https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/ 2026-04-18T22:09:44-0700 https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/ https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2018-09-24T11:42:31-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=2018_webwork_upgrade&rev=1537814551&do=diff In September 2018 we upgraded from Webwork version 2.5 to Webwork version 2.13. Here is a brief overview of some of the changes you will see and the new features that are available. For a complete list, see <http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/Category:Release_Notes>. Instructor Interface Updates. * The Statistics page has been improved. text/html 2018-09-23T22:23:46-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=adding_problems_to_homework_sets&rev=1537766626&do=diff Adding Problems to Homework Sets There are three ways to get problems: you can search the Open Problem Library (formerly the National Problem Library), you can use problems which previous instructors of your course have used, or you can write your own problems. text/html 2017-04-06T15:27:39-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=adding_students&rev=1491517659&do=diff Adding Students Automatic Updates During the first few weeks of the quarter, your classlist will be updated daily to include any students who have just registered for your course. You do NOT need to add students yourself, though you may do so if you want to (see below). text/html 2017-10-02T16:19:04-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=adding_students_to_homework_sets&rev=1506986344&do=diff Adding Students to Homework Sets Students cannot see homework sets until you assign the sets to them. In fact, there are two things that must happen before a student can see a set: * The set must be assigned to the student, and * the set must be visible. text/html 2018-09-23T23:06:23-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=adding_tas&rev=1537769183&do=diff Adding TAs You will need to add your Teaching Assistants to WebWork. Although the majority of the process is identical to adding students (directions here), there are a few more steps involved. * Click “Classlist Editor” from the Instructor Tools menu text/html 2011-06-19T03:43:44-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=additional_resources_for_authors&rev=1308480224&do=diff Additional Resources for Authors The MAA maintains an extensive library of WeBWorK documentation. Documentation for authors is available at <http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/Category:Authors>. * For the novice problem author: jump right in to some sample problems, available at <http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/BasicProblemTemplates>. * For the intermediate problem author: an index of code fragments to accomplish common tasks is available at text/html 2018-09-23T23:00:37-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=can_t_generate_enough_valid_points_for_comparison&rev=1537768837&do=diff Can't Generate Enough Valid Points for Comparison Webwork compares functions by plugging in some points and seeing if they match. This error means that Webwork failed when trying to compare the student's function/equation to the correct function/equation. This occurs when the numbers it tries to plug in to the correct function are not in the domain. It can also occur due to computational limitations of WeBWorK's Perl-based arithmetic engine: text/html 2023-10-11T10:50:19-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=canvas_lti&rev=1697046619&do=diff Canvas-WeBWorK integration When you request a WeBWorK course, you can also request that it be integrated with Canvas. Before you decide to do this, please note the following: * The only way to log in to your WeBWorK course will be from Canvas. You will text/html 2023-10-11T10:49:59-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=canvas_lti_long&rev=1697046599&do=diff Canvas-WeBWorK integration When you request a WeBWorK course, you can also request that it be integrated with Canvas. Before you decide to do this, please note the following: * The only way to log in to your WeBWorK course will be from Canvas. You will text/html 2018-09-23T21:46:13-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=change_password&rev=1537764373&do=diff Changing Your Password To change your password, do the following: (to login for the first time, see here) * Once at the home screen, click on “User Settings”. * Change your password so that other people can not access your account. Remember that your initial password is your student ID number. text/html 2018-09-23T22:22:27-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=changing_open_end_dates&rev=1537766547&do=diff Changing Open/Due Dates To change the open and due dates for an assignment, do the following: * From the Homework Sets Editor, click either the pencil next to the assignment name or the corresponding number in the “Edit Problems” column. * Set the Open Date, the Due Date, and the Answer Date. text/html 2018-09-23T23:12:15-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=changing_passwords&rev=1537769535&do=diff Changing Passwords This describes how the instructor or TA can change the password for any person in the class. This is useful when a student has forgotten their password after changing it on their own. * Click “Classlist Editor” from the Instructor Tools menu. text/html 2011-06-19T03:22:12-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=connection_times_out_when_saving_problems&rev=1308478932&do=diff Connection Times Out When Saving Problems