--- doc/tutorial/Attic/tutorial.lyx 2002/06/14 20:28:52 1.7 +++ doc/tutorial/Attic/tutorial.lyx 2002/07/05 16:12:31 1.8 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -#LyX 1.1 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ -\lyxformat 218 +#LyX 1.2 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ +\lyxformat 220 \textclass article \begin_preamble \usepackage{floatflt} @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ \paperpackage a4 \use_geometry 1 \use_amsmath 0 +\use_natbib 0 +\use_numerical_citations 0 \paperorientation portrait \leftmargin 1in \topmargin 1.25in @@ -179,15 +181,23 @@ To begin using LON-CAPA, you first need . -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 297 234 -file login.eps -width 3 50 -flags 11 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename login.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 50page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 297pt + lyxheight 234pt \end_inset @@ -199,7 +209,9 @@ flags 11 \end_inset LON-CAPA Log in screen -\end_float +\end_inset + + \layout Standard Fill in the Username and Password boxes with your information. @@ -218,171 +230,6 @@ or. \end_inset Author Remote Control -\layout Comment - -Comment on the remote controls: I'll only mention this once, but imagine - this comment exists everywhere a remote control image is used. - The whole -\begin_inset Quotes eld -\end_inset - -remote control -\begin_inset Quotes erd -\end_inset - - metaphor is fundamentally flawed and probably can't be salvaged. - Why is it flawed? -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -1. - The remote control invokes a metaphor, that of remote controls. - However, remote controls are useful in the real world, despite the overwhelming - complexity of modern remotes, for three major reasons: One, they never, - ever, ever change. - Two, they provide immense amounts of tactile feedback, allowing one to - overcome the complexity of using one by putting the knowledge into motor - memory. - (There are equivalent usability principles in usability, as well; look - up Fitt's Law, for instance.) Three, they all basically do the same thing; - pick up an unfamiliar TV control and you at least know in advance there - will be numbers for channel changing, vol up and down, chan up and down, - mute, etc. - The remotes used in this system do not have any of these properties. - Remotes are actually horrid UI, because they are very, very difficult to - learn; they make up for it by being useful and persistent. -\layout Comment - -Further, remotes should *do* things. - This remote is like a remote that no matter what button you push, it invokes - a menu. - Most remotes have -\series bold -one -\series default - explicit -\begin_inset Quotes eld -\end_inset - -menu -\begin_inset Quotes erd -\end_inset - - button to invoke a menu that has all the feature that aren't worth valuable - remote control space. -\layout Comment - -In fact, the metaphor is so unsuccessful that any moderately savvy Internet - user will almost immediately come to conceptualize the remote as just another - list of links, albeit a clumsy and inconvenient one. - Why not give them that in the first place? -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -2. - Even the simplest -\begin_inset Quotes eld -\end_inset - -remote -\begin_inset Quotes erd -\end_inset - - I see in the tutorial has eight buttons, which nearly immediately becomes - seventeen (!) buttons, all incomprehensible, and I didn't get a chance - to count during the interview, but I saw a remote flash by (student remote? - admin remote? that wouldn't matter as much) that had at least twenty, probably - 24 buttons, again, all or nearly all incomprehensible. - This is needlessly intimidating. -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -3. - By committing to this -\begin_inset Quotes eld -\end_inset - -remote control -\begin_inset Quotes erd -\end_inset - - layout, you commit to a remote control's layout limitations, except that - an actual remote control can get away with a 6pt or smaller font, or weird - specialized symbols, or whatnot. - I'm looking at a (real) remote control right now that manages to get -\begin_inset Quotes eld -\end_inset - -channel return -\begin_inset Quotes erd -\end_inset - - onto one button. - That whole phrase fits *twice* into the space the -\begin_inset Quotes eld -\end_inset - -ROLES -\begin_inset Quotes erd -\end_inset - - button takes up on my printout! So in actuality, you're committing to something - no sane remote control designer could deal with. -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -4. - Requiring the user to mouse over something to see what it does is not a - solution. - Limiting yourself to an 8 by 2 array of characters to explain yourself - compounds the problem even more. - (Another over-literal extension of the remote control metaphor.) Also, as - you may have observed, the accessibility of this is nil. - -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -The upshot is that the only upside to the remote control is a moderately - pleasing graphic; the downsides are pretty much everything, up to and including - possible illegality under accessibility laws. - Unfortunately, I do not see any way to