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Answer checker rejects correct answer 14 times	Dave Rosoff 2 Nov 2012	Dave Rosoff 13 Mar 2013	6
Using parserImplicitFunction.pl with specified solutions	Andrew Parker 4 Mar 2013	Andrew Parker 6 Mar 2013	10
WeBWorK SMTP Issues	Andrew Parker 12 Feb 2013	Andrew Parker 6 Mar 2013	3
How make Formulas allow ANY variable name? e.g. either 2x + 1 and 2k + 1?	Christian Seberino 6 Sep 2012	Christian Seberino 21 Feb 2013	3
Anyway to enter Latex "displaymode" in PGML for limit notation?	Christian Seberino 15 Dec 2012	Davide Cervone 20 Feb 2013	3
Does WeBWorK struggle with fractional exponents?	Andrew Parker 19 Feb 2013	Andrew Parker 20 Feb 2013	13
Possible to mandate algebraic expressions be fully simplified? (not same as reduced)	Christian Seberino 15 Feb 2013	Davide Cervone 19 Feb 2013	5
Memory requirements for server to support 20-30 exams at same time? (>4 students KILLS my 1 Gb ...	Christian Seberino 14 Feb 2013	Andras Balogh 15 Feb 2013	5
Mixing regular text and Latex sometimes doesn't display correctly...at least in PGML	Christian Seberino 10 Feb 2013	Christian Seberino 15 Feb 2013	2
Anything wrong with just including ALL macro files likely to use in EVERY problem file? e.g. ...	Christian Seberino 14 Feb 2013	Christian Seberino 14 Feb 2013	0
Statistics_old	Lars Jensen 9 Feb 2013	Michael Gage 9 Feb 2013	1
How make Webwork display MULTILINE string answers properly when student wants Webwork to "Show ...	Christian Seberino 22 Jan 2013	Davide Cervone 4 Feb 2013	15
Why quoted text removed from answer displays by Webwork? (Still graded right.)	Christian Seberino 26 Nov 2012	Davide Cervone 31 Jan 2013	4
Start Page for WebWork user	David Royster 23 Jan 2013	David Royster 24 Jan 2013	3
How make Webwork give partial credit for "almost right" answers e.g. wrong units or off by just a...	Christian Seberino 5 Jan 2013	Davide Cervone 24 Jan 2013	7
webserver can't access webwork2_files/helpFiles/	Lars Jensen 8 Jan 2013	Arnold Pizer 22 Jan 2013	11
Possible to make harder problems worth more than 1 point on homeworks?	Christian Seberino 22 Jan 2013	tom denton 22 Jan 2013	1
Searching by textbook fails	Lars Jensen 18 Jan 2013	Lars Jensen 18 Jan 2013	2
Timezone woes.	tom denton 16 Jan 2013	Arnold Pizer 16 Jan 2013	13
LTI-Basic Authentication with moodle	Lars Jensen 11 Jan 2013	Lars Jensen 15 Jan 2013	1
How turn off "preprocessing and error detection" of/in student answers before handing to custom ...	Christian Seberino 13 Jan 2013	Christian Seberino 15 Jan 2013	3
iptables firewall rules	Jason Aubrey 14 Jan 2013	Danny Glin 15 Jan 2013	4
Error when editing problem sets	Mark Hamrick 14 Dec 2010	Maurice Beckles 14 Jan 2013	5
Webwork doesn't always know correct answer to display when using custom graders. How fix?	Christian Seberino 31 Dec 2012	Christian Seberino 5 Jan 2013	2
Re-numbering problems in a set	Lars Jensen 30 Dec 2012	Lars Jensen 4 Jan 2013	1
mysql error in library browser	Hal Sadofsky 17 Dec 2012	Hal Sadofsky 28 Dec 2012	5
Automatically logs out after set time? How extend time period? Students claiming work being ...	Christian Seberino 24 Dec 2012	Christian Seberino 27 Dec 2012	2
"Submit answers" button text	Sarunas Burdulis 21 Dec 2012	Sarunas Burdulis 21 Dec 2012	0
Can't print PDFs of exams.."Can't generate hardcopy for set ''admin!final_1,v1!1' for user ...	Christian Seberino 17 Dec 2012	Christian Seberino 17 Dec 2012	0
Ever heard of students complaining that an exam times out BEFORE the allotted time?	Christian Seberino 26 Nov 2012	Christian Seberino 3 Dec 2012	4
