WeBWorK is a system that allows professors to put the homework problems on the web and allows students to solve these problems over the web.  Using WeBWorK, students may try to answer homework problems more than once.  After each try, a message appears telling whether the answer is correct or not. This allows students to try to find out what they did wrong and, I hope, to understand the question better.

In class, we will briefly discuss using WebWork.  Then you should look at the more detailed information at  Introduction to WeBWork for Students.

When you are actually ready to use WeBWorK, you can sign on.  Go to WeBWork Courses  (http://webwork.wustl.edu/ ).  You will probably want to bookmark this page on your own computer.  Choose your course (Math 131) and login. 

• First Time Logging On
  
  To log on to the system you will need a username and a password. Your username is your 6-digit WU Student Id Number and this is also your initial password. This is a terrible choice of password and so after logging in the first time, you should immediately: 

• Change your password to something else! 

• Update your email address to ensure that we send your mail to the right place.

• What if I forget my password?

          Send an e-mail your instructor who will be able to reset your password.  Alternatively, you can email webwork@math.wustl.edu


There will be a set of "demo" problems available on September 1.  They are simply to let you practice how to enter answers in WebWork.  Generally, the syntax is pretty much like that on a graphing calculator---for example,  x^2  is entered to represent x²  and sqrt(x) is used to represent "the square root of x."  The solutions you "submit" for these demo questions will not actually be counted toward your WebWork score for the course.

On Monday, September 6 (even though it's a holiday) the first real WebWork problem set HW1 will be "open" for you to start working on. You should open HW1 and 
print out a copy for yourself. You may work on the problems during the following week. The deadline for submitting answers will be 5 p.m. on the following Monday, September 13.
When you submit the answers to some or all problems, WeBWorK will let you know whether or not your answer is correct.  If it is wrong, you are free to try again as many times as you like up to the deadline. 

The pattern "appear Monday, due by 5pm the next Monday" will be the general pattern throughout the course.  The Daily Assignments page will keep reminding you of the dates.

Some WeBWorK problems may be the same for everyone.  Other problems will be randomized.

Each question will be worth 1 point. At the end of the semester, your total WeBWorK score will be converted to a percentage WEBSCORE.
WEBSCORE will count for 10% of your grade in the course.

WeBWorK functions on an "honor system."  It is expected that you will do and submit your own work.  If there are indications (from the computer system, or otherwise) that you are not doing so, it will constitute an academic integrity violation.