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.
Send an e-mail your
instructor who will be able to reset your password.
Alternatively, you
can
email webwork@math.wustl.edu
Once you log-in to WebWork you will see
a set of "demo" problems available.
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 Wednesday 1/18
the first real WebWork problem set H1
will be "open" for you to start working on. You should log-in to
WebWork and open H1 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 Monday, 1/30.
When you submit the
answers to some or all
problems, WeBWorK will let you know whether 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 through the rest of the course. The The Lesson Schedule 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 16% 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.
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