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<HTML>
<HEAD>
! <TITLE>AIM help</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=WHITE>
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<HTML>
+ <!-- @(#)$Id$ -->
<HEAD>
! <TITLE>AiM help</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=WHITE>
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*** 7,11 ****
<TR>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT>
! <H1>Help with the Alice system</H1>
</TD>
<TD ALIGN=RIGHT>
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<TR>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT>
! <H1>Help with the AiM system</H1>
</TD>
<TD ALIGN=RIGHT>
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*** 18,22 ****
<LI><A HREF="#practice">Practice mode</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#assessment">Assessment mode</A></LI>
! <LI><A HREF="#output">Understanding Alice's output</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#entry">How do I enter my answers?</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#types">Types</A></LI>
--- 19,23 ----
<LI><A HREF="#practice">Practice mode</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#assessment">Assessment mode</A></LI>
! <LI><A HREF="#output">Understanding AiM's output</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#entry">How do I enter my answers?</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#types">Types</A></LI>
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*** 27,44 ****
<A NAME="overview"><H2>Overview</H2></A>
! <B>Alice</B> is a computer system that assists in the teaching of
some parts of University mathematics. Your comments and suggestions
! will be very welcome; you can send them by email to <A
! HREF="MAILTO:N.P...@sh...">Neil Strickland</A>.
! <BR><BR>
The basic idea is that you follow the obvious links from the
! <A HREF="index.html">Alice login page</A>, and
! then Alice will present you with a list of questions. There is
detailed advice below on <A HREF="entry">how to enter your
answers</A>. You can then click the <B>Mark</B> button at the
bottom of the page to mark your work. The details of how this works
! depend on whether Alice is running in
<A HREF="#practice">practice mode</A> or
<A HREF="#assessment">assessment mode</A>.
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<A NAME="overview"><H2>Overview</H2></A>
! <B>AiM</B> is a computer system that assists in the teaching of
some parts of University mathematics. Your comments and suggestions
! will be very welcome; you can post them on the forum <a href="http://maths-physics.org.uk/aiminfo/mod/forum/view.php?id=14">Using AiM</a>.
! <br/><br/>
The basic idea is that you follow the obvious links from the
! <A HREF="index.html">AiM login page</A>, and
! then AiM will present you with a list of questions. There is
detailed advice below on <A HREF="entry">how to enter your
answers</A>. You can then click the <B>Mark</B> button at the
bottom of the page to mark your work. The details of how this works
! depend on whether AiM is running in
<A HREF="#practice">practice mode</A> or
<A HREF="#assessment">assessment mode</A>.
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*** 56,60 ****
the page where you filled in your answers, correct any mistakes, and
try again. Alternatively, you can go away and come back some other
! time; Alice will remember your previous answers, so you can
correct any that were wrong, and leave the others as they are. The
system will give you a numerical mark for your work which you may
--- 56,60 ----
the page where you filled in your answers, correct any mistakes, and
try again. Alternatively, you can go away and come back some other
! time; AiM will remember your previous answers, so you can
correct any that were wrong, and leave the others as they are. The
system will give you a numerical mark for your work which you may
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*** 63,67 ****
<A HREF="#assessment">assessment mode</A>.
! <BR><BR>
If you want to see the solutions, you can click the <B>Solutions</B>
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<A HREF="#assessment">assessment mode</A>.
! <br/><br/>
If you want to see the solutions, you can click the <B>Solutions</B>
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*** 79,83 ****
different students will get slightly different questions.
! <BR><BR>
A test in assessment mode will usually have a "Due date"
--- 79,83 ----
different students will get slightly different questions.
! <br/><br/>
A test in assessment mode will usually have a "Due date"
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*** 91,100 ****
system has misunderstood what you meant then you can fix the problem
before proceeding. When you are satisfied with your answers, you
! can click the <B>Mark</B> button. Alice will tell you whether
your answers are right or wrong (except for multiple choice
questions) and may give some feedback about any answers that are
wrong, but it will not tell you the right answers.
! <BR><BR>
Usually, <B>no credit will be given for partially correct
--- 91,100 ----
system has misunderstood what you meant then you can fix the problem
before proceeding. When you are satisfied with your answers, you
! can click the <B>Mark</B> button. AiM will tell you whether
your answers are right or wrong (except for multiple choice
questions) and may give some feedback about any answers that are
wrong, but it will not tell you the right answers.
