[LON-CAPA-users] formula response or maxima response example requested

Peter Riegler lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:04:00 +0100


Hi Jay,

I have just performed the same test as described yesterday on
http://a1.educog.com
assuming that this is the machine you are refering to as the educog 
server (pardon my ignorance ;-). However, I tested didn't test from the 
bccc domain.
Result as CC: problem works fine

Peter

Jay Sullivan wrote:

> Stefan,
> 
> Thanks for your mail. Here's my results:
> 
> I just tested it from the VCU domain (running 2.4.2):
> As author ... ok
> As CC ... ok
> 
> Tested from the bccc domain (educog server):
> As author ... ok
> As DC ... ok
> As CC ... _not_ ok              <------- !!!!!!!!!!!!!
> As student ... _not_ ok        <------- !!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> So, it seems like something weird is happening on the educog server. 
> Would it be possible for someone else on the educog server to view this 
> problem as CC to see if it is functioning on submission:
> 
> /res/vcu/jmsullivan/math/poly_rational_functions/poly_frm_polyfromzeros01.problem
> 
> Thanks,
> Jay
> 
> 
> On Dec 11, 2007 10:44 AM, Stefan Bisitz < st.bisitz@fh-wolfenbuettel.de 
> <mailto:st.bisitz@fh-wolfenbuettel.de>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Jay,
> 
>     I don't know if this helps but I'd like to inform you just in case:
> 
>     I tested Peter's problem on an old local test server with LON-CAPA 2.4.2
>     (lonmaxima 1.30 and lonmaxima.pm <http://lonmaxima.pm> 1.16).
>     As author... ok
>     As CC... ok
>     As student... ok
> 
>     By the way, in some cases, there could occur a sign error in the given
>     value for f(0). Peter?!?
> 
>     Stefan
> 
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Jay Sullivan < jmsloncapa@gmail.com <mailto:jmsloncapa@gmail.com>>
>     Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 0:42 am
>     Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] formula response or maxima response
>     example requested
> 
>      > Guy,
>      >
>      > Can you try to access the problem as CC of a course to see how it
>      > behaves?If I access it as CC from the VCU domain it works fine.
>      > Could it be a
>      > problem isolated on the educog server?
>      >
>      > Thanks,
>      > Jay
>      >
>      >
>      > On Dec 10, 2007 11:47 AM, Guy Albertelli II <guy@albertelli.com
>     <mailto:guy@albertelli.com>>
>      > wrote:
>      > > Hi Jay,
>      > >
>      > > > Also, to further clarify. I see the exact same issue with the
>      > version> > published by Peter:
>      > > >
>      > > > When I view the following as an author, it works just fine:
>      > > >
>      > >
>      >
>     /res/fhwf/riegler/Mathematik/Analysis/Polynome/polynomialAccToSpecs.problem>
>      >
>      > > > When I view the same problem as CC, it doesn't work (no
>      > feedback on
>      > > > submission of an answer).
>      > >
>      > > Hmm, works for me as educogdc on educog.com...
>      > >
>      > > What browser/OS env are you attempting to answer this as?
>      > >
>      > > Are you pressing the submit answer button or hitting enter?
>      > >
>      > > >
>      > > > Thanks,
>      > > > Jay
>      > > >
>      > > >
>      > > > On Dec 10, 2007 6:25 AM, Jay Sullivan <jmsloncapa@gmail.com
>     <mailto:jmsloncapa@gmail.com>>
>      > wrote:> >
>      > > > > As author I was running on the VCU server, which is running
>      > version> 2.4.2
>      > > > > As CC and student I was testing it on the educog server,
>     running
>      > > version
>      > > > > 2.5.2
>      > > > >
>      > > > > I just now published it on the educog server as well. As
>      > author on the
>      > > > > educog server it behaves as expected. As CC on the educog
>      > server the
>      > > new
>      > > > > source location has the exact same problem.
>      > > > >
>      > > > > Suggestions?
>      > > > >
>      > > > > Best,
>      > > > > Jay
>      > > > >
>      > > > >
>      > > > >
>      > > > > On Dec 10, 2007 4:04 AM, Stefan Bisitz <st.bisitz@fh-
>      > wolfenbuettel.de <http://wolfenbuettel.de>>> > > wrote:
>      > > > >
>      > > > > > Hi Jay,
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > > Jay Sullivan wrote:
>      > > > > > > Okay, so I thought everything was working okay, but now I
>      > am not
>      > > so
>      > > > > > > sure.When I use the maxima response it only seems to work
>      > in the
>      > > > > > > context author.
>      > > > > > >
>      > > > > > > When I try it as a student or CC, nothing happens. The
>      > submission> > > > > box gets
>      > > > > > > cleared and their is no feedback from loncapa. As author
>      > it works
>      > > > > > > just fine.
>      > > > > > > Here's the file in question:
>      > > > > > >
>      > > > > > >
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > >
>      > >
>      >
>     /res/vcu/jmsullivan/math/poly_rational_functions/poly_frm_polyfromzeros01.problem>
>      > > > >
>      > > > > > > Any tips about what I'm doing wrong?
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > > If there were no maxima supported, LON-CAPA would act
>      > exactly the
>      > > way
>      > > > > > you describe. Where are you author, where CC/student?
>      > Different> > > > machines?
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > > It looks that you still use a server with a LON-CAPA
>      > version older
>      > > than
>      > > > > > 2.4. Even 2.4.0 is not recommended since there has been some
>      > > important
>      > > > > > changes until now. Always up-to-date is recommended.
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > > Stefan Bisitz
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > > Institut f?r Medieninformatik
>      > > > > > Fachhochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenb?ttel
>      > > > > > Tel.: ++49(0)5331 939-6223
>      > > > > > st.bisitz@fh-wolfenbuettel.de
>     <mailto:st.bisitz@fh-wolfenbuettel.de>
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > > http://www.fh-wolfenbuettel.de/vita
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > >
>      > > > > >
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