e-Grade software
Included in the price of your textbook is a registration number for you to use e-Grade software, an online
assessment system with skill-building problems and solutions. This software is accessible from any Web
access point. You are provided with immediate scoring and feedback on your work.
To use e-Grade:
1. Using a computer connected to the Internet, get to your e-Grade Class Homepage.
(Go to the MA 153 Web Site at http://www.ipfw.edu/math/courses/ma153 for a link.)
Your e-Grade Class Homepage is the starting point for everything involving the class. From there
you can start assignments and tutorials or view the results of past work.
TIP: Bookmark this page within your browser to allow for easy access throughout the semester.
2. Once you are on the e-grade homepage for the right class, you must register with the system
before doing anything else. This will require entering the product key that came shrink-wrapped
with the text. Note: If you are in an open lab on campus and don’t want anyone to see your SSN
when your records are displayed, just use 999999999 or another bogus number for your Student
ID Number. You should, however, type a valid e-mail address, so if you ever forget your
password the system can mail you a new one.
3. Once you are registered, your options include
Select an Assignment or
View Past Results or Change Password
To gain access to the assignments for grading or your past results, you will need to enter your
User ID and password. Be sure to keep this access information private from your fellow
classmates. Logging in under someone else's account is considered fraudulent behavior, and will
be reported to the Dean of Students.
4. After selecting an assignment from the list, you may see a popup box which says “You have
selected an assignment that requires the Math Package.” You cannot download the Math
Package on a computer in the IPFW lab, since it is refreshed each time it is rebooted. You don’t
need it anyway. The system default mode is Text Mode, which operates using syntax similar to a
graphing calculator, combined with a Preview option, which allows you to see what your
expression looks like when presented as typeset mathematics. For help at any time, click on
Avoiding Common Math Errors
1. Exponents: Use the caret, ^, for exponentiation, and the letter e for 2.718...
2. Parentheses: Like on a graphing calculator, you must use parentheses.
When in doubt, you can use the Preview option to see it look the way it would in a math text.
Examples:
For /13
2x, you must type 2^(x/13)
not 2^x/13 . . . which would be interpreted as 2
13
x
For 4( 2)
x
yx
=
−, you must type y = x/(4(x-2))
not y = x/4(x-2) . . . which would be interpreted as 4(2)
xx−
