamics pdf ppt Ch 14.5-14.6 |
Units 27, 28 smart.physics | ||||
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Wednesday
5/6/2026 |
Unit 29 smart.physics | |||||||
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Thursday
5/7/2026 |
Reading Day | |||||||
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Friday
5/8/2026 |