PHYS 110 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Schedule

Week Date Lecture/Topics Reading Checkpoints
1
Sunday
8/25/2019

 

    
Monday
8/26/2019

Welcome (slides):
Matthias Grosse Perdekamp

How to Write a Paragraph (slides)
Celia M Elliott

Physics Student Organizations (slides):
Society of Physics Students (SPS)
Society for Women in Physics (SWIP)
Physics Van
Physics International (PI)
Guidance for Physics Students (GPS)
Student Advisory Board (PHYSAB)
Society for Underrepresented Physics Students (SUPS)
Pizza Party (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

    
2
Sunday
9/1/2019
      
Monday
9/2/2019
 Labor Day Holiday
3
Sunday
9/8/2019
   Reading 1 Checkpoint 1
Monday
9/9/2019

Study & Time Management Skills (slides)
Elaine Schulte
How to be Successful in Physics

    
4
Sunday
9/15/2019
   Reading 2 Checkpoint 2
Monday
9/16/2019

Physics Curriculum (slides)
Merissa Jones & Brian DeMarco
DARS, Technical Electives, Minors, Double Majors, Dual Degrees

    
5
Sunday
9/22/2019
   Reading 3 Checkpoint 3
Monday
9/23/2019

Support Services
Dana Tempel & Brian DeMarco (slides)
Counseling Center (slides), DRES, Center for Academic Resources in Engineering (CARE), Emergency Dean

    
6
Sunday
9/29/2019
   Reading 4 Checkpoint 4
Monday
9/30/2019

History & Traditions of the University of Illinois Department of Physics (slides)
Celia Elliott

    
7
Sunday
10/6/2019
   Reading 5 Checkpoint 5
Monday
10/7/2019

Nuts & Bolts of Being a University of Illinois Physics Student (slides)
Brian DeMarco, Merissa Jones and PhySAB student panel
Academic integrity, dropping & withdrawing from a class, incompletes & grade replacement,
proficiency exams & policies, transfer credit, enrolling in graduate courses, independent study

    
8
Sunday
10/13/2019
   Reading 6 Checkpoint 6
Monday
10/14/2019

Careers in Physics (slides)
Brian DeMarco, Engineering Career Services (ECS), Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC)

    
9
Sunday
10/20/2019
   Reading 7 Checkpoint 7
Monday
10/21/2019

Undergraduate Research and Opportunities
Faculty panel

Complete the Division of Research Safety online Laboratory Safety Training (https://www.drs.illinois.edu/Training/TrainingPassThrough?id=67) and email the certificate of completion to majones2@illinois.edu.

Submit the signed and dated mentor introduction form to Merissa Jones.

    

There will be no final exam in PHYS 110.