Quest

LINK TO QUEST

What is Quest?

In General Physics, we have weekly homework assignments. These assignments, for the most part, practice the math and general concepts we are studying that week or have studied the week before. Here are some important points about the Quest assignments:

• These assignments are always opened on Monday and close on the following Sunday at midnight. The computer will not accept submissions after midnight on Sunday.
• We have Quest homework assignments every week except...
  • the first week of school -- we'll do it together in class that week;
  • exam weeks; and,
  • the weeks of Thanksgiving and just before Winter Break.
• Quest assignments fall under the PRACTICE category of grades. The questions are meant to help you confirm that you understand the material before you have to demonstrate that understanding on a test.
• Each assignment score will be entered out of 100 points, which represents the percentage that you got correct on the assignment.
• Many of the questions are multiple choice. For these, you will get a certain number of tries to get the question right, determined by the number of possible options. The formula for determining the number of tries is the number of options minus one. For each incorrect answer, a small percentage is deducted.
• Some of the questions are fill-in-the-blank. For these, you will get a small number of tries. Unlike all other areas of the class, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you use SIX SIGNIFICANT FIGURES on all answers because the way the computer checks to see if you are correct is to see if your answer fits into a range of possible correct answers, and fewer sig figs might put your answer out of that range.
• Questions are chosen to highlight a particular commonly-held misconception or as a direct practice for the test. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you spend some time each week working through the problems.
• Just like college, the best way to work on homework like this is often to work together with your peers.
• Don't forget your login credentials! I only have access to your login ID, not your password. To recover your password, you will need to contact the University of Texas!
• You will get a small amount of time in class each week to work on this and to ask questions, but it is assumed that you will complete most of this at home.

Codes for Joining Quest

Please use the following code to enroll in the correct class for Quest:

• Period One: 25911
• Period Two: 25912
• Period Three: 25913