Directions for purchasing a 1-semester access code for OWL.

If you are using OWL for the first time for this course

1.  Go to http://owl.cengage.com/partners/brookscole/epin.html .  This should take you to the “Buy an OWL Access Code Online”. 

2.  Click on General and scroll down to the Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity 7th edition by Kotz textbook.  You can purchase a one semester access code or a two semester access code.  Keep in mind that not all professors who teach the second semester of general chemistry use OWL. 

3.  After you have your Access Code, follow these steps to register it:

  • Go to http://owl.cengage.com/  and choose the type of textbook you use (General) in the red Log In or Register Here box.
  • Click your textbook name (Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity 7th edition by Kotz).
  • Choose Winthrop University.
  • Click the blue arrow under Student Registration and choose Chem 105 Fall 2008, section 001.
  • Complete the Registration Form.
  • Follow the Log In Directions for OWL given below.

 

Once your registration is complete, follow these log in directions for OWL

1.   Go to http://academic.cengage.com/owl

·        In the Log In or Register Here Box, choose "General"

·        Then choose "Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, 7th edition"

·        Then choose "Winthrop University"

·        Select "Chemistry Department User Login Page" by clicking the blue arrow.

·        Enter your Login and Password you entered when you registered for OWL and press the Log In button. If you ever forget your login and password, use the "Email my login/password" button.

 

If you used OWL last year

1.  If you used OWL in a previous semester, then you already have an account for OWL.  You will need to purchase a new access code (follow the direction above) and then follow these directions for registering your new access code. 

2.  After you have your Access Code, please follow these steps to register it and extend your OWL access:

  • Go to http://academic.cengage.com/owl and choose the type of textbook you use (General) in the red Log In or Register Here box.
  • Click your textbook name (Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity 7th edition by Kotz).
  • Choose Winthrop University.
  • Click the blue arrow under Student Registration and choose Chem 105 Fall 2008, section 001.
  • Complete the form. Be sure to enter the user name, login, and password that matched your previous OWL registration and your newly purchased code in the Access Code space. **It is very important that you do not create a new login name and password. To extend your OWL access, you must use your previous login name and password. Use the link on the login page to have them sent to you if you have forgotten.** 
  • Confirm that your information matches the information on the screen. If no match is found or if the information shown matches a different student, go back to the login page for your school and click Email My Login/Password. Use the Login and Password that are sent to you to register.  
  • Press Continue.
  • Follow the Log In Directions for OWL given above “Once your registration is complete, follow these log in directions for OWL”