! <br/><br/>
Usually, <B>no credit will be given for partially correct
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a syntax error rather than a mathematical error.
! <br><br>
Thus, it would make sense to:
<ul>
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a syntax error rather than a mathematical error.
! <br/><br/>
Thus, it would make sense to:
<ul>
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*** 124,135 ****
</li>
</ul>
! <BR><BR>
! If you access the test after the due date, then Alice will tell
you your marks and give the solutions to the questions.
! <A NAME="output"><H2>Understanding Alice's output</H2></A>
! Alice generally displays mathematics in a good approximation to
traditional notation. (Formulas are translated into HTML, so they
can be displayed in most browsers without any kind of plugin. This
--- 124,135 ----
</li>
</ul>
! <br/><br/>
! If you access the test after the due date, then AiM will tell
you your marks and give the solutions to the questions.
! <A NAME="output"><H2>Understanding AiM's output</H2></A>
! AiM generally displays mathematics in a good approximation to
traditional notation. (Formulas are translated into HTML, so they
can be displayed in most browsers without any kind of plugin. This
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Macintosh, or using Netscape under Unix or Linux.
! <br><br>
You may find that subscripts and superscripts are too small to read
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Macintosh, or using Netscape under Unix or Linux.
! <br/><br/>
You may find that subscripts and superscripts are too small to read
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<b>Fonts</b>, then change the variable width font size.
! <br><br>
Apart from these font issues, there is one feature that may cause
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<b>Fonts</b>, then change the variable width font size.
! <br/><br/>
Apart from these font issues, there is one feature that may cause
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</td><td nowrap align=center>
1<hr NOSHADE>
! 3<Br></td><td nowrap align=center>
(x + y), </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
--- 160,164 ----
</td><td nowrap align=center>
1<hr NOSHADE>
! 3<br/></td><td nowrap align=center>
(x + y), </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
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*** 169,173 ****
</td><td nowrap align=center>
1<hr NOSHADE>
! 2<Br></td><td nowrap align=center>
<font face=symbol>Ö</font
>3, </td></Table>
--- 169,173 ----
</td><td nowrap align=center>
1<hr NOSHADE>
! 2<br/></td><td nowrap align=center>
<font face=symbol>Ö</font
>3, </td></Table>
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<font face=symbol>Ö</font
>3<hr NOSHADE>
! 2<Br></td><td nowrap align=center>
. </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
--- 179,183 ----
<font face=symbol>Ö</font
>3<hr NOSHADE>
! 2<br/></td><td nowrap align=center>
. </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
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taking the Applied Mathematics Core course AMA101 then you will
learn to use Maple there. If you are not, the advice below should
! be sufficient. Alice tries quite hard to give helpful information
about syntax errors. You can also learn about the right syntax by
doing tests in <a href="#practice">practice mode</a> and asking for
the solutions; as well as displaying the right answers in ordinary
! mathematical notation, Alice will tell you how they could be
! entered. (However, there are often several possible ways, and Alice
will not always suggest the easiest one.)
! <BR><BR>
When you have entered your answer, you can always click on the
<B>Validate</B> button at the bottom of the page to see how Maple will
interpret it. If there are any syntax errors or Maple has
misunderstood what you meant then you can fix the problem before
! asking Alice to mark your work.
<UL>
--- 192,208 ----
taking the Applied Mathematics Core course AMA101 then you will
learn to use Maple there. If you are not, the advice below should
! be sufficient. AiM tries quite hard to give helpful information
about syntax errors. You can also learn about the right syntax by
doing tests in <a href="#practice">practice mode</a> and asking for
the solutions; as well as displaying the right answers in ordinary
! mathematical notation, AiM will tell you how they could be
! entered. (However, there are often several possible ways, and AiM
will not always suggest the easiest one.)
! <br/><br/>
When you have entered your answer, you can always click on the
<B>Validate</B> button at the bottom of the page to see how Maple will
interpret it. If there are any syntax errors or Maple has
misunderstood what you meant then you can fix the problem before
! asking AiM to mark your work.
<UL>
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common source of syntax errors. Note that you do <B>not</B> need
a semicolon at the end, unlike when you are using Maple directly.
! <BR><BR></LI>
<LI> Use a caret (^) for raising something to a power: for example,
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>x<SUP>2</SUP></FONT> should be entered as
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common source of syntax errors. Note that you do <B>not</B> need
a semicolon at the end, unlike when you are using Maple directly.
