Getting Started with LON-CAPA Getting Started with LON-CAPAPoint your browser to http://spock.physast.uga.edu and log in with your UGA MyID username (all in lowercase). Unless told otherwise by your instructor, use your UGA MyID password. Your browser needs to allow javascript and cookies to use LON-CAPA.
(Top)| If you only use LON-CAPA for one course, you will automatically be redirected into your course and you will not see the Course Screen. Otherwise, click the Select button on the Courses Screen for the course you want to work in. |  |
Navigation within LON-CAPA takes places with two types of menus.
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| The Inline Menu is the menu on top of every page while you are in the LON-CAPA system. | The Main Menu can be accessed by clicking the "Main Menu" link in the Inline Menu. |
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The Navigate Contents link on the Inline Menu takes you to the Navigate Course Contents screen. In the Navigate Course Contents screen, click on a folder.When the folder is expanded, select the resource you want to go to by clicking on its name. Note the due dates displayed next to the problem names. All answers must be submitted before that time. You can use this screen to see your progress. A green check mark will appear next to all problems that you got correct and an orange X will appear next to all problems that you got incorrect after using all of your tries. You can log in as many times as necessary before the due date to work on your assignment. |
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| You can go back and forth between problems in an assignment with the backward and forward arrows in the inline menu. |  |
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| Numerical Answer in Scientific Notation | Enter: 1.34E-5 for 1.34×10-5 |
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| Numerical Answer with a Unit | Enter: 2.45 m/s | |||||
| Formula Response | Enter: 3*sin(x)+4/2*y
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Go to any problem in your current assignment and click the icon to prepare a printout. You will be brought to a print menu. Select the option "Problem(s) from [your assignment]"and then click Next. Select the problems you wish to print and then select Next again. You will be given a pdf document that you can print out. |
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If you still have problems logging into LON-CAPA or have trouble editing your browser's options, please visit the LON-CAPA student FAQ page.
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