PHYS 110 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Course Description
A complete course description can be downloaded here.
PHYS 110 is your welcome and introduction to the University of Illinois Department of Physics! In this course, we will explore our student organizations and support resources, talk about how to succeed as a physics student, examine the physics curriculum, discuss the history of our fantastic department, review future career paths, and survey research opportunities.
Being an excellent writer and communicator is central to success in physics and STEM careers. One of the most important ingredients to becoming an excellent writer is practice. We have integrated a writing component into PHYS 110 to give you a head start developing this critical skill. You will be given a reading assignment related to the topic covered in PHYS 110 each week before class. Your writing assignment will be to briefly answer a few questions related to that reading material.
Check your illinois.edu email account every day. We will communicate important announcements and reminders to your illinois.edu email account.
Attend class and participate. Attending class each week will help you get the most out of PHYS 110. You will earn participation points that will count towards your Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grade for PHYS 110 by using your i>clicker during class.
Excused Absences
Excused absences will be granted and documented in accordance with University policy as described in Article 1, Part 5 Class Attendance, of the Student Code.
Excused absences fall into the following categories as defined by the code:
- illness
- emergency beyond the student's control (e.g., an auto accident or death in the family)
- required attendance at a University event (e.g., varsity athletics)
- religious observance or practice
- serving as a volunteer emergency worker
The Excused Absences application will guide you through the procedure for documenting missed classes, including the effects of the absence on your grade.
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.
Infractions include, but are not limited to:
- cheating, such as asking another student to use your iClicker in class when you are absent
- plagiarism, such as using verbatim text from another source (such as Wikipedia or other websites) to answer the Checkpoint questions
- facilitating infractions of academic integrity, e.g., allowing others to copy your Checkpoint answers
- fabrication, such as forging your mentor’s signature
- academic interference
- computer-related infractions
- unauthorized use of university resources
- sale of class materials or notes, including submitting material or notes to websites that promote cheating
Violations of any of these rules will be pursued as an incident of academic misconduct and reported to your home college.
All aspects of the course are covered by these rules, including:
- i>clickers
- checkpoints
- documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence