Homework and Key Pad Instructions for Physics 161

Homework and Key Pad Instructions for Physics 161

A. Syllabus/Schedule on Morrison’s website: Go to and click on “Classes”, “PandA Schedules”, “Summer 2006”, scroll down and click on “General Physics II” for the Syllabus/Schedule.

B. Text and other material.Mandatory Text: University Physics by Young & Freedman, 11th ed. Various text supplements are available and may be helpful but are not required. However, purchase and use of a keypad and Mastering Physics (MP) (discussed in class and elsewhere in this syllabus) are required. MP comes free with new texts purchased in the bookstore. But if you bought a used text or obtained your text elsewhere you will have to purchase MP (details on the syllabus handout). You will need a simple calculator with trig functions. You will need to bring the calculator to class. If you have a fancy calculator make sure you know how to use it. I can't give you much help with a fancy calculator use since I have never taken the trouble to learn how to operate anything but a simple calculator. We will also use keypads and MP as discussed in the syllabus handout.

C. Class participation (Keypads): The keypad system should help you learn physics. Research shows that this system has significant payoff for student learning. As a side benefit it gives you the opportunity for an easy class participation grade. Here is the plan: You will purchase a keypad at the bookstore and then register it online.You will get your Student ID when you register your keypad. Your pad number is your Student ID. The “class key” is F19018A648. The keypad system will allow you to choose answers to questions during class. There may be one or several questions during a typical class. If you participate (I won't grade your answer, I just want to know if you participate) for all the questions during a class then you will receive a 10 for that class. If you respond to 1 of 2 questions in a class where there are two keypad questions, you will receive a lower score and your score for no participation for a class will be a zero. If I see that some students are not taking the keypad classwork seriously then I may give keypad quizzes where your score is based on getting the correct answer. We may have something like 35 to 40 keypad days during the semester.There will be a severe penalty for both parties if someone brings in an absent student's keypad and uses it to give a participation grade to the absent student.

Student Instructions

You will need:

• Class Key: F19018A648
• Internet connection
• Enrollment Code/coupon (from your new McGraw Hill textbook or your school bookstore) or
• Method of Payment (Credit Card or personal check from U.S. bank)

Enrolling through CPSOnline

Create an Account

1. Go to cpsonline.einstruction.com.
2. Click the Students button.
3. Select your school from the drop-down menu and click Choose Course.
4. Enter your serial pad number in the space provided.
5. Enter your CPSOnline username and password: if you haven’t used CPSOnline before, create your username and password in the space provided.

NOTE: If you include your email address, eInstruction will send you a reminder email that contains your username and password.

1. Click Submit. You will be asked if you would like to enroll in a class now.
2. Click Yes to enroll and No to view your account information and log out.

Enroll in a class

1. Enter your Class Key in the space provided. If you have a code, enter it in the Code box. Note that a code is not required.
2. Click Submit. If you entered an Enrollment Code, skip to step 5. If you did not have an Enrollment Code, choose from the following: access for this class only, access to all classes for a semester, two-year subscription, or lifetime subscription. Click Continue.
3. Fill in your billing information and click Continue.
4. To join an additional CPSOnline class, click the Enroll in a class button from the Main Menu.
5. Once you have finished enrolling in all of your classes, click Log Out. So that CPSOnline properly records your information, log out of CPSOnline.

NOTE: If you enroll in more than one class using CPS, your response pad may have a different assigned number for each class. Note your assigned response pad number after you enroll for each class, and use the reminder emails to keep track of your information.

Enrolling through WebCT

1. Log on to WebCT.
2. Click the link for your class using CPS, and choose Register Pad.
3. Select your school from the drop-down menu.
4. Click Choose Course.
5. Enter your serial pad number in the space provided.
6. Enter your CPSOnline username and password: if you haven’t used CPSOnline before, create your username and password in the space provided.

NOTE: If you include your email address, eInstruction will send you a reminder email that contains your username and password.

