Homework and Key Pad Instructions for Physics 161
A. Syllabus/Schedule on Morrison’s website: Go to http://panda.unm.edu/ 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.
6.Click Submit. You will be asked if you would like to enroll in a class now.
7.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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Log on to WebCT.
Click the link for your class using CPS, and choose Register Pad.
Select your school from the drop-down menu.
Click Choose Course.
Enter your serial pad number in the space provided.
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.
7.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.
7.
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: www.einstruction.com, Customer Support
Phone: 888.333.7532
User Actions
Lights
Turn the
Both lights blink once when the pad is on. The red light continues to blink
response pad on
by holding down
until you join the class.
the Power button.
When you press Join, the red light will stay on. The red light flashes after
Join your class
by pressing Join,
each digit you press. When you press Send, the red light will blink quickly
your class’
until CPS detects your response. Once CPS detects your response and you
channel number,
join the class, the green light will be solid for 5 seconds and then faintly
and Send.
pulse.
Respond to a
Watch the red light, which blinks each time you press a key, to make sure
question by
CPS records your response. The green and red lights blink simultaneously
entering your
until CPS receives your response, then the green light will be solid for 5
answer and
seconds.
pressing Send.
If your confirmation answer is the same as your original answer, the green
Confirm an
answer (optional)
light will be solid for 5 seconds. If your response differs, the red light will be
by reentering your
solid for 5 seconds. The LED light states for confirming and answer do not
answer and
apply in SMA* mode. In SMA mode, use your corresponding pad number on
pressing Send.
the onscreen Feedback Grid to confirm your response.
Turn your pad
off by holding the
As you hold the Power button down, both lights will stay on for a few
Power button
seconds and then go off. The pad will turn off automatically if it is out of
down for at least
range of the receiver for 5 minutes.
4 seconds.
* 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:
www.masteringphysics.com, 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 IE as
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 www.masteringphysics.com
2. Click on the cover of the 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:
support@masteringphysics.com 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: webster@unm.edu (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 http://ereserves.unm.edu/courseindex.asp 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.