Web Homework Instructions

Students who are registered for MA 109, MA 123, MA 113, MA 162 and select sections of MA 110, MA 114 and MA 213 will use an online homework called WebClass. Note that the url for WebClass is http://www.mathclass.org. Students enrolled in these classes will have an account created for them. PLEASE DO NOT CREATE AN ACCOUNT UNLESS ASKED TO DO SO BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR. If you create an account, you will not be able to add your class to this account.

1  System requirements

We have tested WebClass on Windows computers in the computer labs across campus . If you note a problem at one of these labs, please submit a help request through. We are not able to provide support for computers owned by individuals. However, we have found that works on Windows XP and Windows Vista with the browsers Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0. Internet Explorer requires two additional plugins for mathml and svg. You will be prompted to install these plugins when you first login to WebClass. Owners of Macintosh computers running OSX should use the Firefox 2.0 web browser available at Firefox http://www.getfirefox.com. However, some homework problems will not display correctly without installing additional fonts. Instructions for installing these fonts are given at the FAQ available under the General category on the WebClass main menu. Students with a Macintosh should consider printing their homework from a Windows computer (this may be done in The Study or Mathskeller). Submission of homework on a Macintosh should not present any difficulty.
Be sure you have Cookies and Popups enabled on your web browser. This is usually done in the Edit - Preferences menus.

2  Login

The are two methods for login to WebClass.

2.1  Active Directory Login

The preferred method for logins to WebClass is with the UK Active Directory user name and password. This is also the user name and password that are used to access other systems including myuk.uky.edu and exchange.uky.edu. Thus, if your user name is skova01 you will enter ad\skova01 as the user name and then the password for your Active Directory account. Note that WebClass will require you to include the prefix \ad while other web sites on campus may not.

2.2  E-Mail and WebClass Password

Students may also log in to their WebClass account using their e-mail address and a password that is local to WebClass. You may look up the e-mail address for your account by visiting www.mathclass.org, following the link to login and then the link Don't know which User Name or e-mail to use?. This link will also allow you to look up your Active Directory user name. The initial password will be u$654321 where 654321 are the last six digits of the student identification number. This is the number on the new student identification card, not the social security number.

2.3  Warning

You may have a different password for each login method. However, both methods give you access to the same account.

3  Account Maintenance

There are two account maintenance chores that each student should perform.
  1. Please make sure that you have set up the security questions needed for password resets of your Active Directory account. If you have not done this, visit the account manager at https://ukam.uky.edu/manager.
  2. Even if you do not plan to use the e-mail address/mathclass.org password, please log in and change the initial password and security question. Otherwise, a malicious user could obtain access to your account. To change the password for your e-mail address, you must log in with your e-mail address and visit the link Maintain Your Account in the yellow box at the top of the page. If you login with your Active Directory user name and change the password, you will change your Active Diretory password.

4  Problems

  1. If you cannot log in, you should check if your Active Directory user name and password are correct by logging into another system which uses these passwords. You should also check that you have Cookies enabled in the web browser. If you do not have Cookies enabled you will not be able to login. For Firefox, you enable Cookies in the Edit - Preferences - Privacy menu.
  2. If you make five failed login attempts in a thirty minute period, then you may be locked out of your account for thirty minutes.
  3. During drop-add, accounts will be created on the next school day after you register for a class. Thus, if you added the class recently, your account may not be created yet. If you change sections, your account and record of homework will be moved automatically.
  4. Users may reset the password for their Active Directory account by visiting https://ukam.uky.edu/manager. For additional help with Active Directory accounts, call the IT customer service center at 859 257-1300 or visit 111 McVey Hall.
  5. If a student resets the Active Directory password, the password is reset to the initial password u$654321 where 654321 stand for the last six digits of the student identification number. You will need to change this initial password by visiting the account manager web site before returning to WebClass. Students may need to wait about 20 minutes before trying to change this password.
  6. For technical problems with WebClass, visit the link labeled Help at the top of most pages of WebClass. You do not need to be logged in to visit help.
  7. For problems with mathematics, speak with your instructor, teaching assistant or visit Mathskeller or the Study.
  8. If you feel a problem was graded incorrectly, speak with your instructor or teaching assistant.
  9. Links on the left-hand side of the WebClass home page will take you to guides for using WebClass. There is an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) under the General section of the main floating menu.
  10. If you have trouble displaying the WebClass pages, be sure you have Cookies and JavaScript enabled on your browser.


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On 22 Aug 2007, 08:28.