! <br/><br/></LI>
<LI> Use a caret (^) for raising something to a power: for example,
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>x<SUP>2</SUP></FONT> should be entered as
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and <FONT COLOR=BLUE>x<SUP>1/3</SUP></FONT> as
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>x^(1/3)</FONT></TT>.
! <BR><BR></LI>
<LI> More generally, when in doubt, use brackets. For example,
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
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and <FONT COLOR=BLUE>x<SUP>1/3</SUP></FONT> as
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>x^(1/3)</FONT></TT>.
! <br/><br/></LI>
<LI> More generally, when in doubt, use brackets. For example,
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
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</td><td nowrap align=center>
a + b<hr NOSHADE>
! c + d <Br></td><td nowrap align=center>
</td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
--- 235,239 ----
</td><td nowrap align=center>
a + b<hr NOSHADE>
! c + d <br/></td><td nowrap align=center>
</td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
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square or curly ones (like <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>[a+b]</FONT></TT>
or <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>{a+b}</FONT></TT>).
! <BR>
If you type
! <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>a+b/(c+d)</FONT></TT>, then Alice
will think that you mean
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
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square or curly ones (like <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>[a+b]</FONT></TT>
or <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>{a+b}</FONT></TT>).
! <br/>
If you type
! <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>a+b/(c+d)</FONT></TT>, then AiM
will think that you mean
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
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a +</td><td nowrap align=center>
b<hr NOSHADE>
! c + d<Br></td><td nowrap align=center>
</td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
</FONT>
! If you type <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>(a+b)/c+d</FONT></TT>, then Alice
will think that you mean
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
--- 254,262 ----
a +</td><td nowrap align=center>
b<hr NOSHADE>
! c + d<br/></td><td nowrap align=center>
</td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
</FONT>
! If you type <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>(a+b)/c+d</FONT></TT>, then AiM
will think that you mean
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
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</td><td nowrap align=center>
a + b<hr NOSHADE>
! c<Br></td><td nowrap align=center>
+ d </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
</FONT>
! If you type <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>a+b/c+d</FONT></TT>, then Alice
will think that you mean
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
--- 265,273 ----
</td><td nowrap align=center>
a + b<hr NOSHADE>
! c<br/></td><td nowrap align=center>
+ d </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
</FONT>
! If you type <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>a+b/c+d</FONT></TT>, then AiM
will think that you mean
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>
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a +</td><td nowrap align=center>
b<hr NOSHADE>
! c<Br></td><td nowrap align=center>
+ d </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
</FONT>
! <BR>
Some other examples:
<UL>
--- 276,284 ----
a +</td><td nowrap align=center>
b<hr NOSHADE>
! c<br/></td><td nowrap align=center>
+ d </td></Table>
</td></table></centEr>
</FONT>
! <br/>
Some other examples:
<UL>
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</LI>
</UL>
! <BR><BR></LI>
<LI>Maple is case-sensitive. Do not enter
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>X</FONT></TT> instead of
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</LI>
</UL>
! <br/><br/></LI>
<LI>Maple is case-sensitive. Do not enter
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>X</FONT></TT> instead of
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<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>exp(x)</FONT></TT> for
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>e<SUP>x</SUP></FONT>.
! <BR><BR></LI>
<LI>
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>sin<SUP>2</SUP>x</FONT> should be entered as
--- 333,337 ----
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>exp(x)</FONT></TT> for
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>e<SUP>x</SUP></FONT>.
! <br/><br/></LI>
<LI>
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>sin<SUP>2</SUP>x</FONT> should be entered as
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<FONT COLOR=BLUE>tan<SUP>2</SUP>(x)</FONT>,
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>sinh<SUP>2</SUP>(x)</FONT> and so on.
! <BR><BR></LI>
<LI>
Recall that <FONT COLOR=BLUE>sin<SUP>-1</SUP>(x)</FONT>
--- 340,344 ----
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>tan<SUP>2</SUP>(x)</FONT>,
<FONT COLOR=BLUE>sinh<SUP>2</SUP>(x)</FONT> and so on.
! <br/><br/></LI>
<LI>
Recall that <FONT COLOR=BLUE>sin<SUP>-1</SUP>(x)</FONT>
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Similarly, <FONT COLOR=BLUE>tan<SUP>-1</SUP>(x)</FONT> should be
entered as <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>arctan(x)</FONT></TT> and so on.
