Using the WebAssign Web-Based Homework System

WebAssign will allow you to access your homework assignment, submit answers, and get feedback from any computer with a connection to the Internet, and a Web browser. You can access the WebAssign login page at: http://webassign.net/student

Login instructions

Username => (All Caps) the first three letters of your first name and up to the 1^st five letters of your last name

Examples:

– John Smit => JOHSMIT

– John Smithsonian => JOHSMITH

Institution => (lower case) ucf

Password => last 5 numbers of your Student ID #
(If this password does not work, contact your instructor)

Then click Submit

This will bring up your assignments’ page.

· You may change your password by clicking on the link Change Password and then following the directions on screen.

· Next, register your WebAssign license (AKA WebAssign access code) by clicking on the HERE link, under announcements, and then entering your license number in the box that comes up with the registration page. You must enter your license number by the end of the third week of classes, September 7^th, 2001.

· Note: you need to purchase a WebAssign license ($6.75) at the campus bookstore, from the cashiers nearest to the textbook section. If you have any trouble, contact Chris Lee in the textbook department of the campus bookstore.

· Now you are ready to start your first assignment.

The first assignment is typically Intro to WebAssign for Physics Students.

• Clicking on Guide will bring up an online manual to using WebAssign
• Read the Guide before starting the Intro assignment
• Complete each problem by selecting or filling in the correct response.
• When you have finished entering your responses, click on Submit and WebAssign will immediately grade your assignment. It will then tell you which problems you got right and which you got wrong. You can rework the problems and then resubmit to improve your score. The number of submissions is set by the instructor.

Tips On Using WebAssign

Before you start working with WebAssign, please note the following tips:

· Most standard Web connections should work with WebAssign. We recommend that you use Netscape version 4.5 or later, with a 28.8 Kbps modem or better. AOL 4.0 does not work with WebAssign, but AOL 5.0 does.

· Bookmark only http://webassign.net/student

· If you skip the login page, WebAssign will not know who is taking the assignment!

· Turn on or enable "cookies." WebAssign must check who you are every time you make a request; it does this by passing a cookie to your computer.

· Before starting WebAssign, quit any browsers and open a new copy. If you simply close the browser window or open a new window, login information contained in the cookie may not be yours. Likewise, to prevent losing credit for the work you have done, you must close the browser when you are finished.

· When working on an assignment, use the navigational buttons provided by WebAssign. Pressing the browser's Back button or Reload button can cause you to submit an incomplete assignment inadvertently.

· Make sure that your browser has both JavaScript and Java enabled. Some versions of Internet Explorer do not work with the Java applets; for this reason, please use version 4 or later. Not all questions use Java applets, but if you get a question with an applet, make sure you wait until the applet is fully loaded before clicking Start Animation.

· Unless otherwise specified, WebAssign is looking for an answer with 3 significant figures within 1% of the correct answer. Only the last submission answers count towards your grade.

· The best way to use WebAssign is to first look up the assignment and print it out. Log-out and work the problems out on paper. Then come back to WebAssign and enter your answers. Keep your written problems solutions in case of difficulties with the system.