PHY138Y: Pre-Class Quizzes and WebCT Software

It is important for your learning that you have read the relevant sections of the textbook before class. In order to help motivate you to do the readings, almost every week there will be a Pre-Class Quiz. It is delivered via WebCT software.

This page describes the quizzes and how to access the WebCT software.

About the Pre-Class Quizzes

There will be a Pre-Class Quiz almost every week. The total of the quizzes will count for 3% of your final mark in PHY138.

The quizzes must be completed by 10 AM on Wednesday. They will be based on the textbook material of the class for that Wednesday and for the following Monday. They will typically have about 4 questions which count equally towards your quiz mark. They only test the sections of the texbook that are listed in the Curriculum for the course.

You may take the quiz as soon as it has been released by the lecturer. If you can see a quiz when you access the software, it has been released. You must complete the entire quiz in one session.

If you have already read the relevant textbook sections with some concentration you will probably find each quiz fairly easy. Remember that we are having you take these quizzes only to help to motivate you to read the material before class. You have 20 minutes to complete each quiz.

After the due date for a quiz, you will be able to view the correct answers and your score.

Using WebCT

There are 2 login/password pairs that you will need to access the PHY138 section of WebCT.

If you do not have a WebCT account at the University of Toronto, the next section describes how to set one up. If you already have an account, you may jump to the following section.

Setting Up Your WebCT Account

This section is for students who do not yet have a U. of T. WebCT account.

If you are unsure how to do any of the above, the WebCT site at http://www.webct.com/tuneup contains useful instructions. For some parts of this page you will want to know that the U of T version of WebCT is 3.8.

Keep your WebCT login and password secret!
Remember what they are or keep them somewhere safe and secure.
A good password is one that you will never forget and your best friend can not guess.

Enabling your WebCT Account for PHY138

The instructions in this section will not work until we have loaded student information into the system. Please wait until we announce in class that the software is ready for you to access it before using the contents of this section.

If you are unsure how to do any of the above, the WebCT site at http://www.webct.com/tuneup contains useful instructions. For some parts of this page you will want to know that the U of T version of WebCT is 3.8.

On subsequent logins you will see the link to PHY138Y1Y on your myWebCT page.

Accessing the Quizzes

There are some issues involving browsers and accessing the quizzes. After you have set up your accounts following the directions in the previous 2 sub-sections, if you click on a quiz and don't see it, here are some things to try:

If all these fail, WebCT has a web site which can be helpful at http://www.webct.com/tuneup. For some parts of this page you will want to know that the U of T version of WebCT is 3.8.

Protect Your Work

If you are using the software with a computer to which other people have access, be sure to log out when you are finished.