# | Due Date | Written Homework |
---|---|---|
Oct. 2 | No homework due this week | |
1 | Oct. 9 | Written Homework 1 |
2 | Oct. 16 | Written Homework 2 |
3 | Oct. 23 | Written Homework 3 |
4 | Oct. 30 | HW4 is just WebAssign, no written homework |
5 | Nov. 6 | Written Homework 5 |
6 | Nov. 13 | Written Homework 6 |
7 | Nov. 20 | Written Homework 7 |
8 | Nov. 27 | Written Homework 8 |
9 | Thu Dec. 6 | Written Homework 9 |
WebAssign access code and grace period:
- At the beginning of the quarter, WebAssign accounts will be created for all students enrolled or waitlisted. If you add/waitlist later, it may take a couple of business days until we are notified and create your account. Please contact the instructor if necessary.
- Login to TritonEd and select this specific class:
Fall 2018
Math 20C - Calculus&Analyt Geom/Sci&Engnr - Tesler [FA18]- Go to the "Tools" page and select "Access WebAssign".
- The first time you access WebAssign for this class, you will also need to create a "Cengage account" or login to your Cengage account if you already have one. TritonEd will remember your Cengage account info, so you won't normally have to re-enter it. If you take another class using WebAssign, you should link it to the same Cengage account. (Cengage is the company that owns WebAssign.)
- On subsequent logins, you can either login to TritonEd and select "Access WebAssign", or you can login with your Cengage account at webassign.net.
- When you logout of WebAssign, it goes to WebAssign's direct login screen, instead of bringing you back to TritonEd. Just close the window.
- These instructions previously stated your account name should show as username::app-173@ucsd. That's how it worked last school year, but apparently it has changed and may show differently. However, if it shows as username@ucsd.edu@ucsd, then something is wrong; see the instructions below on clearing cookies.
Problems logging in:
- See the course syllabus for options to get an access code for WebAssign, whether with the book or separately.
- WebAssign has a grace period with free access for the first two weeks of class. After that, you either need to enter your access code (if you bought the book bundled with a code) or purchase access within WebAssign (after first logging in through TritonEd as described above). If you are waitlisted or still working out your schedule and not sure if you'll stay in the class, then hold off on entering the code until required.
- If you already have a multi-term access code to this textbook (because you took Math 20C before, for example) then you may use the same code. If possible, you should use the same account for each class. If you were using a different account, then contact WebAssign's Customer Support to transfer the code.
- If you used WebAssign before, it may not be the same WebAssign account. Please login to WebAssign for this class via TritonEd as described above.
- WebAssign has different ways to set up class accounts. We're doing it through TritonEd. We are not using a "Course Key" with self-enrollment. If you get to a screen requiring a "Course Key" when trying to login, then something went wrong. Please try logging in again through TritonEd.
- Some students reported that when they login to WebAssign via TritonEd, it didn't show this class. If this happens, log out of WebAssign and TritonEd, clear your browser's cookies, and try again. If it still doesn't work, try WebAssign's instructions on configuring your browser.
- If these DYI solutions don't work, please contact WebAssign's technical support and Prof. Tesler for help.
Warnings:
- Use the "Help" link within WebAssign for info on using WebAssign.
- Assignments will be posted weekly on the "Home" page. Click on an assignment name to get started. Use "Print Assignment" if you want to print it out.
- Most problems have multiple versions (such as different numbers, scrambled multiple choice order, etc.), so different students have different versions of the questions.
- Submit each problem (or problem part) through its own separate "Submit Answer" button, as you do the problem. If a "Submit Answer" button covers multiple parts, then complete all parts it covers before submitting it. The score grid at the top will update as you submit each problem.
- You can skip problems and return to them later.
- There is no time limit on individual problems, but all problems must be completed by the assignment deadline.
- You may retry most problems if you get them wrong, but the number of tries is limited, particularly on multiple choice, true/false, and matching problems. Click on "⊕ x/y points" next to a problem for details, or on "Previous Answers" to see your previous attempts. You may also practice on another version of the problem if one is available.
- If you believe that WebAssign is grading a problem incorrectly or that there is an error in a question, please report it to the instructor.
- WebAssign does not have detailed solutions for this textbook. Check the student solutions manual to see if a similar problem has a worked-out solution. "MarsVectorCalc6 1.1.009" indicates the problem is adapted from our textbook, Chapter 1.1, problem 9, but may have changes such as different numbers. Solutions for selected problems will be posted in a folder in the Content area on TritonEd.
- Avoid the "Submit Assignment" button at the bottom; it is not needed if you submit each problem as you do it. Waiting until the end to submit runs the risk of losing work (e.g., if you lose your internet connection or your session expires).
- The "Submit Answer" buttons on individual problems may also simultaneously submit any other answers that you modified, which potentially could change an answer from right to wrong. For example, if a multiple choice problem has interactive graphs, and you submit one answer choice but then continue exploring the other choices, it may change your answer and use up your second try.
For some questions, the "calcPad" menu appears when you click in an answer box. This lets you enter mathematical expressions/formulas with special formatting and symbols. Here are a few examples to get you started, but this is not a complete list:
- To enter square root of 42:
Keyboard: Type "sqrt" to generate the square root symbol, and then type "42". Do not enter the quotation marks. To move in or out of the square root, use the arrow keys on your keyboard or click in the appropriate place with your mouse.
calcPad: Click on "Operations", select the square root symbol, and type "42".
- To enter vector 2i-3j:
The "i" and "j" keys on the keyboard will not work for this purpose. Instead, type "2"; click on the "Vectors" menu and select "i"; type "-3"; and select "j" on the "Vectors" menu.
Or you may use the other vector notation and just type an answer without using the calcPad menu: "(2,-3)" in 2D or "(2,-3,0)" in 3D. You have to use parentheses; it will not accept "<2,-3>" notation.
- The formula below may be entered using the keyboard only; using calcPad; or by intermixing these methods.
Keyboard:
Type "(1,pi,3)/". After hitting the slash, it goes into fraction mode and puts the cursor in the denominator.
Type "sqrt" and it shows a square root symbol.
Type "pi^2", which it will show in mathematical notation.
To get out of the superscript, use the right or down arrow, or click in the appropriate position with your mouse.
Type "+10".
calcPad:
Click on "Operations" and select the icon showing a fraction.
Click on the top or bottom of the fraction to enter a value there.
Click on the top. Type "(1,pi,3)". Or type "(1," and then click on "Greek" and select the pi symbol, then continue typing ",3)".
Click on the bottom. Click on "Operations" and select square root.
You may enter the denominator using the keyboard as described above, or continue using calcPad as described below.
Select "Greek" and select the pi symbol.
Click on "Operations" and select the icon of one box to the power of another box. Type "2" in the exponent.
To get out of the subscript, use the right or down arrow, or click in the appropriate position with your mouse.
Type "+10".
- For more info on calcPad: documentation, reference (including keyboard equivalents), examples.
- Our textbook uses log(u) for natural logarithm instead of ln(u), so in WebAssign questions for our book, log(u) means natural log rather than log base 10. However, in answers that require a logarithm, WebAssign will accept both log(u) and ln(u) for natural log.
WebAssign (for homework scores):Gradescope (for midterm scores):
- You may view a score within an assignment in real-time as you're working on it.
- Click on "My Assignments" and then select "All Assignments" to see all of your homework scores.
- Click on "Grades" and then the number under "Category Grades" to see your homework percentages combined. Assignments are not included in this until after they are due (usually the next day).
TritonEd:
- Midterm scores are in Gradescope, not in WebAssign's gradebook.
- The TritonEd gradebook will only be used at the end of the quarter.