salvage any aspect of the remote - control; it's going to suck until it's replaced. - Pleasing graphics are relatively easy to come by nowadays; it should not - drive the design. - I'll admit (freely!) I'm not a graphics designer... - graphics designers aren't web developers (designers), either. -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -We're data-mining the web logs to see what people actually use. - This is good. - We may need to do some really simple stuff before he finishes. - Raw statistics on what buttons are pressed most often can probably be interpret -ed easily enough for our purposes. - No matter what the final design is, it should emphasize the two or three - commands used day in and day out, as determined by empirical analysis, - and shuffle the other commands onto another sub menu or sub menus. - Then, use the additional space you'll have (even if you keep the same size - window) and actually *spell out* the options. - \layout Standard The Author Remote Control, show in figure @@ -397,15 +244,23 @@ The Author Remote Control, show in figur The Remote Control is a tool that allows you to switch between functions and roles within LON-CAPA. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 180 420 -file authorRemote.eps -height 3 50 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename authorRemote.eps + display color + size_type 1 + height 50page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 180pt + lyxheight 420pt \end_inset @@ -417,13 +272,9 @@ Author Remote Control \end_inset -\end_float -\layout Comment +\end_inset + -Of the eight choices on this menu, only two (ROLES and LOGOUT) make *any* - sort of sense on a first glance. - Abbreviations are evil in this sort of application and should be used as - a truly last resort. \layout Standard When you move your mouse over the buttons in the remote, the sixteen gray @@ -608,15 +459,24 @@ Map Description of the Construction Space \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 42 -file constructionSpace.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename constructionSpace.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 42pt \end_inset @@ -635,12 +495,12 @@ Contents of the Construction Space: \begin_inset Tabular - - - - - - + + + + + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -650,7 +510,7 @@ Contents of the Construction Space: Button Name \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -661,8 +521,8 @@ Description \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -670,7 +530,7 @@ Description Publish this Resource \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -679,8 +539,8 @@ Opens the Resource Publishing window. \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -688,7 +548,7 @@ Opens the Resource Publishing window. List Directory \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -697,8 +557,8 @@ Lists the contents of the current workin \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -706,7 +566,7 @@ Lists the contents of the current workin Copy \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -715,8 +575,8 @@ Type a new name in the entry box to make \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -724,7 +584,7 @@ Type a new name in the entry box to make Browse \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -733,8 +593,8 @@ Helps you select a file to upload \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -742,7 +602,7 @@ Helps you select a file to upload Upload File \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -751,8 +611,8 @@ Uploads the selected file to your Constr \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -760,7 +620,7 @@ Uploads the selected file to your Constr Retrieve Old Version \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -769,8 +629,8 @@ Load an older version of a resource if y \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -778,7 +638,7 @@ Load an older version of a resource if y Delete \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -787,8 +647,8 @@ Deletes the current resource \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -796,7 +656,7 @@ Deletes the current resource Rename \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -805,8 +665,8 @@ Type a new name in the associated entry \end_inset - - + + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -814,7 +674,7 @@ Type a new name in the associated entry New Subdirectory \end_inset - + \begin_inset Text \layout Standard @@ -828,7 +688,8 @@ Type a name in the entry box to create a \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + The Construction Space, as seen in figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Construction Space Figure} @@ -935,7 +796,9 @@ Repeat this process as many times as nec If you're following this as a tutorial, create at least one content page, which we'll use later as raw material. -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard Visit the FAQ at @@ -951,7 +814,9 @@ unmatched tag \end_inset warnings. -\end_float +\end_inset + + \layout Subsection How to Edit Existing Content Pages @@ -1203,7 +1068,7 @@ Formula Response \series default problems ask the student to type in a math formula for the answer. If the answer is -\begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}-11 \) +\begin_inset Formula $x^{2}-11$ \end_inset , the student can enter "x^2 - 11", "x*x - 11", "x^2 + 21 - 10", etc. @@ -1214,15 +1079,24 @@ Formula Response Creating Radio Response Problems \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 202 -file creatingNewProblemResource.eps -width 3 80 -flags 13 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename creatingNewProblemResource.