1. Click Submit. Confirm your enrollment with the pop-up window that appears.

Enrolling through Blackboard

1. Log on to your Blackboard account.
2. Click the Course tab and choose Tools.
3. Click CPS Connection.
4. Click Register Class.
5. Enter your serial pad number in the space provided.
6. Enter your CPSOnline username and password: if you haven’t used CPSOnline before, create your username and password in the space provided.

NOTE: If you include your email address, eInstruction will send you a reminder email that contains your username and password.

1. Click Submit. Confirm your enrollment with the pop-up window that appears.

Using CPSRF in your class

Use the Action table and button descriptions on the other side of these instructions for help operating your response pad.

Contact eInstruction Technical Support

Live Chat: Customer Support

Phone: 888.333.7532

User Actions

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Lights

Turn the response pad on by holding down the Power button. / Both lights blink once when the pad is on. The red light continues to blink until you join the class.
Join your class by pressing Join, your class’ channel number, and Send. / When you press Join, the red light will stay on. The red light flashes after each digit you press. When you press Send, the red light will blink quickly until CPS detects your response. Once CPS detects your response and you join the class, the green light will be solid for 5 seconds and then faintly pulse.
Respond to a question by entering your answer and pressing Send. / Watch the red light, which blinks each time you press a key, to make sure CPS records your response. The green and red lights blink simultaneously until CPS receives your response, then the green light will be solid for 5 seconds.
Confirm an answer (optional) by reentering your answer and pressing Send. / If your confirmation answer is the same as your original answer, the green light will be solid for 5 seconds. If your response differs, the red light will be solid for 5 seconds. The LED light states for confirming and answer do not apply in SMA* mode. In SMA mode, use your corresponding pad number on the onscreen Feedback Grid to confirm your response.
Turn your pad off by holding the Power button down for at least 4 seconds. / As you hold the Power button down, both lights will stay on for a few seconds and then go off. The pad will turn off automatically if it is out of range of the receiver for 5 minutes.

* SMA stands for “student managed assessment.” In this mode, students answer questions at their own pace, generally from a hardcopy document while progress for each student is tracked onscreen.

Using the Response Pad Buttons

Alphanumeric: These buttons (0-9 and A-J) are used to perform various functions including answering multiple-choice and numeric questions.

*: Press this button followed by the Send button in SMA to scroll through the questions in your lesson. Press ◄ or ► to stop scrolling.

+/-: Press this button to make a response negative.If you press this button twice, your answer will be out of the acceptable range of answers and you have to reenter your answer.

C: Press this button to clear your answer and start again. Pressing this button will not affect answers that have already been sent.

: Use this button to add decimals to numeric answers.

◄►: Use these buttons in SMA mode to move to the previous or next question.

Join: Press this button followed by the class’s channel number and Send to join the class.

Send: Use this button to send responses.

D. Homework , Registering with MasteringPhysics:

We will use MasteringPhysics, an online homework companion to your textbook, for this course. Your instructor will provide you with a Course ID and Student ID you will need in order to register for MasteringPhysics. You will also need your school zip code. Enter your instructor’s Course ID, your Student ID, and your school Zip Code here:

Course ID is: MPMORRISON002 (the letter“O” in Morrison, followed by 3 zeros)

Your Student ID is: your Pad ID obtained registering your keypad

The Zip Code is: 87131

You will need an access code to register for MasteringPhysics. You can get an access code in three ways:

1.Purchase a new textbook (A Student Access Kit with access codes comes with the textbook).

2.Purchase a Student Access Kit separately (approximately $36) in the bookstore.

3.Purchase a Student Access Kit separately (approximately $36) online. Go to: , click on the cover image of the textbook you are using, and then click on the “Buy Now” button. You will need your instructor's Course ID to complete the online purchase process. If you select this option, skip to Step-by-step Log-in Instructions below.

Once you have your access code, and the Course ID and Student ID given above, follow the registration instructions below. You only register ONCE, and will login subsequently using your personal login name and password.

