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This guide contains information about authoring WeBWorK problems.

If you're just starting out, see the Problem Authoring Background Information and sample problems first.
If you're working on a problem in a specific area you may find the more advanced templates useful.
If you're working on a problem and want to find out how to do one particular thing the index of problem techniques may be useful.
Use the online calculators to try things out.

Manuals and HOWTOs

Problem Authoring Background Information
Basic Perl syntax — PG is based on Perl, so it is important to know some basic Perl syntax.
Problem Authoring Best Practices for problem authoring.
How BEGIN_TEXT...END_TEXT blocks work
MathObjects, an object system for manipulating mathematics in WeBWorK problems.
Tagging Problems with metadata for indexing and searching.
PGLabs, online calculators for immediate display of MathObjects and PG markup language (PGML) These are very helpful for learning the syntax.
SequentialProblems revealing the problem one step at a time
Converting CAPA problems for use with WeBWorK
What to do if you find a bug in a problem

Index of Sample Problems
- Template 1 (the basic structure of a WeBWorK PG problem file)
- SampleProblem1a (old-style, non-MathObjects example)
- Template 2 (formulas, multiple choice, and string entry problems)
- Template 3 (dynamically generated graphs)
More Advanced Sample Problems

Index of Problem Techniques
PG macro/library documentation from CVS
Notes on training authors, and suggestions for further documentation-- Sam Hathaway
The Good Questions project at Cornell University [1]