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WebAssign
The best way to access WebAssign is through Brightspace.
From within Brightspace,
click on the link for your MAT 127 section. Click on "Visual
TOC" in the menu on the left, and then on "Webassign".
That should automatically log you into your WebAssign account. You
do not need a course key or any other information.
At the beginning of the semester there is a 2 week "grace
period" during which you may access WebAssign without an
access code. But within the first 2 weeks you are required to
purchase a WebAssign access code (either bundled with a textbook,
or as a stand-alone access code, whichever you prefer). Without a
WebAssign access code, you will not be able to continue accessing
WebAssign. That means you will not be able to complete the
WebAssign assignments.
You can access the web interface from any computer with
Internet access and a recent web browser (the computers in the
SINC
sites, for instance).
After they are assigned, the online problems may be completed
anytime before the assigned deadline. You can look at problems
online, print them out, work on them as long as you like, and then
answer them in a later Internet session (before the deadline). The
online problems are automatically graded with instant feedback.
The online problems are of different types; some are short
answer and some are multiple choice. There are different problems
and different variants of the same problem. Different students
will be assigned different problems. So do not try to compare your
answers to another student's answers.
The WebAssign assignments will be due at 10am on Mon (for all
sections of MAT 127). Late submissions will not be accepted except
in cases of emergency.
If you got the answer wrong, you can retry it. However, you
with each wrong answer you are losing points: getting the answer
right on the 1st try gives you full credit, getting it right on
the second try gives you 1/2 of the credit, getting it right on
the 3rd try gives 1/3 of the credit, etc.
Doing the Assignment
WebAssign has a variety of different question types, ranging
from multiple choice to questions that require you to type the
formula as an answer. Here are some things to keep in mind as you
work through your assignments:
Some questions require entering
formulas. You must use the exact variables specified in the
questions; the system is case sensitive: variable a
is not the same as A. The order is not important as long
as it is mathematically correct. Clicking on the eye button
previews the expression you enter in proper mathematical
notation. Clicking on the symbolic formatting help button
provides tips for using the correct keystrokes.
When you click on some
WebAssign math questions an input palette will open. This
palette, called mathPad, will help you enter your answer in
proper notation.
You can save your work without
grading by selecting the Save Work button at the end of the
question. After you save your work, it will be available to you
the next time you click the assignment.
Please note that WebAssign will
not automatically submit your answers for scoring if you only
Save your work. Please be sure to Submit prior to
the due date and time.
You can submit answers by
question part or for the entire assignment. To submit an
individual question answer for grading, click the "Submit
New Answers to Question" button at the bottom of each
question. To submit the entire assignment for grading, click the
"Submit All New Answers" button at the end of the
assignment.
Some WebAssign questions check
the number of significant figures in your answer. If you enter
the correct value with the wrong number of significant figures,
you will not receive credit, but you will receive a hint that
your number does not have the correct number of significant
figures.
While different students may
get slightly different versions of the assignment, your questions
will be the same every time you return. This means you can print
out the assignment, work the problems, and then come back later
and put in your answers. Since you get multiple attempts to get
the question correct, be sure to leave yourself enough time to
rework the problems that you did wrong.
Each question is (typically)
worth one point. If a question has multiple answers, each of
those are worth a fraction of a point.
If you put in a wrong answer
for a question and ask to have it graded, you will be told it is
wrong and be ably to try again. However, if you put in the
correct answer on the second try, you get half credit. On the
third try, you get 1/3 credit, and so on.
If you have issues with the assignment, you can use the
"Ask your Teacher" button to send a message to your TA
and/or lecturer. You should make it clear which problem you are
talking about, and what, specifically, your issue is. Using "Ask
your teacher" is preferred to sending an email because your
question gets saved with your assignment.
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