If editing or creating homework problems through WeBWorK's own text editor, your browser may report a connection timeout when you attempt to save a problem. Usually, the timeout occurs after saving the problem when WeBWorK is trying to view the updated problem. So, after saving the problem, try opening the problem in a different window or tab. Another solution is to use an external text editor to create problems, then upload them using WeBWorK's File Ma… text/html 2020-08-18T19:19:42-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=courses&rev=1597803582&do=diff WeBWorK Courses WeBWorK problems have been written and checked for each of the following courses: * MAT 16A * MAT 16B * MAT 16C * MAT 17A * MAT 17B * MAT 17C * MAT 21A * MAT 21B * MAT 21C * MAT 22A * MAT 22B WeBWorK has been used with the following courses, but the problems could use some work: text/html 2011-06-19T01:02:42-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=creating_homework_sets&rev=1308470562&do=diff Creating Homework Sets Copying/renaming an existing assignment WeBWorK will not allow you to rename a homework assignment, but it will allow you to clone assignments. * In the Homework Sets Editor, check the box next to the assignment you wish to clone. text/html 2014-01-09T08:34:39-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=creating_your_course&rev=1389285279&do=diff Creating Your Course To have a WeBWorK course set up, please email help@math with the following information: * Your name * Course number and section text/html 2011-06-19T00:52:05-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=customizing_homework_sets&rev=1308469925&do=diff Customizing Homework Sets Each homework assignment has a header. The information in this header appears to the student in two places: * When viewing an assignment on the WeBWorK website, the student will see the header information after clicking on a homework set. text/html 2018-09-23T22:14:22-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=customizing_your_course&rev=1537766062&do=diff Course Info A default message is shown to all users on the login page. You can change this message by changing the file login_info.txt. A different message is shown after logging in. You can change this message by changing the file course_info.txt. text/html 2010-01-11T14:32:01-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=dealing_with_some_common_errors&rev=1263249121&do=diff Dealing with some Common Errors Can't generate enough valid points for comparison Webwork compares functions by plugging in some points and seeing if they match. This error means that Webwork failed when trying to compare the student's function/equation to the correct function/equation. This occurs when the numbers it tries to plug in to the correct function and the student's function are not in the domain of one or both functions. It can also occur due to computational limitations: text/html 2018-09-23T23:10:07-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=dropping_students&rev=1537769407&do=diff Dropping Students Students who have dropped your course are not automatically removed. If you need to drop a student yourself, please do NOT delete them from WebWork. Instead, do the following. * Login to WebWork. * Go to “Classlist Editor” text/html 2011-06-19T03:19:15-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=due_date_changes_after_setting_it&rev=1308478755&do=diff Due Date Changes After Setting It If you set an Open Date, Due Date, or Answer Date, save changes, then notice that the time has mysteriously changed by one hour, you may have forgotten to account for Daylight Savings Time. Try setting the date again, but this time change text/html 2010-01-05T14:43:55-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=e-mail_instructor_button&rev=1262731435&do=diff E-mail Instructor Button At the bottom of each page on WebWork is an E-mail Instructor button. This will go to the Lead TA if the course has one or a TA which has been selected by the instructor. You can control the behavior of the “E-mail Instructor text/html 2018-09-23T22:38:18-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=exporting_grades&rev=1537767498&do=diff Exporting Grades To create a spreadsheet containing WebWorK grades, do the following: * Click “Scoring Tools” from the Instructor Tools panel. * Select the homework sets you wish to export (use Shift to select more than one). * Make sure all three checkboxes are unselected. text/html 2025-03-18T12:52:48-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=faq_students&rev=1742327568&do=diff FAQs for Students * After you get each problem correct, you are done. You do not need to submit anything else or email your instructor this information; Webwork will keep track of your score. * Correct answers will be released after the due date. text/html 2010-12-21T16:50:34-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=formatting_grades&rev=1292979034&do=diff Formatting Grades Formatting for SmartSite See the SmartSite Gradebook Help page for some tips on setting up a SmartSite gradebook. Download a template from SmartSite * Log in to SmartSite and go to the GradeBook2. * Click on the More Actions > Export > Only Grades text/html 2018-09-23T22:55:19-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=formatting_grades_for_canvas&rev=1537768519&do=diff Formatting Grades for Canvas Download a template from Canvas * Log in to Canvas and go to Grades. * Click on Export > CSV file. * In this CSV file, delete everything below row 3. You can also delete everything to the right of column E (Section), apart