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 202pt \end_inset @@ -1234,7 +1108,8 @@ Creating A New Problem Resource \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + To create a Radio Response \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Radio Response} @@ -1269,15 +1144,23 @@ problem \end_inset . -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 283 -file radioResponse2.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename radioResponse2.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 283pt \end_inset @@ -1289,7 +1172,8 @@ Radio Response Creation Form \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + You will need to specify the question text and foil statements. \layout Enumerate @@ -1428,15 +1312,24 @@ Unused . \layout Enumerate -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 92 -file radioResponseHint.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename radioResponseHint.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 92pt \end_inset @@ -1448,7 +1341,8 @@ Hint Element \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + Scroll down to the Hint element, as shown in Figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Radio Response Hint Element Figure} @@ -1553,15 +1447,24 @@ Option Response Option Response problems with Concept Groups \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 134 -file optionResponseProblem.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename optionResponseProblem.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 134pt \end_inset @@ -1573,7 +1476,8 @@ Option Response Problem \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + Each Option Response problem can have three parts: \layout Enumerate @@ -1688,35 +1592,51 @@ Claire de Lune \end_inset , Ballade -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard Debussy. -\end_float +\end_inset + + \layout Itemize The Pastoral Symphony, The Ninth Symphony -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard Beethoven. -\end_float +\end_inset + + \layout Itemize Sleeping Beauty Suite, The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard Tchaikovsky. -\end_float +\end_inset + + \layout Itemize Slavonic Dances, New World Symphony -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard Dvorak. -\end_float +\end_inset + + \layout Standard You could then add the following options to the option list: @@ -1812,15 +1732,23 @@ Click the Edit \series default button above the sample problem to enter edit mode. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 276 -file optionResponseEditing.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename optionResponseEditing.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 276pt \end_inset @@ -1832,7 +1760,8 @@ Option Response Editor \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + You should see the Option Response page open up, which should look something like what you see in figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Option Response Editor Figure} @@ -1934,7 +1863,9 @@ Save Changes Make sure all the options you want to delete are not used for any of your foils -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard If a deleted option is used in a foil, it will appear in a text box in the @@ -1954,7 +1885,8 @@ Submit Changes \series default . A drop-down box will reappear. -\end_float +\end_inset + . To delete the irrelevant options from the Option Response question, select that option from the @@ -2042,15 +1974,23 @@ Click the Edit \series default button above the sample problem to enter edit mode. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 320 -file stringResponseEditor.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename stringResponseEditor.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 320pt \end_inset @@ -2062,7 +2002,8 @@ String Response Editor \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + You should see the String Response editor page open up, which should look something like what you see in figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{String Response Editor Figure} @@ -2106,8 +2047,9 @@ Case Sensitive . For example, this is useful in chemistry, where HO and Ho are completely different answers -\begin_float footnote -\end_deeper +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard @@ -2120,10 +2062,10 @@ HO Ho \series default is the element 67, Holmium, in the Lanthanides. -\end_float +\end_inset + . The student must match the case of the answer. -\begin_deeper \layout Enumerate @@ -2299,27 +2241,27 @@ Creating Numerical Response And Formula Numerical Response problems are answered by entering a number and an optional unit. For instance, a numerical response problem might have an answer of -\begin_inset Formula \( 2m/s^{2} \) +\begin_inset Formula $2m/s^{2}$ \end_inset . Formula Response problems are answered by entering a mathematical formula. For instance, a numerical response problem might have an answer of -\begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}+11 \) +\begin_inset Formula $x^{2}+11$ \end_inset . The answer may be in any equivalent format. For instance, for -\begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}+11 \) +\begin_inset Formula $x^{2}+11$ \end_inset , the system will also accept -\begin_inset Formula \( x*x+11 \) +\begin_inset Formula $x*x+11$ \end_inset or -\begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}+21-10 \) +\begin_inset Formula $x^{2}+21-10$ \end_inset . @@ -2410,15 +2352,24 @@ Publishing A Resource \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 168 -file constructionSpaceForPublishing.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename constructionSpaceForPublishing.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 168pt \end_inset @@ -2430,7 +2381,8 @@ Construction Space for Publishing \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + To publish a resource, log in and choose your role to be an Author. Then click \series bold @@ -2448,15 +2400,23 @@ CSTR Publish \series default button for the resource you wish to publish. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 338 -file publishMetadata.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename publishMetadata.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 338pt \end_inset @@ -2468,7 +2428,8 @@ Publishing Metadata Screen \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + You'll get a metadata screen that should look something like figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Publishing Metadata Screen Figure} @@ -2549,9 +2510,6 @@ COPYRIGHT/DISTRIBUTION \series default drop-down. This setting controls who is allowed to use your resource as follows: -\layout Comment - -Is this right? \layout Itemize @@ -2637,15 +2595,24 @@ NAV \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 238 83 -file mapEditorSelection.eps -width 3 40 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapEditorSelection.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 40page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 238pt + lyxheight 83pt \end_inset @@ -2657,7 +2624,8 @@ Map Editor Selection \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + To create a Sequence resource, create a new resource as described in section \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating New Content Pages} @@ -2702,15 +2670,24 @@ sequence Creating a Simple .sequence With The Simple Editor \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 250 -file mapSimpleEditor.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapSimpleEditor.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 250pt \end_inset @@ -2722,7 +2699,8 @@ Simple Map Editor \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + After creating a new .sequence resource and getting the editor selection prompt (figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Map Editor Selection Figure} @@ -2804,15 +2782,23 @@ Advanced Edit \series default button to get to the advanced map editor. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 205 -file mapAdvancedEditorNew.eps -width 3 80 -flags 11 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapAdvancedEditorNew.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 205pt \end_inset @@ -2824,7 +2810,8 @@ Initial Map Editor \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + You should see the initial map editor as shown in figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Initial Map Editor FIgure} @@ -2835,15 +2822,24 @@ You should see the initial map editor as window which will contain information as you add resources. \layout Enumerate -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 221 -file mapClickedStart.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapClickedStart.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 221pt \end_inset @@ -2859,7 +2855,8 @@ Start \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + Click the \series bold Start @@ -2880,15 +2877,23 @@ Link Resource Finish \series default box. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 70 210 -file mapStraightened.eps -height 3 25 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapStraightened.eps + display color + size_type 1 + height 25page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 70pt + lyxheight 210pt \end_inset @@ -2900,7 +2905,8 @@ Straightened Map \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + After that, click \series bold Straighten @@ -2915,15 +2921,24 @@ Straighten This creates a simple map that flows from beginning to end. \layout Enumerate -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 271 252 -file mapInsertResource.eps -height 3 30 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapInsertResource.eps + display color + size_type 1 + height 30page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 271pt + lyxheight 252pt \end_inset @@ -2935,7 +2950,8 @@ Inserting a Resource \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + To insert a resource into the flow, click the black line with two arrows, seen between the \series bold @@ -2979,15 +2995,23 @@ Browse Network Directory Browser \series default will appear, -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 357 162 -file mapEditorDirectoryBrowser.eps -width 3 60 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapEditorDirectoryBrowser.