¶ Navigating to the page
- From the Dashboard, go to either the Homework & Quizzes tab or the In Class Exercises tab
- Create a new Exercise or edit an existing exercise
- From the Edit page, Click New → Question → Algerbraic
¶ Using the page
¶ Correct Answer
EduRITA uses the package Ryacas to evaluate Algerbraic Answer Questions, and uses Mathlive inputs to write them.
¶ Settings
¶ Simplify
Should EduRITA simplify answers before evaluating?
If this is selected, EduRITA will mark an answer as correct so long as it is equivalent to the correct answer.
If this is not selected, EduRITA will only mark an answer as correct if it is correctly simplified before submitting.
¶ Give Part Marks
Shiould students get part marks if they didn't simplify their answers?
If this is selected, EduRITA will provide part marks when an answer is equivalent to the correct answer, but not simplified.
¶ Style
¶ Font Size
The font size of the text in the answer input.
¶ Border Radius
Used to control the roundness of the answer input.
¶ Examples
One potential use case for Algerbraic Answer questions is for calculus.
This example asks the student to calculate the derivative of $$f(y)=y(x^2 - \frac{1}{3}y^2)$$ with respect to y.
The correct answer can be an exact match or algerbraically equivalent to the correct answer, if the setting to Simplify Answers is selected when writing the question.
For this Sample Question typing out the factored form of the answer (x-y)(x+y) will also be correct if the Simplify Answers setting is enabled.