Can Webwork present an AVERAGE of class exam scores automatically?	Christian Seberino 26 Nov 2012	Christian Seberino 1 Dec 2012	2
How can STUDENTS access the answers after taking a test?	Christian Seberino 26 Nov 2012	Gavin LaRose 1 Dec 2012	1
Why PGML embedded Latex doesn't allow \Box or \square? Are parts of Latex off limits?	Christian Seberino 19 Nov 2012	Paul Pearson 19 Nov 2012	2
Why scientific notation requires "X" instead of "*" for multiplication? Aren't students ...	Christian Seberino 19 Nov 2012	Davide Cervone 19 Nov 2012	1
perl parameter passing help	Darwyn Cook 15 Nov 2012	Darwyn Cook 16 Nov 2012	4
latex in popups	Darwyn Cook 12 Nov 2012	Darwyn Cook 15 Nov 2012	4
Should I learn PGML and start writing probems with it?	Alex Jordan 4 Nov 2012	Christian Seberino 6 Nov 2012	3
How have multiline answer boxes in PGML? ( [_______________] is only 1 line long. )	Christian Seberino 4 Nov 2012	Christian Seberino 4 Nov 2012	0
How turn off all security constraints on webwork problem files?	Christian Seberino 18 Oct 2012	Christian Seberino 3 Nov 2012	4
Safest/wisest way to allow file and shell commands in some problems?	Christian Seberino 31 Jul 2012	Davide Cervone 2 Nov 2012	2
set correct answer to student answer	Darwyn Cook 30 Oct 2012	Darwyn Cook 1 Nov 2012	3
Direct MathML	Alex Jordan 30 Oct 2012	Davide Cervone 30 Oct 2012	2
Correct answer in hardcopy does not linebreak	Björn Bergstrand 29 Oct 2012	Paul Pearson 29 Oct 2012	2
formula marked wrong sporadically	Gavin LaRose 19 Oct 2012	Gavin LaRose 22 Oct 2012	5
student stats	Zak Zarychta 19 Oct 2012	Alex Jordan 19 Oct 2012	1
can't find bug in this custom grader	Christian Seberino 13 Oct 2012	Christian Seberino 15 Oct 2012	7
What's wrong with this problem?	Louis Zulli 9 Oct 2012	Louis Zulli 14 Oct 2012	6
Malformed student formula answers lead to syntax error messages. How avoid?	Christian Seberino 13 Oct 2012	Davide Cervone 14 Oct 2012	3
Are custom graders the best/only way to strip whitespace & allow multiple answers for ...	Christian Seberino 13 Oct 2012	Jason Aubrey 13 Oct 2012	1
Updating with git or svn	Lars Jensen 10 Oct 2012	Lars Jensen 10 Oct 2012	0
Removing webwork problem set from moodle	Leo Butler 8 Oct 2012	Leo Butler 9 Oct 2012	2
Allowing students to "reseed" problems	Louis Zulli 4 Oct 2012	Louis Zulli 5 Oct 2012	4
Errors and misbehavior associated with achievements; greetings	Dave Rosoff 25 Sep 2012	Michael Gage 5 Oct 2012	8
Can't change grades.....All questions show status=0 even though grade recorded properly!?!?	Christian Seberino 28 Sep 2012	Christian Seberino 3 Oct 2012	1
multi answer	Zak Zarychta 19 Sep 2012	Arnold Pizer 30 Sep 2012	5
Problem with test_points for formulas	Yoav Freund 19 Sep 2012	Davide Cervone 27 Sep 2012	4
Controlling the correct answer preview in MathObject	Yoav Freund 7 Aug 2012	Davide Cervone 26 Sep 2012	13
mod (%) irregularities ?	Zak Zarychta 21 Sep 2012	Alex Jordan 21 Sep 2012	4
More on problems with test_points	Yoav Freund 20 Sep 2012	Yoav Freund 20 Sep 2012	0
undefined answers incorrectly marked correct	Gavin LaRose 14 Sep 2012	Gavin LaRose 17 Sep 2012	2
Analyzing answer_log files	Yoav Freund 14 Sep 2012	Michael Gage 14 Sep 2012	1
Source of PGML problems	Yoav Freund 9 Sep 2012	Davide Cervone 14 Sep 2012	5
Private WH Freeman problems for Rogawski 2E ET	Louis Zulli 4 Sep 2012	Davide Cervone 14 Sep 2012	10
nominator and denominator answer boxes	Zak Zarychta 14 Sep 2012	Davide Cervone 14 Sep 2012	1
Answer logs across students	Yoav Freund 13 Sep 2012	Gavin LaRose 14 Sep 2012	5
