Quick introduction to Webassign
  • After you have logged into Webassign, under "My classes" drop down menu, select our class. You will then be able to access current assignments, grades etc.
  • Under the Help menu at the top of the page you can read about various aspects of using Webassign.
  • When you open up a homework assignment, you will see various boxes need to be filled in with answers. Sometimes the answers are numerical (like "1.25" or "5/4"), sometimes symbolic (like " 2x + x2 "). When you need to enter such an answer a palette will pop up to help with this. (See also "How to enter Math in Web assign").
  • When you open a homework assignment, you have the option to submit an answer OR save your work for later. You can also print out the entire homework, work on it away from the computer, then return and enter answers later.
  • On most questions, you are allowed 5 tries to get it correct. After that, the correct answer pops up and you are given 0 on that particular submission.
  • When you have logged in to your account on Webassign, you can also go to the link labeled "Guide" at the top of the page for answers to a lot of common questions you may have.
  • You will have nearly identical homework assignments as the other Math 120 classes; the difference lies in the fact that many of the problems have "randomized" numbers in them. For example, on a particular problem your homework may involve working with the equation

    2 x2 + 3y2 = 7

    However, when you look at your friends homework, the same problem instead might involve the equation

    3 x2 + 5y2 = 7

    These slight randomized changes insure that no single answer key can be posted online for everyone to use.