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This wiki is for instructors using WeBWorK on-line homework in their courses and for those working on the development of WeBWorK. Students using WeBWorK for their homework should not register on this site (unless they wish to help with writing development software). There is however some additional documentation for students which can be reached via the "Students" link below. The course instructor can give students the URL for their WeBWorK course. Usually this is a path to a server on their campus.

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WeBWorK News Archive (before Aug 2010)

Overview

WeBWorK is an open source Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the DUE Division of NSF. (See: Grants, awards, and support.)

Documentation

The documentation below is organized according to the types of questions that may arise. Note that passing the cursor over the text next to the icon will show additional information.

Part 1             Information for Students

The most general Student Information contains a list of all topics relevant for students.

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Students

Student Information

Logging into WeBWorK

Mathematical notation recognized by WeBWorK

Completing homework online

Part 2             Information for Instructors

The most general Page for Instructors contains a list of all topics relevant for instructors. These pages outline how to use WeBWorK on a day to day basis. Some special pages are listed below.

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Introduction		Introduction		Hosting WeBWorK courses on the MAA servers		:Category:Instructors
Getting started		Homework Sets		Classlists		Gateway Tests and Quizzes
Course Management	50px	Scoring	50px	Sending Email		Course_Management

Part 3             Information for Administrators

The Administrator's Page contains a list of all topics relevant for administrators. Topics covered include installing, upgrading, and maintaining WeBWorK installations. Some special pages are listed below.

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Getting started		Download		Installation Manual for 2.4		Upgrading WeBWorK		Course Administration
Advanced		LDAP Authentication		Installing WeBWorK from a Live DVD		Installing WeBWorK on Live USB		Troubleshooting Strategies

Part 3             Information for Authors and Developers

The Authors page contains documents and examples on writing homework questions in WeBWorK's PG language.
The Developers page contains information for developers.

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Authors		Problem Authoring Background Information		Problem Templates		SubjectAreaTemplates		Tagging Problems
Developers		Coding Standards		Setting up a Development Server		:Category:MathObjects		PGLabs

Part 4             Community

The WeBWorK Consultants page contains information about consultants.

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Webwork Users		WeBWorK Sites		Video conferences		WeBWorK logos
Consultants and Trainers		List of WeBWorK Consultants		List of WeBWorK Demonstration Workshops		Tagging Problems

Moodle resources

Forums Get answers to questions about all aspects of WeBWorK.	Using WeBWorK G Moodle course for usage issues. (Will be moved onto this wiki.)	Databases GCollections of various data related to WeBWorK. (Installations, PG macros, publications, etc.) (Note: needs updating)
Assessment GMoodle course for WeBWorK assessment issues.	Accessibility GMoodle course for WeBWorK accessibility issues.

Part 5             National Problem Library and Other Items

The WeBWorK Consultants page contains information about consultants.

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Problem Library		National Problem Library		Creating Problem Sets	50px	Bugzilla
Other		Moodle Integration		Working Groups/Tasks		Contributors	50px	HowToEnterMathSymbols