This assignment is due before 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 24^th, 2011.

We haven't had time to study much physics yet, so the first assignment represents a review of a critical mathematical skill: working with vectors. However, in order for you to complete it, you have to get yourself registered with the University of Texas "Quest" homework service.

Please note: even students who registered with UT during 15200 last spring must register for 25100! However, you do not need to get a new UT EID.

If you have not used the Quest system before, first go the link https://idmanager.its.utexas.edu/eid_self_help/ and then click Get a UT EID. Follow the step-by-step directions. If you have used the UT homework system before and already have an EID, you do not need to obtain another EID.

Once you have your UT EID, go to https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/student/ and click My Courses along the horizontal blue toolbar. After the UT EID login and clicking OK, go to the bottom of the Quest page and click the button Enroll in new course. Our Unique course code # is 25111. Click the button Lookup course info and then click the button Request enrollment. Your instructor will then give you permission within the next 24 hours to enter the course. Please be patient!

Once your enrollment in the course has been accepted, when you return to the Quest system you will see the link to the course. Follow this link to see the list of homework assignments. Click HW01 for the first assignment.

Each question on your online homework assignments is graded on a 0 to 10 point scale by the Quest server. Every assignment is graded on a 0 to 5.5 point basis by your instructor. On top of this grade, attendance to the recitation and working on the whiteboard problems gives you 0.5 points, for a total of 6 points per recitation. At the end of the semester, your lowest recitation scores will be dropped so that the maximum will be 150 points.

This site is made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation (DUE-9981111).