Downloading problem libraries	Yoav Freund 11 Sep 2012	Yoav Freund 11 Sep 2012	0
Compound problems with Hints	Yoav Freund 8 Sep 2012	Yoav Freund 8 Sep 2012	0
Problems saving a local version of a library problem	Yoav Freund 1 Sep 2012	Yoav Freund 7 Sep 2012	6
Quizes.	Yoav Freund 4 Sep 2012	Christian Seberino 4 Sep 2012	4
Errors generating hardcopy	Frank Beatrous 29 Aug 2012	Frank Beatrous 3 Sep 2012	12
4+1 projects at WPI	Dick Lane 30 Jun 2012	Yoav Freund 31 Aug 2012	6
Set of tuples	Yoav Freund 24 Aug 2012	Yoav Freund 30 Aug 2012	5
WeBWorK Server stalling and resolution	D. Brian Walton 28 Aug 2012	Michael Gage 28 Aug 2012	3
Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability	Andras Balogh 28 Aug 2012	Andras Balogh 28 Aug 2012	2
No e-mail recipients are listed for this course	David Royster 21 Aug 2012	Arnold Pizer 21 Aug 2012	1
IE9 and MathJax	Mark Hamrick 20 Aug 2012	Davide Cervone 21 Aug 2012	1
Controlling the display of correct answers	Yoav Freund 19 Aug 2012	Arnold Pizer 20 Aug 2012	8
WeBWorK Videos on YouTube	Jason Aubrey 14 Aug 2012	Jason Aubrey 14 Aug 2012	0
Creating multiple clones	Frank Beatrous 9 Aug 2012	Frank Beatrous 9 Aug 2012	4
Difficulties with CSUOhio appletDemonstrationProblems	Stéphanie Lanthier 22 Sep 2011	L. Felipe Martins 3 Aug 2012	13
Examples of custom graders for programming classes that test submitted code snippets?	Christian Seberino 24 Jul 2012	Christian Seberino 28 Jul 2012	6
Web FORMS to write custom problems instead of alternate languages like Python...	Christian Seberino 28 Jun 2012	Christian Seberino 26 Jul 2012	19
Multiple tests allowed even though "Number of Graded Submissions per Test" is 1!?	Christian Seberino 24 Jul 2012	Christian Seberino 24 Jul 2012	0
Easiest way to have string answers with PGML? Need some examples.	Christian Seberino 19 Jul 2012	Davide Cervone 23 Jul 2012	8
specifying domain of function	Gabriela Sanchis 19 Jul 2012	Arnold Pizer 22 Jul 2012	6
WeBWorK Job Opening @ MAA	Jason Aubrey 6 Jul 2012	Jason Aubrey 6 Jul 2012	0
Creating multiple sections of a single course	David Royster 2 Jul 2012	Dick Lane 4 Jul 2012	2
How change grade for ENTIRE class for one homework all at once?	Christian Seberino 26 Jun 2012	Christian Seberino 29 Jun 2012	3
Bleeding Edge WeBWorK	Michael Gage 28 Jun 2012	Michael Gage 28 Jun 2012	0
Are $prob_val and $prob_try automatically defined in homework code? Where?	Christian Seberino 28 Jun 2012	Michael Gage 28 Jun 2012	1
Please explain meaning of "sig" => "3 PLUS 13",	Christian Seberino 28 Jun 2012	Michael Gage 28 Jun 2012	1
Password to hosted course	William McNeary 27 Jun 2012	Michael Gage 28 Jun 2012	1
How delay all quizzes being graded until a set time?	Christian Seberino 19 Jun 2012	Gavin LaRose 19 Jun 2012	1
How deduct 10% every week for late homeworks?	Christian Seberino 19 Jun 2012	Christian Seberino 19 Jun 2012	0
archiving sets as def files	Nandor Sieben 6 Jun 2012	Nandor Sieben 11 Jun 2012	7
Homework sets permission-like error	Kurt O'Hearn 28 May 2012	Kurt O'Hearn 10 Jun 2012	2
jsMath and unselectable multiple choice options	Gavin LaRose 5 Jun 2012	Gavin LaRose 6 Jun 2012	2
How access Webwork student data outside of Webwork? Use SQL command to access Webwork database?	Christian Seberino 30 May 2012	Gavin LaRose 5 Jun 2012	1
Possible to write new questions in Python instead of Perl?	Christian Seberino 23 May 2012	Dick Lane 5 Jun 2012	17
Why when viewing homework problems none of default display modes is used?	Christian Seberino 31 May 2012	Alexander Basyrov 1 Jun 2012	3