! <BR><BR></LI>
<LI>
Greek letters can be entered using their English names: for
--- 352,356 ----
Similarly, <FONT COLOR=BLUE>tan<SUP>-1</SUP>(x)</FONT> should be
entered as <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>arctan(x)</FONT></TT> and so on.
! <br/><br/></LI>
<LI>
Greek letters can be entered using their English names: for
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<FONT FACE=SYMBOL COLOR=BLUE>2p</FONT>
as <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>2*pi</FONT></TT>.
! <BR><BR></LI>
<LI>
When you work directly with Maple, the vector <FONT
COLOR=BLUE>(1,2,3)</FONT> must be entered as
! <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>vector([1,2,3])</FONT></TT>. Many AIM
questions are set up so that you can just enter <tt><font
color='green'>[1,2,3]</font></tt> instead.
--- 360,368 ----
<FONT FACE=SYMBOL COLOR=BLUE>2p</FONT>
as <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>2*pi</FONT></TT>.
! <br/><br/></LI>
<LI>
When you work directly with Maple, the vector <FONT
COLOR=BLUE>(1,2,3)</FONT> must be entered as
! <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>vector([1,2,3])</FONT></TT>. Many AiM
questions are set up so that you can just enter <tt><font
color='green'>[1,2,3]</font></tt> instead.
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<Table align=left><tr><td nowrap align=center>
</td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! é<br>ê<br>
ë
</font></td><td align=center>
--- 374,378 ----
<Table align=left><tr><td nowrap align=center>
</td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! é<br/>ê<br/>
ë
</font></td><td align=center>
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<table><TR><TD nowrap align="center" colspan=0>6</td></tabLe></TD></TR></TablE>
</td><td nowrap></td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! ù<br>ú<br>
û
</font></td><td align=center>
--- 389,393 ----
<table><TR><TD nowrap align="center" colspan=0>6</td></tabLe></TD></TR></TablE>
</td><td nowrap></td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! ù<br/>ú<br/>
û
</font></td><td align=center>
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*** 397,401 ****
must be entered as
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>matrix([[1,2,3],[4,5,6]])</FONT></TT>.
! Many AIM questions are set up so that you can just enter
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>[[1,2,3],[4,5,6]]</FONT></TT> instead.
Note that there are double square brackets at the beginning and
--- 397,401 ----
must be entered as
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>matrix([[1,2,3],[4,5,6]])</FONT></TT>.
! Many AiM questions are set up so that you can just enter
<TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>[[1,2,3],[4,5,6]]</FONT></TT> instead.
Note that there are double square brackets at the beginning and
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<A NAME="types"><H2>Types</H2></A>
! Sometimes, Alice will check the type of your answer (eg whether
it is a constant, a function of x, a vector, a matrix ...) before
working out whether it is correct. If your answer has the wrong
! type Alice will allow you to go back and change it without any
penalty. Unfortunately, the warning messages for type errors are
not as comprehensible as they might be. Here are some examples that
--- 406,413 ----
<A NAME="types"><H2>Types</H2></A>
! Sometimes, AiM will check the type of your answer (eg whether
it is a constant, a function of x, a vector, a matrix ...) before
working out whether it is correct. If your answer has the wrong
! type AiM will allow you to go back and change it without any
penalty. Unfortunately, the warning messages for type errors are
not as comprehensible as they might be. Here are some examples that
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*** 420,424 ****
<Table align=left><tr><td nowrap align=center>
</td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! é<br>ê<br>
ë
</font></td><td align=center>
--- 420,424 ----
<Table align=left><tr><td nowrap align=center>
</td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! é<br/>ê<br/>
ë
</font></td><td align=center>
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*** 431,435 ****
<table><TR><TD nowrap align="center" colspan=0>4</td></tabLe></TD></TR></TablE>
</td><td nowrap></td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! ù<br>ú<br>
û
</font></td><td align=center>
--- 431,435 ----
<table><TR><TD nowrap align="center" colspan=0>4</td></tabLe></TD></TR></TablE>
</td><td nowrap></td><td align=left><font face=symbol>
! ù<br/>ú<br/>
û
</font></td><td align=center>
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*** 437,454 ****
</td></table></centEr>
but you enter the number 7 as your answer. You will get the
! following message: <BR>
! <font color=red><br>
! Your answer has the following error: <br>
Wrong type. Your answer was
! <BR><BR>
7
! <BR><BR>
It should be of type
! <BR><BR>
[[constant,constant],[constant,constant]]
! <BR><BR>
but it is not. Try again.
