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 15, 2024, in 222 Loomis during class, i.e., from 13:00-14:20 Central US.
The final exam will be an individual take-home exam from December 13 - 16, 2024.
Both exams will be an individual exams. That is, do not provide or receive help from anyone to complete the exam. You are not allowed to use computer algebra programs such as Mathematica, Maple, Matlab, any other textbook, the internet, ChatGPT (or similar), or any other solutions.
To get full credit, you must show your work and explain your steps. Intermediate steps and reasoning will be marked, 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 15, 2024 during class, i.e., 13:00-14:20pm Central US in 222 Loomis.
| Time: | Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 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 individual take-home exam from December 13-16, 2024. It will become available online at 9 a.m. Central US on Friday, December 13, 2024. The completed exam must be submitted online via my physics exam by 23:55pm Central US on Monday, December 16, 2024.
You are allowed to make use of Carroll's textbook "Spacetime and Geometry", and of your lecture notes and homework. You are not allowed to use computer algebra programs such as Mathematica, Maple, Matlab, any other textbook, the internet, ChatGPT (or similar), or any other solutions.
If you encounter any technical issues or require clarification, please email Prof. Noronha and TA Zhang. Remember that questions cannot be about an answer or how to solve a problem.
| Time: | Friday, December 13, 2024, 9am CST -- Monday, December 16, 2024, 23:55pm CST. |
| Exam sheet: | Final exam Available: December 13, 2024, 9am CST. |
| Submission: | my.physics exam Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024, 23:55pm CST |
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.