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About WebAssign

WebAssign Deadlines

Logging on to WebAssign

Registering with WebAssign

After logging on to WebAssign

Hints on submitting assignment answers

What to do if you have problems

About WebAssign

After each class meeting a new assignment will be posted in two places. One is on WebAssign. The other is on the course homepage.

Homework problems originate from the textbook. Note that WebAssign can alter the numbers in individual problems from those appearing in the text. This may occur, for example, if problems with answers already given in the back of the book are assigned. You should, therefore, read all problems on WebAssign carefully and write down the numbers for your particular problem. Solutions to homework problems will be posted on the course homepage after the assignment due date.

In order to benefit from your homework, you are required to write up your problem solutions and to keep them in a notebook or binder with all your work. You may be asked to hand in your homework binder for review at anytime.

And remember, the honor code is to be maintained at all times. Submitting answers on WebAssign for problems that you have not worked is cheating.

WebAssign Deadlines

1. The deadline for entering your registration number in WebAssign is Saturday, September 9 at 11 am.. If you have not registered by that date you will be locked out of WebAssign.

2.    Assignment solutions must be submitted before 10:50 am on the due date. Following that you will prevented from submitting your answers.

Logging on to WebAssign

WebAssign can be accessed on the internet at www.webassign.net. When you go to the logon page you will be asked for a Username, Institution, and Password. Your username is the same as your Wake Forest username. For Institution, use wfu. For password, use your WFU Student ID number.

Even without logging in, you can access the Online Tutorial by clicking the link labeled Guide at the top of the WebAssign home page.

Registering with WebAssign

The registration number that you received with your WebAssign student access code card is needed to register yourself as an official WebAssign user. For the first ten days (until September 9), you can use WebAssign without registering; after that date you will be asked to provide your registration number to continue using WebAssign. You will provide your registration number by completing an assignment which only asks for the number.

If you do not register with WebAssign before September 9, you will be locked out of the system. To get back on, you must send an email to Dr. Kerr with your name, ID#, WebAssign registration #, and an explanation of why you failed to register as instructed. You will not receive any further credit for homework until you are properly registered.

After you have successfully logged onto WebAssign, you should see your "Current Assignments" along with due date and time and the number of allowed submissions.

Click on the assignment "WebAssign Use" and answer the questions. These are questions based on the online tutorial about how to use WebAssign. Remember, unless otherwise stated, WebAssign considers answers with one percent accuracy to be correct. In general, this means entering 3 significant figures. This is just a practice assignment to familiarize you with the new system. After you have filled in all the boxes and/or clicked the necessary buttons, you must click on the Submit button for your answers to be recorded. This assignment will not effect your grade for the course; it is just for practice.

Hints on submitting assignment answers (PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY)

• WebAssign is able to randomize some of the assignment questions. That is, the data for a problem given by WebAssign MAY BE DIFFERENT from that given in the problem in the textbook. Therefore you should look at the WebAssign assignment before attempting the problems and make notes of the numbers given there. If WebAssign has randomized the data in a question, it will be shown in red on your screen. The data in your question will remain the same for subsequent submissions. However, each student may have a different set of data for which to solve the problem.
• Remember, in general WebAssign looks for 1 percent accuracy (3 significant figures). So work out the problem and then round off or truncate the answer.
• Each assignment has an OPEN date, for which the assignment can first be viewed. This date usually corresponds to that for which the work is covered in lectures and is usually two (or three, for weekends) days before the due date..
• You are given multiple submissions (usually 6) for each assignment. Following the first input of answers, you will be told which you got right or wrong. You can then correct the wrong answers and resubmit. You can log off and come back later to resubmit your answers. If you do this, click on "Last Submission" to see your right and wrong answers for the previous submission, make corrections, and then RESUBMIT.
• Answers to the WebAssign problems will be posted soon after the assignment deadline, and you will not be able to make further submissions.
• The full solutions to each assignment will be posted on the PHY 113 web site soon after the assignment deadline. The posted solutions are done with the numbers given in the book; these may differ from your personal version of the problem obtained from WebAssign.

 

Known Problems with the System

• None. If you have operational problems e-mail Dr. Kerr.

If you cannot log onto WebAssign, there are a number of possible reasons. You may have added the class recently and not be on the official WebAssign roster, or there may be an error in the roster. If you are having difficulty logging on, then e-mail Dr. Kerr. If you are having other difficulties, then please check the PHY 113 webpage FIRST to see if Dr. Kerr is already aware of the problem and the status of the resolution of the problem. Always provide the following information in your email:

• Your class and instructor
• Your full name as it appears on your official University records
• Your Student ID number
• A detailed description of the problem you are having

Dr. Kerr will respond to your email with instructions on how to proceed or direct you to the webpage for detailed instructions.

 

 

If you are able to logon on but go no further, the problem may be with the setting of your web browser (Netsacape Navigator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer). Make sure that the setting about "cookies" is set to "Accept all cookies", or "Always accept cookies". (To do this in Navigator, click Edit on your browser toolbar, select Preferences from the drop-down menu, select Advanced from the dialog box that opens, then click the button to "Accept all cookies".)