PHYS 212 :: 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
8/25/2025 |
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Tuesday
8/26/2025 |
Prelecture 1 | Checkpoint 1 |
Lecture 1: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Prelab 1 Lab 1: Orientation |
Problem set 1 Problem set 1 solutions (no Quiz) |
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Wednesday
8/27/2025 |
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Thursday
8/28/2025 |
Prelecture 2 | Checkpoint 2 |
Lecture 2:: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
8/29/2025 |
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| 2 |
Monday
9/1/2025 |
Prelab 2 Lab 2: Static electricity |
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Tuesday
9/2/2025 |
Prelecture 3 | Checkpoint 3 |
Lecture 3: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Problem set 2 Problem set 2 solutions (Quiz 1) |
Homework 1 due | |||
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Wednesday
9/3/2025 |
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Thursday
9/4/2025 |
Prelecture 4 | Checkpoint 4 | Lecture 4: Gauss's Law pdf pptx
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
9/5/2025 |
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| 3 |
Monday
9/8/2025 |
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Tuesday
9/9/2025 |
Prelecture 5 | Checkpoint 5 | Lecture 5: Electric Potential pdf pptx
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Prelab 3 Lab 3: Equipotentials |
Problem set 3 Problem set 3 solutions (Quiz 2) |
Homework 2 due | ||
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Wednesday
9/10/2025 |
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Thursday
9/11/2025 |
Prelecture 6 | Checkpoint 6 | Lecture 6: Electric Potential pdf pptx
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
9/12/2025 |
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| 4 |
Monday
9/15/2025 |
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Problem set 4 Problem set 4 solutions (Quiz 3) |
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Tuesday
9/16/2025 |
Prelecture 7 | Checkpoint 7 | Lecture 7: Capacitance pdf pptx
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Prelab 4 Lab 4: Physical Capacitors |
Homework 3 due | |||
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Wednesday
9/17/2025 |
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Thursday
9/18/2025 |
Prelecture 8 | Checkpoint 8 | Lecture 8: Capacitors pdf pptx
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
9/19/2025 |
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| 5 |
Monday
9/22/2025 |
No lab activities this week | Problem set 5 Problem set 5 solutions No quiz |
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Tuesday
9/23/2025 |
Prelecture 9 | Checkpoint 9 | Lecture 9: Simple Circuits pdf pptx
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 4 due | ||||
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Wednesday
9/24/2025 |
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Thursday
9/25/2025 |
No lecture (exam review) Practice exam Practice exam solutions Review lecture slides: pdf pptx |
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Friday
9/26/2025 |
Exam 1 Units 1-8 Schedule w/ CBTF |
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| 6 |
Monday
9/29/2025 |
Prelab 5 Lab 5: Circuits |
Problem set 6 Problem set 6 solutions (Quiz 4) |
Exam 1 Units 1-8 Schedule w/ CBTF |
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Tuesday
9/30/2025 |
Prelecture 10 | Checkpoint 10 |
Lecture 10: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 5 due | ||||
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Wednesday
10/1/2025 |
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Thursday
10/2/2025 |
Prelecture 11 | Checkpoint 11 |
Lecture 11: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
10/3/2025 |
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| 7 |
Monday
10/6/2025 |
Prelab 6 Lab 6: RC circuits |
Problem set 7 Problem set 7 solutions (Quiz 5) |
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Tuesday
10/7/2025 |
Prelecture 12 | Checkpoint 12 |
Lecture 12: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 6 due | ||||
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Wednesday
10/8/2025 |
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Thursday
10/9/2025 |
Prelecture 13 | Checkpoint 13 |
Lecture 13: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
10/10/2025 |
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| 8 |
Monday
10/13/2025 |
Prelab 7 Lab 7: B-field from wire |
Problem set 8 Problem set 8 solutions (Quiz 6) |
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Tuesday
10/14/2025 |
Prelecture 14 | Checkpoint 14 |
Lecture 14: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 7 due | ||||
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Wednesday
10/15/2025 |
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Thursday
10/16/2025 |
Prelecture 15 | Checkpoint 15 |