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 60page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 357pt + lyxheight 162pt \end_inset @@ -2999,7 +3023,8 @@ Network Directory Browser \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + looking something like figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Map Editor Network Directory Browser Figure} @@ -3012,15 +3037,23 @@ SELECT \series default button that is next to the resource you want to place in the chosen resource box. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 42 252 -file mapEditorResourceChosen.eps -height 3 30 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename mapEditorResourceChosen.eps + display color + size_type 1 + height 30page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 42pt + lyxheight 252pt \end_inset @@ -3032,7 +3065,8 @@ Resource Chosen \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + Once you've done that, if you look back at the window that popped up when you clicked on \series bold @@ -3132,15 +3166,23 @@ In order to view sequences, they need to course \series default . -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 238 231 -file creatingANewCourse.eps -width 3 40 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename creatingANewCourse.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 40page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 238pt + lyxheight 231pt \end_inset @@ -3152,7 +3194,8 @@ Creating a New Course \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + Courses have a Top-level Map which defines the whole course. This top-level map will often itself contain maps corresponding to homework assignments, chapters, or units. @@ -3207,15 +3250,24 @@ Simple Numerical Response The Parts of a Numerical Response Problem \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 356 -file numericalResponse1.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename numericalResponse1.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 356pt \end_inset @@ -3227,7 +3279,8 @@ Numerical Response editor \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + A Numerical Response problem has seven major parts by default, as seen in figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Numerical Response Editor Figure} @@ -3299,12 +3352,14 @@ tolerance answer to be in order to count it correct. For technical reasons, it is almost never a good idea to set this parameter to zero -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard Computers can only approximate computations involving real numbers. For instance, a computer's [decimal] answer to the simple problem -\begin_inset Formula \( \frac{1}{3} \) +\begin_inset Formula $\frac{1}{3}$ \end_inset is @@ -3337,15 +3392,16 @@ need \emph default to allow a tolerance factor, or the students will find it nearly impossible to exactly match the computers idea of the answer. -\end_float +\end_inset + , though you may find the default too large for some problems. There are two kinds of tolerance. For some answer -\begin_inset Formula \( a \) +\begin_inset Formula $a$ \end_inset and a tolerance -\begin_inset Formula \( t \) +\begin_inset Formula $t$ \end_inset , @@ -3367,21 +3423,22 @@ Absolute \end_inset will take anything in the range -\begin_inset Formula \( a\pm t \) +\begin_inset Formula $a\pm t$ \end_inset . So if -\begin_inset Formula \( a=10 \) +\begin_inset Formula $a=10$ \end_inset and -\begin_inset Formula \( t=2 \) +\begin_inset Formula $t=2$ \end_inset , then anything between 8 and 12 is acceptable -\begin_float footnote -\end_deeper +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard For much the same reasons a tolerance is almost always a good idea, it's @@ -3390,7 +3447,7 @@ For much the same reasons a tolerance is exactly \emph default -\begin_inset Formula \( a\pm t \) +\begin_inset Formula $a\pm t$ \end_inset will be accepted by the computer. @@ -3413,7 +3470,8 @@ exactly is OK. (Don't use too many more zeros, though you can use less if you like.) -\end_float +\end_inset + . Any number in the tolerance field \emph on @@ -3424,7 +3482,6 @@ without % \series default symbol is an absolute tolerance. -\begin_deeper \layout Enumerate a @@ -3442,7 +3499,7 @@ Relative \end_inset will take anything in the range -\begin_inset Formula \( a\pm at \) +\begin_inset Formula $a\pm at$ \end_inset , where @@ -3460,11 +3517,11 @@ followed by \series default symbol is a relative tolerance. For example, -\begin_inset Formula \( a=10 \) +\begin_inset Formula $a=10$ \end_inset and -\begin_inset Formula \( t=10\% \) +\begin_inset Formula $t=10\%$ \end_inset will accept anything between 9 and 11. @@ -3768,7 +3825,9 @@ case sensitive There are many variable naming conventions, covering both how to name and how to capitalize variables -\begin_float footnote +\begin_inset Foot +collapsed true + \layout Standard The author favors @@ -3809,7 +3868,8 @@ CoefFriction COEF_FRICTION \family default , or something else. -\end_float +\end_inset + . It is a good idea to adopt a standard. If you are working with a group, you may wish to discuss it in your group @@ -3941,14 +4001,23 @@ See the 3: $variable
