Your required course material:

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Welcome to Physics 221

• Your required course material
• smartPhysics by Gary Gladding, Mats Selen, and
  Tim Stelzer (W.H. Freeman Company)
• www.smartphysics.com printed book

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smartPhysics and Course Overview

• smartPhysics includes
• Online PreLectures (animated lessons, completed
  before lecture)
• Online CheckPoints (quizzes to check knowledge,
  completed before lecture)
• Lectures (interactive, with clicker activities)
• Online homework exercises
• Printed textbook (reference, problems)

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How well use smartPhysics

• You will
• VIEW PreLectures before class.

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How well use smartPhysics

• Next, youll complete a CheckPoint
  quiz before lecture to CHECK your understanding
  of the PreLecture.

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How well use smartPhysics
COME to Lecture! The lecture will be more
interactive because of the work youve done
before class.

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How well use smartPhysics
Next, you must complete assigned homework
problems. A single homework assignment may
contain multiple problems.

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How well use smartPhysics

READ the Textbook as needed for review. It is
designed to compliment the smartPhysics web site
(www.smartphysics.com).
There are two volumes available Mechanics ISBN
1-4292-7270-6 Electricity and Magnetism ISBN
1-4292-7239-2
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So how do you get started?

• To access to smartPhysics
• Create a smartPhysics account
• Purchase access (by activating a printed
  activation code purchased through the bookstore
  or purchased online)
• Join my course so you can see my assignments and
  get credit for your work.

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Create a smartPhysics account

1. Go to smartphysics.com
2. Locate and select Get access to smartPhysics gt
   Students
3. Begin the process of registering for the site.
   Enter your email address (your institutional
   email address) and select No, this is my first
   time using smartPhysics.
4. Click Register

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Create a smartPhysics account
4. Complete the form (name, email address,
password). 5. Read and agree to the site terms
and conditions. 6. Click Create Account
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Create a smartPhysics account
7. After youve completed the registration form,
youll need to verify your email. 8. Go to
your email account (the email account you just
used to register) and youll see an email from
smartPhysics. 9. Click on the link within the
email and follow the instructions on the screen
to verify your email account.
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Step 1 Purchase Access
After youve verified your email, you may now
purchase access to the system. You can use an
activation code (housed in a printed booklet
purchased at the campus bookstore) OR buy access
online with a credit card.
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Step 1a Purchase Access (Activation Code)
Your activation code is located inside the
booklet.

1. Scratch off your code (from your access card
   booklet) and enter it into the fields on the
   screen (Option 1 in image below)
2. Click Submit Code after youve entered the
   code. Once finished, you can proceed to Join a
   Course.

Activation codes are valid for one use only and
cannot be shared. They do allow you to switch
courses or request a refund. Check the FAQs
(smartphysics.com gt Help gt Student FAQs) for more
information.
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Step 1b Purchase Access Online

• From the Purchase Access interface, locate
  Option 2 Purchase smartPhysics online and click
  Buy Online
• Complete the billing information and click
  Continue.
• Complete the credit card information and click
  Purchase Access.
• Youll be taken to a confirmation page. Click
  Join a Course to join my course and get credit
  for your work.

Depending on your state of residence, you may
be subjected to a tax for your online purchase.
The system will determine your tax rate based on
your billing address.
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Step 1b Purchase Access Online
1. Complete the first portion of the online form
(billing information) and click Continue.
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Step 1b Purchase Access Online
2. Complete the second portion of the online form
(credit card information) and click Purchase
Access.
Depending on your state of residence, you may
be subjected to a tax for your online purchase.
The system will determine your tax rate based on
your billing address.
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Step 1b Purchase Access Online
3. Youll be taken to a confirmation page with
your purchase details. Click Join a Course to
join my course (and get credit for your work.)
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Step 2 Join My Course
1. You will need a course access key to join my
course. To get credit for your work (and see
assignments), enter my course access key into the
field on the screen and click Submit Code.
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Course Access Key

• The COURSE ACCESS KEY for this course is
• grccp221kc

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Step 2 Join My Course

1. You will also need to enter your student ID (so
   that I can post your scores to the campus
   gradebook).
2. Use your GRCC Angel login name as your student
   ID. Do not use an email address. DO NOT enter
   your student number (84x-xx-xxxx) into this
   field.
3. Locate and select Join Course.

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To be sure Student ID Format

• The STUDENT ID you should use for this course is
• Your GRCC Angel login
• (The same as the login name you use to access
  Angel at GRCC.)

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Step 3 Confirmation!

1. You will receive a confirmation screen that you
   are now linked to my course and your course
   access key and student ID have been accepted and
   you are now linked to my course!
2. Locate and select Click here to proceed to your
   course.
3. Check your Daily Planner for the next due
   assignment due dates and Announcement for any
   pertinent course messages.

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Need live help?
The smartPhysics technical support team is ready
and able to help you and is available 7 days a
week by phone and email.
techsupport_at_bfwpub.com