CAPS tutoring and SI Information
problems session (23662) PHYS 168-002 Prob-P 161-002 T RH 114 7:00-7:50 PM
Text and other material: Mandatory Text: University Physics by Young & Freedman, 12thed. Various text supplements are available and may be helpful but are not required. However, purchase and use of an iclicker and Mastering Physics (MP) 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 are given below). The problem session (Physics 168-002, call #23662) should be helpful but is not required. The laboratory (Physics 161 L) is very relevant to the course and is recommended but is not required. You will need a simple calculator with trig functions that you should bring to class regularly. top of page
I-Clickers (Keypads): We are using that you must purchase from the bookstore. You must register your keypad before class Monday and bring it to class. Go to http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/StudentHelp/index.html for instructions and help on registering. When you register your keypad be sure to provide your name (even though the registration Website treats your name as an optional field). Pay careful attention to distinguish between the number one and the letter L and between the number zero and the letter O. You will need to record your Student ID and the I-Clicker/keypad number found on the back of the keypad. Your Student ID will identify your keypad as you use it in class, for tests, for posting grades and for Mastering Physics registration so you need to memorize it and keep it private. Since you must have your Student ID before you can register for Mastering Physics you may start losing points for the Mastering Physics homework if you register your keypad too late. top of page
Mastering Physics (MP) is the homework grading system. Your new book came with a MP package (no extra cost to you). If you have a used book you need to buy the Mastering Physics package from the bookstore or you can go on line with a credit card and buy it. To buy access online, go to www.masteringphysics.com then click on the title of your textbook. Then click Buy Now and follow instructions.
Whether your MP package came with the text or whether you bought access from the bookstore or online, everyone must register on line and complete the first MP assignment and start becoming familiar with MP before class on Wednesday.
You should also start working on the assignment due Wednesday morning. There will be no grade for these first 2 assignments. (In the course there will be some homework that will be assigned that will not be graded. The ungraded homework is just as important as the graded homework. Material from the ungraded homework is just as likely and maybe more likely to show up on tests.) You can register simply by following the instructions available online at www.masteringphysics.com.
Important notes for registering: The UNM Zip code is 87131. Our Course ID is MPGOLD94207. Your Student Access Code is a six-"word" printed code supplied beneath the pull-tab inside your Mastering Physics Student Access Kit. It is valid for registering one student. If the tab in this kit has been pulled back, the code may no longer be valid. If you buy a secondhand textbook, any code supplied with it is probably not valid. In either case, you can purchase a Student Access Code online using a credit card or you can go to the bookstore and buy a mastering physics package. If you need help then click on the ? icon. There are more detailed Mastering Physics registration instructions at http://panda.unm.edu/Courses/StudentHelp/index.html. top of page