The course uses an online homework system called WebClass , and your homework is graded and recorded by the system. You can get to WebClass by going to the link https://www.mathclass.org . Information about WebClass is found at the link webclass_information.html . Before you try to login to WebClass, be sure to read the information on this page. Be sure you have Cookies and Popups enabled on your browser. After you login, select the web homework link. This will take you to your MA123 class where you do your homework.
Each student has an individual, Personal Version of the web-based homework assignments to work and submit. For each problem set there is also a Common Version similar to the personal version. Everyone gets the same Common Version. Problems on the Common Version are the ones most likely to be discussed in class. You are expected to solve the Personal Version on your own without help.
You may attempt a problem as many times as you like. Only your final (and hopefully correct!) answer will be recorded for your homework grade. Additional attempts at a problem need not be made in the same online session, so you can reattempt the problem after getting help from your instructor, in the Mathskeller, or in the Study at the Complex Commons. If you submit the correct answer to a problem before the due date, you receive full credit for the problem.
Caution: The homework policy is generous in that you can attempt a homework problem as many times as needed. After each attempt, the computer tells you whether your answer is correct or not. During an exam, there is no immediate feedback. You must answer the question correctly the first time. In order to be well prepared for the exam, you must be able to work a problem correctly the first time without receiving feedback that a mistake has been made. Practice the homework problems enough so that you can do this. Receiving a high score in the homework might not be enough preparation for the exams if many of the homework problems were worked correctly only after multiple attempts.
If you submit an incorrect answer to a homework problem, the first thing to check is the syntax you used to submit the answer. A typo will obviously result in an incorrect answer. If you check the syntax carefully, and your answer is still incorrect, go back and rework the problem. It is often better to work other problems first, since it is quite easy to make the same error over and over. If after several attempts, you do not get a correct answer, then get help from your instructor or from a tutor in the Study or Mathskeller. Although the answers to all problems have been checked, it is still possible that there is an error in the system.
Homework will generally be due twice a week at midnight. The due dates are indicated on the homework sets. It is your responsibility to check these dates. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE EVENING OF THE DUE DATE to do the homework. No homework can be accepted late. If you miss class for a University trip, you must complete your assignments ahead of the due date.
In addition to the online homework, your instructor might give quizzes during class. If this is the case, your instructor will inform you how these quizzes will contribute to the 100 points in the homework category for your section. Note that class attendance is mandatory for MA123. You will not be allowed to make up missed quizzes unless you have a valid university excuse. If you anticipate an excused absence you must notify your instructor in writing two weeks before the absence.