Mathematical Formula Questions in the Question Bank Editor

Formula questions are the fundamental question type. Student responses must contain a mathematical expression including numbers or math formulas.  

1. Add a new question.

2. In the Question Type drop-down box, select Mathematical Formula.

3. It is recommended that you enter a description in the Question Description text field. (The description is used to label the question in the topic. If excluded, the question type is used.)

4. To use HTML, select the Use HTML check box.  

5. You can add a comment, algorithms, information fields, hints, or a worked solution.

6. To proceed to the Add Mathematical Formula screen, click Next.

1. In the Question text box, enter the question statement. To include complicated mathematical expressions, click the Edit button to use the MathML Editor.

2. In the Answer text field, enter the correct answer in 2-D math syntax. Your answer must be in the correct format. For example, for a restricted formula question, you cannot use sin.

3. From the Type of Expression drop-down box, select the student response type. This determines the question type. The following table lists the question types and corresponding expression type.
    

   Question Type	Type of Expression
   Formula	Formula
   Restricted Formula	Formula without logs and trig
   Dimensioned Formula	Formula with physical units
   Formula Mod C	Formula that matches responses to within +C
   Equation	Equation
   Multi Formula	Unordered list of formulas
   Formula List	Ordered list of formulas
   Ntuple	Vector of formulas

7. Click Finish to place a copy of your question in the Web site cache and preview your question.  

Important:  Clicking Finish, does not permanently save a copy of a question to a hard drive. You must save your question bank to your hard drive as a .qu plain-text source file or install the question bank on the class Web site hard drive.

See Also:

Authoring Mathematical Questions

Grading Math Input

The MathML Editor