Browser Recommendations

Internet Explorer is preferred over Netscape Navigator. America Online users should use IEas their browser window (connect to the Internet with AOL, then minimize the AOL browser window and open Internet Explorer or Netscape).

Step-by-Step Registration Instructions

1. Go to

2. Click on the cover ofthe book in you are using.

3. Click on “Register” button.

4.You are a new user, so leave that field checked. Enter the 6-word access code (from your textbook) in the boxes. One word in each of the 6-boxes. Click the “Next” button.

5.Fill in your school zip code, and select your country from the drop-down menu. Click “Next” when finished.

6.Fill in your personal information and select a school from the drop-down menu. Select a personal login name and password – which you will use for the duration of this course when using this website. Select an answer to a security question. Click “Next”.

7.Print out your confirmation page for future reference. You will also be emailed this information. Click on the “Log In Now” button and use the login name and password you just created.

Important Contact Information

For technical support, contact Addison-Wesley Technical Support:

General Tech Support:

MasteringPhysics Tech Support:

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm EDT

Computer (not physics) Help for Keypads and Mastering Physics:Cathy Webster
Cathy is available by appointment only. You can contact her at her as follows:
email: (BEST WAY)
phone: 277-1464
In Mastering Physics, always answer numerical questions with 3 significant figures unless the problem specifically requests that you do otherwise.

CAUTION: Do not wait until the last minute to work and submit your Mastering Physics homework. It is a computer based system. Things go wrong with computers. I will not accept "computer problems" as an excuse for not being able to submit Mastering Physics homework on time. Many students submit Mastering Physics homework several days early. They consult me in office hours first and have plenty of margin to deal with computer problems.

Homework. Homework will be due 2 0r 3 times a week most of the time. That adds up to a lot of homework assignments. In a class this size I can't handle late homework no matter what the excuse.There are no make-up homeworks and there are no make-up keypad exercises. If you miss class then you have a zero for that day's keypad no matter what the reason is that you missed class. If you miss a homework deadline (no matter what the reason) then you can submit late homework up to 48 hours. However your score is reduced by the Mastering Physics system gradually over the 48 hour period to zero.

There are two types of homework that will be assigned. The first type is the traditional homework that comes from the end of the chapter or a handed out problem or worksheet. The traditional homework will not be handed in nor graded and will not be part of your homework grade. The second type is the on online system called Mastering Physics (MP); most of the MP will be graded but not all MP will be graded.. Read more about MP on the syllabus handout.
In MP make sure that you submit answers using 3 significant figures (except for the occasional MP problem that specifically asks for something else). Otherwise you may be marked wrong even it you do everything else "correct". I will give you unlimited tries to submit each answer. However, there will be a modest penalty for each wrong submission (initially 3%). Bonus points can be earned by not using problem hints (initially 2%). Do not wait until the last minute to go online and work MP. Computers and Websites experience technical problems. You need to work well in advance of the deadlines so that last minute glitches do not cause your homework to be late. Computer problems and Website problems are not a valid excuse for late homework. My best students never have late homework although they do experience computer and Website problems. They work their homework early so they have time to overcome computer problems and to get help with the physics. If you wait until the last minute to work the MP problems you will not have time to get help with the problems.

I will not tolerate students working homework (especially discussing homework together) during class. Students who bother me (and other students) by talking during class or by working on homework during class will be asked to leave the class. I don't like to do this but I have had to ask students to leave class.
Each and every homework problem is important. This course emphasizes problem solving; solving the problems will help you learn physics. I encourage you to work in groups and to talk about the problems (with classmates, with CAPS tutors, with SI, with other tutors, with friends or with me). But when all is said and done, you must know the concept behind each problem and how it is applied to solve the problem.
I will put worked out solutions for the non MP homework either on the class bulletin board or on the library website after the due date. If we use the library website I will give you the password for library website in class.
If you wait until the last minute to attempt the problems or if you merely copy someone’s homework, you won’t succeed. You need to have gone through the sometimes long and frustrating thought processes (correcting many mistakes) in working the problems to really learn the material so you can be successful in the course.