Astronomy 102, Spring 2016.

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Important: don't open two WeBWorK windows or tabs at the same time while you're taking the test. It's safe to enter and leave a WeBWorK session (pushing the Grade button before leaving, of course), but it causes difficulties for the database for one certain kind of exam problem, if one is logged in twice.

The exam mode of WeBWorK, called Gateway/Quiz, has several differences from the homework mode:

• Instead of submitting each answer as you enter it, you submit all of the answers entered hitherto, every time you push the Grade button.
• You may push the Grade button no more than four times during the test. You may still look ahead, and work the problems in a different order than they are presented.
• When you first open the test, a timer appears that will count down your allotted 75 minutes. WeBWorK will start urging you to finish when there are 90 seconds to go. It will stop accepting answers either after you have pushed the Grade button four times, or after time has run out.

After starting the test, you can either use the Print Test link on the test, or return to the WeBWorK "ast102f13" page to download a pdf copy for printing.

In the exam mode there is no Feedback button. However, you may still send the instructor email if problems arise on the test. Note that, since this is a test, the instructor can only answer questions to clarify, not to help lead you to the answer.

As usual, enter your numerical answers with at least three-significant-figure precision, except for problems for which the answer is a wavelength, in which case you should use at least five-significant-figure precision. To use scientific notation, write your answer in the form xxE+yy. It is important that you use a capital E; answers with a lower case e will be evaluated differently.

Every time you push the Grade button, you will get an update of which problems you have answered. WeBWorK will remember the best answer you submitted for each problem in your final total. If you submit an incorrect answer for a problem to which you haved previously submitted a correct answer, that problems points won't appear in that particular submission, but will appear in your final total. There is no partial credit possible on any of the exam problems.

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Last updated on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 8:11