Lecture 15: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
10/17/2025 |
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| 9 |
Monday
10/20/2025 |
Prelab 8 Lab 8: EMF |
Problem set 9 Problem set 9 solutions (Quiz 7) |
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Tuesday
10/21/2025 |
Prelecture 16 | Checkpoint 16 |
Lecture 16: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 8 due | ||||
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Wednesday
10/22/2025 |
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Thursday
10/23/2025 |
Prelecture 17 | Checkpoint 17 |
Lecture 17: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
10/24/2025 |
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| Sunday 10/26/2025 |
Optional Special Relativity Lecture | |||||||
| 10 |
Monday
10/27/2025 |
No lab activities this week | Problem set 10 Problem set 10 solutions (No Quiz) |
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Tuesday
10/28/2025 |
Prelecture 18 | Checkpoint 18 |
Lecture 18: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 9 due | ||||
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Wednesday
10/29/2025 |
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Thursday
10/30/2025 |
Prelecture 19 | Checkpoint 19 |
Lecture 19: |
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Friday
10/31/2025 |
Exam 2 Units 9-17 Schedule w/ CBTF |
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| 11 |
Monday
11/3/2025 |
Prelab 9 Lab 9: RL circuits |
Problem set 11 Problem set 11 solutions (Quiz 8) |
Exam 2 Units 9-17 Schedule w/ CBTF |
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Tuesday
11/4/2025 |
Prelecture 20 | Checkpoint 20 |
Lecture 20: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 10 due | ||||
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Wednesday
11/5/2025 |
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Thursday
11/6/2025 |
Prelecture 21 | Checkpoint 21 |
Lecture 21: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
11/7/2025 |
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| 12 |
Monday
11/10/2025 |
Prelab 10 Lab 10: RLC circuits |
Problem set 12 Problem set 12 solutions (Quiz 9) |
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Tuesday
11/11/2025 |
Prelecture 22 | Checkpoint 22 |
Lecture 22: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
Homework 11 due | ||||
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Wednesday
11/12/2025 |
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Thursday
11/13/2025 |
Prelecture 23 | Checkpoint 23 |
Lecture 23: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
11/14/2025 |
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| 13 |
Monday
11/17/2025 |
Prelab 11 Lab 11: Polarization |
Problem set 13 Problem set 13 solutions (Quiz 10) |
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Tuesday
11/18/2025 |
Prelecture 24 | Checkpoint 24 |
Lecture 24: |
Homework 12 due | ||||
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Wednesday
11/19/2025 |
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Thursday
11/20/2025 |
Prelecture 25 | Checkpoint 25 |
Lecture 25: Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
11/21/2025 |
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| 14 |
Monday
11/24/2025 |
Fall break, no class | ||||||
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Tuesday
11/25/2025 |
Fall break, no class | |||||||
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Wednesday
11/26/2025 |
Fall break, no class | |||||||
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Thursday
11/27/2025 |
Fall break, no class | |||||||
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Friday
11/28/2025 |
Fall break, no class | |||||||
| 15 |
Monday
12/1/2025 |
Lab Practical during regular class time |
Problem set 14 Problem set 14 solutions (No Quiz) |
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Tuesday
12/2/2025 |
Prelecture 26 | Checkpoint 26 | Slides for notes during lecture: pdf | Homework 13 due | ||||
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Wednesday
12/3/2025 |
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Thursday
12/4/2025 |
Prelecture 27 | Checkpoint 27 |
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf |
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Friday
12/5/2025 |
Exam 3 Schedule w/ CBTF |
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| 16 |
Monday
12/8/2025 |
No lab activities this week. | Exam 3 Schedule w/ CBTF |
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Tuesday
12/9/2025 |
(optional) |
(optional) |
Slides for notes during lecture: pdf | Homework 14 due | ||||
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Wednesday
12/10/2025 |
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Thursday
12/11/2025 |
Reading Day | |||||||
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Friday
12/12/2025 |
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| Finals | Combined Final | |||||||
| Conflict Final | ||||||||