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Formula Sheet!

The formula sheet for our course is now available.

flipitPhysics

You will need to get flipitPhysics access and do the first Prelecture and Checkpoint before you go to the first lecture.

Go to http://flipitphysics.com.
Click on the Register button, and create an account using your < NetID@illinois.edu > email address
Complete your profile, then click on the Enrollments Tab
Click on the Join a Course link and enter UIP101SP20
Enter your NetID (e.g. whatever is in front of @illinois.edu in your email address) and click Enroll Course

You will need to join a second (FREE) FlipItPhysics class in order to have access to the course lab materials. The instructions below assume you have already signed up for FlipItPhysics as described above.

Go to http://flipitphysics.com and log into your account, (or if you are already logged in just click the account link at the top).
Click on the Join a Course link and enter code UIP101SP20_LAB
Enter your NetID (e.g. whatever is in front of @illinois.edu in your email address) and click Enroll Course

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.

Laboratory

Students must be on time and prepared for labs.

Each student will need an IOLab device (see Required Materials for more details.)
You will do a hands-on Pre-Lab activity using your IOLab device before every lab, guided by theFlipItPhysics Lab course you signed up for above. In your weekly lab section you will work in groups to design and understand experiments and experimental data, also using your IOLab device.
You will upload your lab reports to https://my.physics.illinois.edu/courses/upload/.

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.
For each discussion section (including the first section) you must have your:
- Laptop or tablet
- Paper & writing utensils
- Calculator

Excused Absences

Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days from 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.

Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) Information

Students wishing to use their accommodations should provide the Physics Undergraduate Office in 231 Loomis (undergrad@physics.illinois.edu) with a copy of their letter of accommodations at the beginning of each semester. We must have a copy of your letter on file in order to release exams and quizzes to DRES-TAC.
To obtain disability-related academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact the course instructor and the Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) as soon as possible. To contact DRES, you may visit 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign, call 333-4603, e-mail disability@illinois.edu or go to the DRES website. If you are concerned you have a disability-related condition that is impacting your academic progress, there are academic screening appointments available on campus that can help diagnosis a previously undiagnosed disability by visiting the DRES website and selecting “Request an Academic Screening” at the bottom of the page.”