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Numbas 6.1 documentation

Important Information

  • What do I need to use Numbas?
  • Accessibility
    • Accessibility statement for the Numbas editor
    • Accessibility statement for Numbas exams
  • Licensing

Getting Started

  • Create an account
  • Explore the editor
  • Write your first question
  • Create an exam
  • Delivering a Numbas exam to your students
  • Collaborating using Numbas
  • What next?
  • Recorded training sessions

Writing Numbas questions

  • Planning a question
  • How do I…
  • Gallery of example questions
    • Apply a standard integral

Reference

  • Projects
  • Exams
  • Diagnostic mode
  • Questions
  • Explore mode
  • Question parts
    • Mathematical expression
    • Number entry
    • Matrix entry
    • Match text pattern
    • Choose one from a list / Choose several from a list / Match choices with answers
    • Gap-fill
    • Information only
    • Extension
  • LaTeX notation
  • JME
  • Marking algorithms
  • Number notation
  • Substituting variables into displayed maths

Advanced topics

  • Pattern-matching mathematical expressions
    • Pattern-matching syntax
    • Pattern-matching examples
  • Javascript APIs
  • Extensions
    • First-party extensions
    • Writing an extension
  • Themes
  • Custom part types

Running your own editor

  • Installing an editor server
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Ubuntu
    • Ubuntu
    • from version 1.x to 2.0
    • from version 2.0 to 3.0
    • from version 3.0 to 4.0
    • from version 4.0 to 5.0
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Contents
  • Examples of each part type

Gallery of example questions¶

Each of the examples in this gallery showcases a different feature of Numbas. They assume that you’ve already worked through the Write your first question tutorial.

There’s a description of the planning decisions made when designing each question, and step-by-step instructions to implement it.

Note

These examples are still being written. More examples will appear soon.

  • Apply a standard integral

Examples of each part type¶

The Numbas demo exam contains examples of how each part type can be used.

  • Mathematical expression

  • Number entry

  • Matrix entry

  • Match text pattern

  • Choose one from a list

  • Choose several from a list

  • Match choices with answers

  • Gap-fill

  • Custom marking algorithms

  • Custom part types

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