UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
HOMEWORK SYSTEM (QUEST)
GENERAL PHYSICS 1
PHY2049
Off Campus Student Enrollment.
• The unique number of the course is 12049 (Spring 2016).
• If you have not already done so, obtain a UT EID from http://www.utexas.edu/eid.
NEVER obtain a second EID.
If you give the EID system bogus information, you may not be able to retrieve your EID nor the password
in the future. If your email address changes, you need to return to this URL and update it.
To Enroll.
• Log into http://quest.cns.utexas.edu/student. You will be sent to the EID system for your EID and
password.
Operation.
This course makes use of the web-based Quest content delivery and homework server system maintained
by The University of Texas at Austin. Use of the homework service requires a $30 charge per student,
which goes towards the maintenance and operation of the system. Please go to
http://quest.cns.utexas.edu
to logon to the Quest system for this class, using your UT EID and password. AT some time during the
second or third week, when you logon to Quest, you will be asked to pay via credit card on a secure
payment site. You will have up to 15 days to pay while continuing to use Quest. Quest provides mandatory
instructional material for this course. For payment questions, send email to:
quest.fees@cns.utexas.edu.
We regret having to charge for this service but it is significantly cheaper than most other homework
systems.
Due date times.
All assignment due date times are in Central Standard Time (CST).
View assignments (PDF files).
To view assignments you will need to be able to view PDF files.
Numbers.
(a) Numeric input: On "numeric" questions, you input ONE NUMBER -- integer, decimal or scientific
notation.
(b) Significant digits and precision: The computer carries out all calculations to at least six significant
digits. Do not round off intermediate calculations or your final answer. Six digits are shown in solutions.
To be scored as correct, an answer must be within 1% of the computer's answer (except for an
answer of zero, which must be exact). You will be informed of any exceptions to this tolerance.
(c) Scientific/Engineering notation ("times 10 to the power"): Very large or very small numbers may be
input with "scientific notation," e.g., +3.56e-10, which is 3.56 times ten to the negative tenth power.
However, 468 (or 468.0) is just as good as +4.68e+02 or +4.68E+02.
If you encounter any problems you should refer to the Quest Student FAQs at
http://cns.utexas.edu/quest/support/student/