Online Homework Information

A large portion of your homework assignments in AP Physics will be online homework from the University of Texas online homework service. To complete these assignments you will need to log-on to the UT website and download the assignment, work the problems and then submit your answers. The homework service will then grade your answer and tell you whether or not your answer is correct. You can then correct any problems you miss with a 7% penalty for each attempt per question after the first attempt. (Multiple choice questions deduct points based on the number of choices. Basically the more choices for a question the less you lose for missing the question.)

These assignments will be worth 30 points each, based on correctness. However, for this first assignment only, the assignment will be worth 20 points – although you can still score 30 points on it. This means you can start AP Physics with a 10 homework bonus points!!! Only answers submitted online will be scored.

This summer assignment is due Friday August 17 at 1:00 am CST. This is a hard deadline, which means there will be no way to submit your assignment after that time. It is not necessary for you to be online as you work on the questions. You will only need a computer to download or print your assignment and to submit your answers. I will schedule computer time prior to the due date to help you with your submissions. The library computer lab is also open each morning before school if you need access to a computer once school starts.

Setting up your account (If you already have an account, you can skip this step.):

1) Go to https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/ 2) Click on “Log in to Quest”. 3) Click on “I need a UT EID” 4) Click on “Get a UT EID” 5) Read the yellow box and click “continue”. 6) Answer the questions truthfully and then click “continue”. 7) Fill in the form (* means the field is required) and click “continue”. YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER AN E-MAIL ADDRESS!!!! I will use the homework system to email the class important information throughout the year and you will need an e-mail address to retrieve your password if you forget it. 8) If you are directed to a page that states “UT EID May Already Exist”, look over the list of possible UT EID’s. If one of them is yours from a previous class, check it and “claim” it. If not, click on “I don’t see my UT EID”. DO NOT CLAIM AN UT EID UNLESS IT IS REALLY YOURS!!!!! 9) Select reset questions 1, 2 & 3. Be sure you know the answers to these questions as they will be used to get you into your account should you forget your password. When finished click “continue”. 10) Set your password (follow the directions) and your password hint. Click “continue”. Note: Your password is case sensitive. 11) Check to see that the information is correct and then click “continue”. 12) You will be given your UTEID in a few seconds. Be patient. Make sure you record this so you will be able to remember it. 13) Log Off. Registering in your class:

1) Go to https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/ 2) Click on “Log in to Quest”. 3) Login using your UT EID and password. 4) Click on “Enroll in New Course”. 5) Please enter the unique # of the course you want to enroll in: AP Physics B (2012314). (Note: You will need to change the semester to Fall 2012 for a while) 6) Choose the correct Course. It will have Warren East High School in the name. 7) Log Off and wait for me to accept you into my course before getting your assignment. This may take a few days, so be patient.

Download Homework Assignment:

1) https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/ 8) Click on “Log in to Quest”. 2) Login using your UT EID and password. 3) Click on your course. (Note: You will need to change the semester to Fall 2012) 4) Choose “Summer Assignment 01” (or whatever homework you are on). 5) Print your assignment and pick it up off the printer.

Note: Your assignment is slightly different than everyone else’s in the class. You have the same type of questions, but they have different numbers.

Submitting Homework:

You actually submit your answer to each problem individually. This means you can work 1 or 2 problems and submit your answers before working on other problems. Your results will be saved each time you logout.

1) https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/ 9) Click on “Log in to Quest”. 2) Login using your UT EID and password. 3) Click on your course. (Note: You will need to change the semester to Fall 2012) 4) Choose “Summer Assignment 01” (or whatever homework you are on). 5) Submit your answers in the spaces on the right side of the screen. 6) When you are finished submitting answers, logout.

Notes on Submitting Numerical Answers:

1) Enter numbers as they appear on your calculator. At least 5 digits. 2) Use “e” to type numbers in scientific notation. For example: 1.25 x 108 would be submitted as 1.25e8. 3) Do not use units. These are usually specified in the problem. For example:”How far is it to Mars in miles?” Downloading Solutions:

After the due date has passed, you can get solutions to your homework.

1) https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/ 10) Click on “Log in to Quest”. 2) Login using your UT EID and password. 3) Click on your course. (Note: You will need to change the semester to Fall 2012) 4) Choose “homework01” (or whatever homework you are on). 5) There should be an option to download solutions after the time I have set for the solutions to become available.

One Last Note

You will be required to keep a notebook for this course. One of the sections in this notebook is for your online assignments. You will need to have a print-out of your assignments, the work you did to solve each problem and a printout of the solutions.

If you are having any difficulty getting your UTEID, registering in my class, getting your assignment, or entering answers into the homework service please e-mail me and I will get back with you as soon as I possibly can.

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