Overview:
Mastering Physics is an on-line tutoring and homework system developed specifically for University Physics courses. It will provide individualized on-line tutoring by responding to incorrect answers, and providing hints for solving multi-step problems. It will also give immediate and up-to-date assessment of progress, and show where more practice is needed.

In this course you will use Mastering Physics for a significant portion of your homework assignments. When you purchase a new textbook, you will get an access code to allow you to use Mastering Physics for 24 months (two years). It is likely that you will use this access code for the rest of the physics sequence 255/256, 265/266

Using Mastering Physics for the first time:

• Navigate to the Mastering Physics website at http://www.masteringphysics.com/
• Click on the icon for our textbook.
• If you purchased a new textbook with a Mastering Physics access code, then click on the Register button. If you purchased a used textbook then you will need to click on Buy Now to purchase an access code.
• Click on the "No, I am a new user" radio button.
• Open you Student Access Kit for Mastering Physics to revel the Student Access Code. Enter the code in the spaces provided.
• Enter your contact information and enter 42101 for the School zip code. Click the Next button.
• Select WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY from the drop down list,a nd then select the Next button.
• Complete the Login Name and Password section. Read the License Agreement, and Indicate that you agree. Click the Next button.
• Return to http://www.masteringphysics.com/ and log in using your new account.
• You will be prompted to enter your course ID and student ID. For the Course ID, enter "MPSTROLGER62912". For Student ID, enter your WKU ID number in the form "800123456". DO NOT ENTER DASHES OR SPACES IN YOUR ID. DO NOT ENTER YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

Getting Started with Mastering Physics:

After successfully logging into Mastering Physics you will see a scree with a navigation bar on the left hand side. The buttons on this bare are briefly described below. Refer to the HELP system on Mastering Physics for additional information.
• Assignment list: Shows a list of all assignments.
• Current Assignment: Shows details of the problems in the current assignment.
• Current Problem: Show the current problem that you are attempting.
• Previous Problem: Links to the previous problem in the assignment.
• Next Problem: Links to the next problem in the assignment.

Late Submissions:
• Assignments are set to allow you to enter answers for reduced credit after the due date.
• Answers for all problems submitted before the due date will be eligible for full credit.
• Answers submitted after the due date are reduced in full credit linearly by about 1% per hour, or exactly 50% for every 48 hours late. For example, if there is an assignment with 4 problems worth 10 points each and you correctly answer three of them on time (30 points) and one of them 1 day late (so it will be worth 7.5 points) then our total grade for the assignment will be 37.5 out of a possible 40 points.