See the string: $stringVar
\layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 353 99 -file numericalResponseVarInText.eps -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename numericalResponseVarInText.eps + display color + size_type 0 + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 353pt + lyxheight 99pt \end_inset @@ -3960,7 +4029,8 @@ Result of Variables in the Text Block \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + If you save that and hit \series bold View @@ -4048,7 +4118,12 @@ ework5.html. For now, let's just look at some simple examples. \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout LyX-Code $a = -3.0; @@ -4066,7 +4141,8 @@ Some Function Calls \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + In the \series bold Script @@ -4151,7 +4227,12 @@ interval the function list. \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout LyX-Code $a = &random(1.0,10.0,1.0); @@ -4173,7 +4254,8 @@ random \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + If you put the script in figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Sample Random Calls figure} @@ -4271,15 +4353,23 @@ Dynamic, Randomized Problems: Putting It Now you have all the tools to create those wonderful dynamic, randomized problems that you've seen in LON-CAPA. -\begin_float fig +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 197 -file numericalResponseSlopeProblem.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename numericalResponseSlopeProblem.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 197pt \end_inset @@ -4291,7 +4381,8 @@ Slope Problem Parameters \end_inset -\end_float +\end_inset + For example, try filling out your problem with the parameters shown in figure \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Slope Problem Parameters Figure} @@ -4438,25 +4529,35 @@ Formula Response Problems \layout Standard -\begin_float fig + +\begin_inset Float figure +placement htbp +wide false +collapsed false + \layout Standard \align center -\begin_inset Figure size 476 262 -file formulaResponse.eps -width 3 80 -flags 9 - +\begin_inset Graphics FormatVersion 1 + filename formulaResponse.eps + display color + size_type 1 + width 80page% + rotateOrigin center + lyxsize_type 1 + lyxwidth 476pt + lyxheight 262pt \end_inset \layout Caption Formula Response Problem -\end_float +\end_inset + Formula response problems asks the student to type in a formula as an answer. If the answer is -\begin_inset Formula \( 2x^{2}+4 \) +\begin_inset Formula $2x^{2}+4$ \end_inset , the student is allowed to type @@ -4493,7 +4594,7 @@ x*x + x*x + 4 As you may know, it is extremely difficult to determine whether a given expression is exactly equal to another expression in general. For example, is -\begin_inset Formula \( \sin 2x=2\sin x\cos x \) +\begin_inset Formula $\sin 2x=2\sin x\cos x$ \end_inset ? Symbolically proving it one way or another is impossible in general. @@ -4554,7 +4655,7 @@ The first form specifies one point to sa \layout Standard For -\begin_inset Formula \( 2x^{2}+4 \) +\begin_inset Formula $2x^{2}+4$ \end_inset , with one variable @@ -4605,7 +4706,7 @@ x@1:5#4;10 \layout Standard For -\begin_inset Formula \( 2x^{2}+3y^{3} \) +\begin_inset Formula $2x^{2}+3y^{3}$ \end_inset , which has two variables, one could specify @@ -4720,99 +4821,4 @@ Set the Sample Points \series default to x@0,1,2,3 . -\layout Comment - -TODO: -\layout Comment - -* Get sampling problem figured out -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -\SpecialChar ~ - -\newline -\SpecialChar ~ - -\layout Comment - -Appendix A: Student Interface -\layout Comment - -\begin_float fig -\layout Standard -\align center - -\begin_inset Figure size 152 353 -file studentInterface.eps -flags 9 - -\end_inset - - -\layout Caption - -Student Remote Control -\begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Student Remote Control} - -\end_inset - - -\end_float -The Student Remote Control will automatically load whenever you log in to - a LON-CAPA course as a student. - The Student Remote Control contains most of the functions of the Author - Remote Control and the following additional functions. -\layout Comment - - -\series bold -NAV (NAVIGATE CONTENTS) -\series default - allows you to directly access resources from the course outline. -\layout Comment - - -\series bold -ARROWS (LEFT and RIGHT) -\series default - allows you to move to the backward or forward through the course. -\layout Comment - - -\series bold -GRDS (MY GRADES) -\series default - allows you to check your grades in the courses you are taking. -\layout Comment - - -\series bold -SBKM (SET BOOKMARK) -\series default - allows you to bookmark pages for easy access. -\layout Comment - - -\series bold -VBKM (VIEW BOOKMARK) -\series default - displays your bookmarks for easy access to bookmarked resources. -\layout Comment - - -\series bold -ANOT (ANOTATE) -\series default - allows you to create personal notes. -\layout Comment - - -\series bold -LOGOUT (LOGOUT) -\series default - will log you out of the LON-CAPA system. \the_end