[LON-CAPA-users] Numerical Input with no correct answer

[Guy Albertelli II]

Hi Tood,

> Thanks for the reply.  Is there a parameter one can set in the <numerical
> response> so that the default is to NOT display correct/incorrect and the
> "answer"?  Or can that only be done in the course "PARMS" section (or the
> RAT) after including the resource?

Nope, but you can do (roughly let me know if I need to make this
actually operational):

<problem>
  <part id="1">
    <notsolved>
      <startouttext />Enter your value for X<endouttext />
      <numericalresponse....
    </notsolved>
    <solved>
      <startouttext />Using the entered value for X $x<endouttext />
    </solved>
  </part>
  <part id="2">
   ...

> 
> Todd
> 
> 
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Guy Albertelli II wrote:
> 
> > Hi Todd,
> >
> > > I'm trying to put together a problem where a student enters a parameter
> > > x, which was a value obtained in a lab, and then use that value to
> > > calculate some function y(x).
> > >
> > > My problem is I haven't yet come up with a way for *any* value of x to
> > > be acceptable.  The best I've come up with is to let the answer be some
> > > huge number with 100% tolerance.  Is there a better way to do this other
> > > than with the numerical response code here?
> >
> > Currently that is probably the best way for now. (Id' go with an
> > answer of zero and a large absolute tolerance, but ...)
> >
> > There is a half finished response type <dataresponse> which might have
> > been more approriate, but the numerical response seems to work good
> > enough.
> >
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