from columns corresponding to the scores you're about to import (if they exist). text/html 2025-03-18T12:50:20-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=getting_started_students&rev=1742327420&do=diff Getting Started Guide for Students Here is a short guide to WebWork for students. * Here are instructions on logging in. * WebWork accepts the following mathematical notation. * Learn how to enter interval notation. * You can print your homework and print solutions. * After completing homework, you can view your scores. * Here are some FAQ for students. text/html 2011-09-27T17:59:21-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=herethefirst_title&rev=1317171561&do=diff Hi to all on this webpage its content text/html 2011-06-19T02:18:39-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_allow_students_to_generate_new_versions_of_problems&rev=1308475119&do=diff How to Allow Students to Generate New Versions of Problems Webwork provides a macro to give students the power to change their random seed. This allows them to, for example, generate new versions of problems to try for their own practice. * To give students this capability on a particular problem: text/html 2011-04-12T16:29:27-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_allow_students_to_see_problem_filenames&rev=1302650967&do=diff How to Allow Students to See Problem Filenames By default, Webwork does NOT show students problem filenames. In general, it is wise to preserve this behavior. However, if the filenames for your Webwork problems contain useful information (e.g., if they all point to problems in the same textbook), you can allow students to see problem filenames by following these steps: text/html 2018-09-23T22:58:45-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_allow_students_to_see_their_past_answers&rev=1537768725&do=diff How to Allow Students to See Their Past Answers * Click on “Course Configuration”, then “Permissions”. * Change “Allowed to view past answers” from “ta” to “student”. * The “Can show old answers” option controls whether the student's most recently submitted answer remains visible in the answer entry field. text/html 2011-06-19T02:05:40-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_change_a_students_grade&rev=1308474340&do=diff How to Give Credit/Extra Attempts To give a student credit for a particular problem * From the Homework Sets Editor, click on the fraction in the “Edit Assigned Users” column corresponding to the assignment. * Click on “Edit data for _” text/html 2010-01-20T14:07:17-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_change_a_students_problem_seed&rev=1264025237&do=diff How to Change a Student's Problem Seed * Under the Instructor Tools menu, go to “Hmwk Sets Editor” * Click on the number (will look like 100/100 etc.) under the column “Edit Assigned Users” for that homework * Click on the link “Edit data for studentA text/html 2011-06-19T01:55:54-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_give_an_individual_student_an_extension&rev=1308473754&do=diff How to Give an Individual Student an Extension You can change Open Dates, Due Dates, and Answer Dates for each student individually. Giving a few students an extension on a single assignment * From the Homework Sets Editor, click on the fraction in the text/html 2010-01-20T14:03:44-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_mark_a_problem_correct_for_the_entire_class&rev=1264025024&do=diff How to Mark a Problem Correct for the Entire Class You might do this if you discover an error or ambiguity in a problem: * Under the Instructor Tools menu, go to “Hmwk Sets Editor” * Click on the number (will look like 15/15 etc.) under the column text/html 2011-06-19T02:16:26-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_see_what_students_see&rev=1308474986&do=diff How to See What Students See What the instructor sees when viewing WeBWorK is necessarily different from what the student sees. For example, instructors always have the option to view answers to homework problems, while students can't view them until after the Answer Date. If you want to know exactly how your course looks to your students, you might create an ad hoc student account. text/html 2011-06-19T02:28:52-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to_tell_when_students_logged_in&rev=1308475732&do=diff How to Tell When Students Logged In WeBWorK maintains a log of all login attempts, successful and unsuccesssful. To view this log, do the following. * From the File Manager, click the caret ^ next to “templates” at the top to go up one directory. text/html 2018-09-23T21:48:44-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=interval_notation&rev=1537764524&do=diff Interval Notation * If an endpoint is included, then use [ or ]. If not, then use ( or ). For example, the interval from -3 to 7 that includes 7 but not -3 is expressed (-3,7]. * For infinite intervals, use Infinity for ∞ (positive infinity) and text/html 2025-03-18T12:49:56-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=login_tutorial&rev=1742327396&do=diff Login Tutorial * To log in to WeBWorK, click on one of the Canvas assignment links. * To start a new WeBWorK assignment, you MUST click on the corresponding assignment link in Canvas. * Canvas may update your grade before you finish working. Don't worry: text/html 2010-01-20T11:43:18-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=mat_21c&rev=1264016598&do=diff MAT 21C The structure of the Problem sets from MAT 21C are currently as follows: * HW 1: Review material from 21AB (Derivatives and Integrals) * HW 2: 11.1 - 11.3 (Sequences, Geometric Series, Integral Test) * HW 3: 11.3 - 11.5 (Integral Test, Comparison Tests, Ratio/Root Tests) text/html 2010-01-04T13:12:50-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=mat_22a&rev=1262639570&do=diff MAT 22A The structure of the Problem sets from MAT 22A are currently as follows: * Introduction * HW1: Linear Systems * HW2: Solution Sets & Vectors * HW3: Vector Spaces * HW4: Matrices * HW5: Determinants * HW6: Eigenvectors * HW7: Basis & Dimension text/html 2010-01-05T16:25:57-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=mathematical_notation&rev=1262737557&do=diff Mathematical Notation The following syntax is recognized by WebWork: Operators Operator Input Preview addition + subtraction - multiplication * division text/html 2010-02-01T11:10:14-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=partial_credit&rev=1265051414&do=diff Partial Credit You can make problems with multiple parts behave in different ways. You can ask Webwork to give or not give partial credit if some of the answers are correct, and to tell or not tell students which particular answers are correct. Giving partial credit text/html 2018-09-23T21:54:08-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=printing_answers&rev=1537764848&do=diff Printing Answers When you print your homework, you can also print the answers. NOTE: Of course you will not be able to print the answers before the due date! * Log in to WebWork. * Click on the homework assignment you wish to print answers for. * Click the button labeled text/html 2018-09-23T21:56:37-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=printing_your_homework&rev=1537764997&do=diff Printing Your Homework To print a homework assignment: * Log in to WebWork. * Click on the homework assignment you wish to print. * Click the button labeled “Download PDF or TeX Hardcopy for Current Set”. * At the bottom of the page, click the button: text/html 2010-01-29T22:51:43-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=smartsite_gradebook_help&rev=1264834303&do=diff SmartSite Gradebook Help SmartSite is a little different from MyUCDavis when it comes to adding grades. So here are some tips! * In order to assign TAs/Graders permissions in the gradebook, they first need to be assigned to one or more sections using the text/html 2025-03-18T12:50:29-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1742327429&do=diff WeBWorK Wiki Welcome to the UC Davis Mathematics Department WeBWorK Help Wiki. Our WeBWorK server was upgraded to the latest version in September 2018. Experienced instructors will see many changes; click here to read about some of them. New for Fall 2020: Canvas-WeBWorK integration! text/html 2011-09-27T16:32:58-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=thatthefirst_title&rev=1317166378&do=diff Hi to all on this webpage its content text/html 2011-03-30T12:48:26-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=the_structure_of_a_webwork_problem&rev=1301514506&do=diff The Structure of a Webwork Problem WeBWorK problems consist of 4 or 5 parts: loading macros, randomizing parameters, input/output, answer-checking, and sometimes solutions. WeBWorK problems are written in PG, a derivative of perl; you do NOT need to know perl to write/edit problems! text/html 2018-09-23T22:19:52-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=tips_past_instructors&rev=1537766392&do=diff Tips From Past Instructors The following are some useful tips provided by past instructors: * Convince your students to ALWAYS use the “Preview My Answers” button. This will save them (and you) a lot of trouble. * No matter what you tell them, if you give your students unlimited attempts on each problem, some of them will resort to guessing instead of (or before) thinking. text/html 2011-08-28T08:27:32-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=title_for_a_wiki_post&rev=1314545252&do=diff content for a wiki post text/html 2018-09-23T22:01:52-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=viewing_your_scores&rev=1537765312&do=diff Viewing Your Scores To view your scores on past homework sets: * Log in to WebWork. * From the Main Menu, click “Grades”. * You will see a table with the following information for each homework set: * Set: The homework set * Score: The total correct (including partial credit) text/html 2010-01-05T15:13:22-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=webwork_demo&rev=1262733202&do=diff WebWork Demo As WebWork TA, you may be responsible for giving a short demo at the beginning of the quarter. Here is a sample outline: * WebWork Homepage <http://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu> * WebWork Help Wiki * How to login * username = e-mail handle * password = student ID # text/html 2018-09-23T22:16:01-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=what_to_tell_your_students&rev=1537766161&do=diff What Your Students Need to Know Including the following WeBWorK instructions in your course syllabus and/or webpage should be sufficient. Note that you can advertise this information even if your course has not yet been created. * Homework will be accessible through WeBWorK, online at text/html 2011-06-19T01:18:17-0700 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=what_your_students_need_to_know&rev=1308471497&do=diff What Your Students Need to Know Including the following WeBWorK instructions in your course syllabus and/or webpage should be sufficient. * Homework will be accessible through WeBWorK, online at <http://webwork.math.ucdavis.edu> * If you have not used WeBWorK before, instructions are available online at