DisableFunctions1

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Disabling Functions so Students Must Simplify Answers

This PG code shows how to disable all functions and restrict student answers to fractions.

  • Download file: File:DisableFunctions1.txt (change the file extension from txt to pg when you save it)
  • File location in NPL: NationalProblemLibrary/FortLewis/Authoring/Templates/Trig/DisableFunctions1.pg

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PG problem file Explanation

Problem tagging data

Problem tagging:

DOCUMENT();

loadMacros(
"PGstandard.pl",
"MathObjects.pl",
"AnswerFormatHelp.pl",
"contextFractions.pl",
);

TEXT(beginproblem());

Initialization:

Context("Fraction-NoDecimals");

$x = Formula("cos(pi)");

$y = Formula("sin(pi/3)");

Setup:

Context()->texStrings;
BEGIN_TEXT
Enter your answers as simplified fractions.
$BR
$BR
\( $x = \)
\{ ans_rule(20) \}
\{ AnswerFormatHelp("fractions") \}
$BR
$BR
\( $y = \)
\{ ans_rule(20) \}
\{ AnswerFormatHelp("fractions") \}
END_TEXT
Context()->normalStrings;

Main Text:

$showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1;

ANS( Real($x->eval)->cmp() );

ANS( Real($y->eval)->cmp() );

Answer Evaluation:

Context()->texStrings;
BEGIN_SOLUTION
${PAR}SOLUTION:${PAR}
Solution explanation goes here.
END_SOLUTION
Context()->normalStrings;

COMMENT('MathObject version.');

ENDDOCUMENT();

Solution:

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