! </font><BR>
This of course means that your answer was supposed to be a 2x2
matrix with constant entries, but in fact it is just a single
--- 437,454 ----
</td></table></centEr>
but you enter the number 7 as your answer. You will get the
! following message: <br/>
! <font color=red><br/>
! Your answer has the following error: <br/>
Wrong type. Your answer was
! <br/><br/>
7
! <br/><br/>
It should be of type
! <br/><br/>
[[constant,constant],[constant,constant]]
! <br/><br/>
but it is not. Try again.
! </font><br/>
This of course means that your answer was supposed to be a 2x2
matrix with constant entries, but in fact it is just a single
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*** 459,475 ****
Suppose that the correct answer is x<SUP>2</SUP> + y<SUP>2</SUP>,
but your answer is x<SUP>2</SUP> + y<SUP>2</SUP> + z<SUP>2</SUP>.
! You might get the following message:<BR>
! <font color=red><br>
Your last answer was:
! <br><center>
x<SUP>2</SUP> + y<SUP>2</SUP> + z<SUP>2</SUP>.
! </center><br>
! Wrong type.<br>
Your answer should have type
! <BR>
polynom(constant,[x,y])
! <BR>
but it does not.
! </font><BR><br>
This means that your answer was supposed to be a polynomial
function of x and y, but in fact it depends on z as well. For
--- 459,475 ----
Suppose that the correct answer is x<SUP>2</SUP> + y<SUP>2</SUP>,
but your answer is x<SUP>2</SUP> + y<SUP>2</SUP> + z<SUP>2</SUP>.
! You might get the following message:<br/>
! <font color=red><br/>
Your last answer was:
! <br/><center>
x<SUP>2</SUP> + y<SUP>2</SUP> + z<SUP>2</SUP>.
! </center><br/>
! Wrong type.<br/>
Your answer should have type
! <br/>
polynom(constant,[x,y])
! <br/>
but it does not.
! </font><br/><br/>
This means that your answer was supposed to be a polynomial
function of x and y, but in fact it depends on z as well. For
***************
*** 482,499 ****
Suppose that the correct answer is 2 sin(3 x)
but your answer is just the number 5.
! You might get the following message:<BR>
! <font color=red><br>
Your last answer was:
! <br><center>
5
! </center><br>
! Wrong type.<br>
Your answer should have type
! <BR>
dependent(x)
! <BR>
but it does not.
</font>
! <br><br>
This means that your answer was supposed to depend on x.
</LI>
--- 482,499 ----
Suppose that the correct answer is 2 sin(3 x)
but your answer is just the number 5.
! You might get the following message:<br/>
! <font color=red><br/>
Your last answer was:
! <br/><center>
5
! </center><br/>
! Wrong type.<br/>
Your answer should have type
! <br/>
dependent(x)
! <br/>
but it does not.
</font>
! <br/><br/>
This means that your answer was supposed to depend on x.
</LI>
***************
*** 502,515 ****
<A NAME="forbid"><H2>Forbidden words</H2></A>
! Suppose that Alice asked you to calculate
sin(<FONT FACE=SYMBOL>p</FONT>/4) (for which the answer is of course
2<SUP>-1/2</SUP>). One cunning plan that might occur to you would
be to just enter <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>sin(pi/4)</FONT></TT> as your
answer, leaving Maple to do all the real work. If this worked, it
! would remove the whole point, so Alice prevents it. For each
question, there are certain "forbidden words" that you are
not allowed to use as part of your answer; in the example above, the
word "sin" would be forbidden. If you give an answer
! involving a forbidden word, Alice will tell you, and you will be
able to go back and change it without any penalty.
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<A NAME="forbid"><H2>Forbidden words</H2></A>
! Suppose that AiM asked you to calculate
sin(<FONT FACE=SYMBOL>p</FONT>/4) (for which the answer is of course
2<SUP>-1/2</SUP>). One cunning plan that might occur to you would
be to just enter <TT><FONT COLOR=GREEN>sin(pi/4)</FONT></TT> as your
answer, leaving Maple to do all the real work. If this worked, it
! would remove the whole point, so AiM prevents it. For each
question, there are certain "forbidden words" that you are
not allowed to use as part of your answer; in the example above, the
word "sin" would be forbidden. If you give an answer
! involving a forbidden word, AiM will tell you, and you will be
able to go back and change it without any penalty.
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