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Rochester has a collection of problems used in physics. These problems were originally CAPA problems and were converted some years ago, so the code isn't pretty, but for the most part they work. | Rochester has a collection of problems used in physics. These problems were originally CAPA problems and were converted some years ago, so the code isn't pretty, but for the most part they work. | ||
The problems have been collected into a [http://hosted.webwork.rochester.edu/webwork2/physics_library?login_practice_user=true physics "course"] so that you can browse through them and see what is already available. | |||
To download your own copy pf the physics collection | |||
transfer to the directory where you would | |||
like the physics problem library to reside | |||
(e.g. /opt/webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib ) | |||
and type | |||
you will need to adjust several lines in global.conf so that the macros associated with the CAPA library can be found. The original snippet reads: | cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.webwork.rochester.edu:/webwork/cvs/rochester checkout rochester_physics_problib | ||
I'll assume this creates a directory in | |||
.../webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib | |||
you will need to adjust several lines in <code>global.conf</code> | |||
so that the macros associated with the CAPA library can be found. | |||
The original snippet reads: | |||
# Locations of CAPA resources. (Only necessary if you need to use converted CAPA | # Locations of CAPA resources. (Only necessary if you need to use converted CAPA | ||
# problems.) | # problems.) | ||
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_Tools} = "$courseDirs{macros}/CAPA_Tools/", | $pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_Tools} = "$courseDirs{macros}/CAPA_Tools/", | ||
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_MCTools} = "$courseDirs{macros}/CAPA_MCTools/", | $pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_MCTools} = "$courseDirs{macros}/CAPA_MCTools/", | ||
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_GraphicsDirectory} = "$courseDirs{html}/CAPA_Graphics/", | $pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_GraphicsDirectory} = "$courseDirs{html}/CAPA_Graphics/", | ||
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_Graphics_URL} = "$courseURLs{html}/CAPA_Graphics/", | $pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_Graphics_URL} = "$courseURLs{html}/CAPA_Graphics/", | ||
If you only need to use these physics problems in one course (say physics_course) you can leave these lines as they are and create links in the physics_course/templates/macros directory | If you only need to use these physics problems in one course (say physics_course) you can leave these lines as they are and create links in the physics_course/templates/macros directory | ||
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ln -s ...webwork/rochester_physics_problib/macros/CAPA_Tools CAPA_Tools | ln -s ...webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib/macros/CAPA_Tools CAPA_Tools | ||
ln -s ...webwork/rochester_physics_problib/macros/CAPA_MCTools CAPA_MCTools | ln -s ...webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib/macros/CAPA_MCTools CAPA_MCTools | ||
and in the physics_course/html directory | and in the physics_course/html directory | ||
ln -s ...webwork/rochester_physics_problib/CAPA_Graphics CAPA_Graphics | ln -s ...webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib/CAPA_Graphics CAPA_Graphics | ||
If you want to make these problems usable by all courses then just change the lines in global.conf described above so that they point to the addresses where the CAPA macros and graphics can be found. | If you want to make these problems usable by all courses then just change the lines in <code>global.conf</code> described above so that they point to the addresses where the CAPA macros and graphics can be found. | ||
Most of the problems work, but not all, so check things out before you assign them. | Most of the problems work, but not all, so check things out before you assign them. | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 14 November 2008
Rochester has a collection of problems used in physics. These problems were originally CAPA problems and were converted some years ago, so the code isn't pretty, but for the most part they work.
The problems have been collected into a physics "course" so that you can browse through them and see what is already available.
To download your own copy pf the physics collection transfer to the directory where you would like the physics problem library to reside
(e.g. /opt/webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib )
and type
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.webwork.rochester.edu:/webwork/cvs/rochester checkout rochester_physics_problib
I'll assume this creates a directory in
.../webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib
you will need to adjust several lines in global.conf
so that the macros associated with the CAPA library can be found.
The original snippet reads:
# Locations of CAPA resources. (Only necessary if you need to use converted CAPA
# problems.)
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_Tools} = "$courseDirs{macros}/CAPA_Tools/",
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_MCTools} = "$courseDirs{macros}/CAPA_MCTools/",
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_GraphicsDirectory} = "$courseDirs{html}/CAPA_Graphics/",
$pg{specialPGEnvironmentVars}{CAPA_Graphics_URL} = "$courseURLs{html}/CAPA_Graphics/",
If you only need to use these physics problems in one course (say physics_course) you can leave these lines as they are and create links in the physics_course/templates/macros directory
ln -s ...webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib/macros/CAPA_Tools CAPA_Tools
ln -s ...webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib/macros/CAPA_MCTools CAPA_MCTools
and in the physics_course/html directory
ln -s ...webwork/libraries/rochester_physics_problib/CAPA_Graphics CAPA_Graphics
If you want to make these problems usable by all courses then just change the lines in global.conf described above so that they point to the addresses where the CAPA macros and graphics can be found.
Most of the problems work, but not all, so check things out before you assign them.