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WebAssign Deadlines

About WebAssign

Logging on to WebAssign

Registering with WebAssign

After logging on to WebAssign

Hints on submitting assignment answers

What to do if you have problems

1. The deadline for entering your registration number in WebAssign will be Tuesday, September 05, 2000 at 6:00 AM. If you have not registered by that date you will be locked out of WebAssign. If you have been locked out e-mail Dr. Kuhn with your registration number which is listed in your WebAssign Student Packet available at the Bookstore.

2.    Assignment solutions must be submitted before 11:59 pm on the due date. Following that you will prevented from submitting your answers.

About WebAssign

Each week a new assignment will be posted. The current assignment, with due date, is listed on the schedule and be given when you log onto WebAssign. Note that WebAssign will not accept submission of homework passed the due date.

Homework problems will originate from the textbook. Note that WebAssign can alter the numbers in individual problems from those appearing in the text. You should, therefore, read all problems on WebAssign carefully. Some solutions to homework problems will be posted on the course homepage after the assignment due date.

In order to benefit from your homework, you should still neatly write up problems and keep 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 academic integrity code is to be maintained at all times. Submitting answers on WebAssign for problems that you have not worked out is cheating.

Logging on to WebAssign

Please read all the information that came with your WebAssign Student Packet before logging onto the system. 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 constructed as follows. In lowercase letters, combine your first and middle initial with your last name. If you do not have a middle initial, then use your first initial and last name. Do not include Jr or III... If your last name is hyphenated or consists of several words, your username is first initial, second inital and then your full name (all words) without any blanks or hyphens. For example:
 

Student Name	Usename
Jane C. Smith	jcsmith
Michael Smith	msmith
Robert A. Jones-Meyer, Jr	rajonesmeyer

For Institution, use odu. For password, use your Student ID number without hyphens. If your student ID number has letters in it, then those letters should be entered in uppercase. For example, Jane C. Smith would enter:

Username: jcsmith

Institution: odu

Password: P00456789

Registering with WebAssign

The registration number that you received with your WebAssign Student Packet will be needed to register yourself as an official WebAssign user. For the first six days (till September 5), you can use WebAssign without registering, then 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 5, you will be locked out of the system. To get back on, you must send an email to Dr. Kuhn with your name, ID#, WebAssign registration #, and a brief 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. Note that at this time your instructors name appears under "Important Announcements".

Click on your first assignment "WebAssign Use" and answer the questions. 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. Don't worry, this assignment will not effect your class grade.
 
 

Hints on submitting assignment answers (PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY)

• WebAssign is able to randomize the assignment questions. That is, the data given by WebAssign MAY BE DIFFERENT to that given in the problem is the textbook. Therefore you should look at the WebAssign assignment before attempting the problems. If WebAssign has randomized the data in a question, it will be shown in red on your screen. Once you have made one submission to that assignment, the question will remain the same for subsequent submissions. Each student may therefore 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 the DUE DATE of the PREVIOUS assignment (one week ahead of the new due date).
• You are given multiple submissions (usually 5) 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 last set right and wrong answers and make corrections and then RESUBMIT.
• Answers to the WebAssign problems will be posted IMMEDIATELY after the assignment deadline and you will not be able to make further submissions.
• The full solutions to selected assignments will be posted on the Phys232 web site the morning following the Assignment deadline.

 

Known Problems with the System

• None. If you have operational problems e-mail Dr. Kuhn.  or Chris Behre (our WebAssign manager).

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. Kuhn. or Chris Behre . If you are having other difficulties, then please check the PHY232 webpage FIRST (Latest News) to see if Dr. Kuhn 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. Kuhn 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".