Using Essential Physics online student edition
· Make sure that you are using a recent version of your browser (EXAMPLE: Firefox 28.0) If your browser requires updating, we recommend you do the update before using Essential Physics.
· Next, go to http://www.essential-physics.com/TX
· Enter your school’s student login code.
· All physics students at your school share the same login code. Email, call a classmate, or check your class web site if you cannot find yours.
You cannot retrieve the access code online.
· The same access code works for online access and stand-alone use
· The browser remembers access codes as "cookies" for both online
and stand-alone use. We suggest bookmarking the “front cover”
with a separate bookmark for online and stand-alone use.
· Access codes have to be re-entered if you clear the cookies in your browser
· The Take A Quiz feature at the end of every section review works best in the online version.
Watch the brief video “Quick Guide to Navigating the e-Book.” To see this video, press the HELP button--top right of the front page of the e-Book.
Using Essential Physics student edition as a stand-alone e-Book (the DVD)
The Essential Physics folder on the DVD contains a completely encapsulated e-Book that does not require an internet connection.
· Copy the Essential Physics folder to your desktop and double click on the file:
Essential Physics SB.html. The eBook will open in your default browser from the folder without any internet connection. There is no software to install! Just
copy the folder.*
· There are variations in how you copy the e-Book onto different devices.
· INSTALLATION_INSTRUCTIONS.pdf located on the DVD has instructions for
copying the Essential Physics e-Book on specific devices such as iPads, Chromebooks, Android tablets, Mac OS X machines, or Windows machines.
· OR Go to www.ergopedia.com and choose the Support tab for the latest instructions on using the e-Book on different devices and with different browsers.
*The Physics of Sound LabView application is the single exception (used in two investigations in waves and sound). Teachers will have information about this in their User’s Guides.