Course Key: MTPP-XP9P-NPDP
MindTap! In Your Course
Getting Started Guide
IMPORTANT INFORMATION INCLUDED
Signing into MindTap!
Step 1:
 Receive your COURSE KEY from your professor.
 The Course Key is how you find and access your MindTap course.
• Important: Not the same as an access code.
• Prof. Kopinska’s Course Key: MTPP-XP9P-NPDP
Step 2:
 Navigate to www.nelsonbrain.com
 This site is where you will find and access your MindTap course
materials.
Signing into MindTap!
STEP 3: Enter your Course Key (from step 1)
Caution: Do NOT enter an access code here!
Signing into MindTap!
Step 4:
Confirm your school, course and instructor information is
correct, then click continue
Signing into MindTap!
Step 5: Log into your NelsonBrain account or
Create a new account if you don’t already have one.
Signing into MindTap!
If you are creating a new account simply enter your
personal account information and click Continue.
Signing into MindTap!
Step 6:
You will arrive at your bookshelf (see below).
Click “Open”
Signing into MindTap!
Step 7A: IMPORTANT - If you have your 14-digit Access Code, enter it in the section
below listed ‘I have an Access Code’.
If you do not have an Access Code yet, you can click on ‘Take me to my course’. You will
need to provide an Access Code or pay to use this site once the free access has expired.
Signing into MindTap!
Step 7B: IMPORTANT - If the free access has expired, it will look similar to the
below screen. Enter in your Access Code, OR click on PAY NOW and you can
purchase an access code and gain access to your resource instantly.
Signing into MindTap!
You are now enrolled and have paid for your MindTap
course materials! To enter MindTap, click OPEN.
MindTap Homepage
From here, you will
be brought directly
into your MindTap
Course! This
customizable,
complete solution is
more than an eBook
and different from
any learning
management
system you’ve ever
used.
Click Enter to begin.
MindTap App Dock
The
comprehensive
library of
Learning Apps
gives you what
you need all
from a single
platform
MindTap Apps
My Notes App: access
the Evernote Notebook,
your notes, highlights,
and bookmarks
Flashcards App – study
with the chapter by
chapter flashcards OR
create your own
MindTap Learning Path Navigator (LPN)
The Learning Path
Navigator includes
Pre-Lecture and PostLecture study
resources for every
chapter
Signing into MindTap!
Problems with your Access Code or Course Key?
Need tech support?
Visit our website at http://www.nelson.com/support
Email: nelson.brain@nelson.com
Call: 1-800-268-2222