WeBWorK is a system that allows professors to put the homework problems and quizzes and exams on the web and allows students to solve these problems over the web.
Using WeBWorK, students may try to answer problems more than once.
After each try, a message appears telling the student whether the answer is correct or not. This allows students to try to find out what they did wrong and hopefully to understand the topic of the question better.
Each WeBWorK problem set is individualized (each student has a different version of each problem, for example the numerical values in the formulas may be slightly different).
Using WeBWorK is quite simple.
Below are the basic steps on how to get started.
NOTE: Most pages of WeBWorK also contain directions. Therefore, if you are ever unsure of what you should do, try reading the directions and descriptions on the page at which you are looking.
1. Find a computer with access to Netscape (or another browser, e.g. MSIE). It can be either your own or one in any of the University computer labs.
2. Open Netscape and go to the WeBWorK page for this course, address
http://hosted.webwork.rochester.edu/webwork2/UWYO_math1400
3. This will get you to the main page of this course. This
page includes necessary information about logging in.
4. Enter your login name
Usually, your login name is the same as your last name. Your initial password is a1.
5. If your login is incorrect, you will be told so, and you can return to the login page and try again.
If you login is correct you will see a page where you can do following:
o Look at and do the problems in a set via Netscape or Internet Explorer.
To do Set 1, for example, click on the 'Set 1' name.
On each line in the box, where all the sets are listed, after the set number, you can see whether the set is open or closed. If the set is open, that means that when you solve a problem, it will be counted towards your grade. If the set is closed, you can still solve problems, but your results will not be recorded. After the indication of whether the set is open or closed, there is additional information about the due date (if the set is open), or whether the answers are available (if the set is closed).
When the answers are available, you have the option of looking at correct answers when viewing a problem.
o Get a printout of the problem set.
To print out Set 1, for example, first select the set and click the ‘Download Hardcopy’ button. The download will be in pdf format which requires Acrobat reader or GSView to view and print.
o Look at a summary of your WeBWorK homework scores.
In the left side of the page there is a toolbar. Homework sets will take you to the list of all homework sets. Password/email lets you change your password or e-mail address. Grades lets you see your current scores for all available problem sets. Logout will end the session.
6. If you are printing out a problem set or looking at a summary of your homework scores, you are done. If you are viewing a problem set, you will see a page with the problems in the set you chose. To view and/or answer a problem, click on the number of the problem. Notice that there is a box on the left saying ‘view equations as images’. Don’t change this option
7. Once you choose a problem by clicking on its number, you will see the text of the problem with boxes for your answers. Enter your answers and click on the 'Preview Answer' button. This will let you see if you made error typing and WeBWork would warn you about some errors like missing a parenthesis. When you are satisfied, click on the ‘Submit answers’ button. If you are working on a problem set that is already closed, you will have the option to see the correct answer or a solution if one is available (currently only a few problems have solutions available). To see the correct answer and/or solution, just check the box(es) and click on the 'Submit Answer' button (you do not have to enter an answer to see the correct answer or solution). Once you have submitted an answer, you will be told whether your answer is correct or not. If not, you can try again. After you've tried a problem, you can either go to the next problem, the previous problem, or see the list of the problems again.
8. If you want to check the status of your problems (e.g. to double check that your answers have been recorded), use the "Homework Sets" button on the right of the page and the click on the name of the set to see the problem list page.
9. When you are finished, log out using the "Logout" button.
10. That's all, folks!
· What to do if you have problems with WeBWorK:
o If you have a problem logging in, contact your instructor .
o If you have a problem printing out a set, ask a consultant at a university computer lab.
o If you have comments about WeBWorK that you think can help us make WeBWorK better, click on the 'Feedback' button on any of the pages of WeBWorK.
· If you are logged on to WeBWorK for longer that 30 minutes without any activity, you will be asked to log in again. This is a security measure. You can resume your work after you logged back in. All your results from the last log in will be saved.