1. Before registering for mastering chemistry you need…
• a student access kit which comes with a newly purchased textbook or, if you don’t purchase a new text,
you need to purchase a student access code from the bookstore
• the course ID which is
CHEM1050ThompsonF10
• your student ID
• your MUN e-mail address, which ends
in @mun.ca
2. To register for mastering chemistry
go to www.masteringchemistry.com
and you will see the website to the
right
Click on the “Students” tab
3. You will get to a website with the following on it. If you do not have an access code, purchase one
from the bookstore. If you have an access code click on the “Yes I have an access” code circle then
click “Continue”.
4. On the page that comes up read through the licensing agreement and click
bottom of the page.
5. On the next page click
the “No” circle. The
webpage will automatically
change…
at the
6.
Fill in all the information:
•
•
•
a unique login name (your e-mail address is best so you will remember)
a password that you will remember
And enter your access code.
•
Then press Next at the bottom.
KEEP YOUR
INFORMATION,
PASSWORD ETC
PRIVATE!!! TELL NO
ONE!!
7.
Fill in all the information
asked of you. Unclick the
little box at the bottom unless
you want Pearson to e-mail
you.
Click “Next”
Use “other” if Memorial
doesn’t show up
8. Print the following page to be safe, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
9. On this page you can also click
10. In the future, when you login, you will go to www.masteringchemistry.com and fill in your login name
and password.
When you login do not let windows remember your password unless you are working on your
own private computer!!!
11. When you first login you will see the following.
Click that you have a
Course ID and then enter
it.
Your course ID is
CHEM1050ThompsonF10
12. Enter your student ID.
You are now registered and are ready to start doing assignments on Mastering Chemistry.
13. Keep track of the due dates!! Do not wait till the due dates to do the assignments, do them as
far in advance as you can. You need to register and do the first assignment before Friday night.
The first three assignments worth marks are due by the dates listed. Severe late penalties are
implemented. These assignments are regular to keep up with the work in the lectures and some
are even on material not yet covered!!!! You have unlimited chances to do each question
assignments but marks are deducted (2% of question mark, minimal) for each wrong answer.
Wrong answers to multiple choice questions are deducted at a rate of 100%/number of options.
If you open a hint you will lose 1% of the question mark. If you do not open a hint for the
question you get a 2% bonus per question.
The assignments are designed to ensure you get practice doing problems and you have an
opportunity to convince yourself you understand the course material. Mistakes areminimally
penalized and only so you don’t just keep guessing at the answer. Don’t be afraid to make
mistakes and keep “trying” not guessing to get the right answer. These assignments are worth
6% of your final grade but doing them regularly and learning from your mistakes WILL increase
your understanding and your marks on tests and exams. They are, therefore worth a lot!!
% Online Assignment Grade
• research (and much experience) shows that if you keep up with the course content (doing regular
problem sets) you will learn more and be better prepared for the exam
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Grade in CHEM1050
• of course getting a good mark in the online assignments is not sufficient for you to acheive a great
mark in this course. Regular attendance at lecture and doing other homework, like questions from
your text and the Flynn worksheets and studying for tests and exams is necessary for high marks.
• if you are having problems with questions, do some work first. Go to your text, look at/do some
examples and go back to your assignment. If you are still stuck, print out the assignment and bring
your attempted solution to your instructor or the help centre.
• don’t just guess at the answers!
• don’t guess
• if it was wrong once, it
will be wrong again
-42%
for
guessing
Other Features in Mastering Chemistry
electronic
text
study
area