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Welcome to the Numbas Users Group.

This is a discussion/information forum for anyone who is using Numbas in any capacity; using the questions and exams in the public database, creating their own questions and exams or just finding out about Numbas.

The digital learning unit at Newcastle University will provide support wherever possible (subject to resource availability) to any users who have genuine educational uses for Numbas

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May 31

15-month Lecturer vacancy at Newcastle: join the Numbas Team

Hi all, The School of Maths, Stats and Physics at Newcastle University is looking to appoint a 15

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15-month Lecturer vacancy at Newcastle: join the Numbas Team

Hi all, The School of Maths, Stats and Physics at Newcastle University is looking to appoint a 15

May 31

Don Shearman, … Christian Lawson-Perfect5

May 30

Two strange issues with variables - random() and currency()

Thanks Christian, appreciate your quick response as always. Don Sent from my iPad On 30 May 2023, at

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Two strange issues with variables - random() and currency()

Thanks Christian, appreciate your quick response as always. Don Sent from my iPad On 30 May 2023, at

May 30

Dean Ang Gmail, Ben Brawn3

May 25

Need help in installing extension

Ok, missed that. Will do. Thanks On Thursday, 25 May 2023 at 12:37:14 UTC+8 ben....@gmail.com wrote:

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Need help in installing extension

Ok, missed that. Will do. Thanks On Thursday, 25 May 2023 at 12:37:14 UTC+8 ben....@gmail.com wrote:

May 25

Julia Goedecke2

May 23

Brackets around negative numbers with simplify[!basic]

PS: It only happens when one of the numbers is real rather than mixed complex... Sorry I didn't

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Brackets around negative numbers with simplify[!basic]

PS: It only happens when one of the numbers is real rather than mixed complex... Sorry I didn't

May 23

Martin Jones, … Christian Lawson-Perfect9

May 22

Error multiplying functions

Can you try reloading the page? I think MathJax has failed to load for you. It looks OK on my PC. On

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Error multiplying functions

Can you try reloading the page? I think MathJax has failed to load for you. It looks OK on my PC. On

May 22

steven kirk, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

May 22

Question runs in stand alone but throws an error when run as am exam question

Hi Steven, Sorry I've taken so long to reply to this - it vanished to the bottom of my inbox! Can

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Question runs in stand alone but throws an error when run as am exam question

Hi Steven, Sorry I've taken so long to reply to this - it vanished to the bottom of my inbox! Can

May 22

David Wishart, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

May 22

Can I accept .1 instead of 0.1?

I've just noticed this has been in my inbox since February! Sorry! I should have just replied to

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Can I accept .1 instead of 0.1?

I've just noticed this has been in my inbox since February! Sorry! I should have just replied to

May 22

Dean Ang Gmail, … Christian Lawson-Perfect13

May 21

Extensions for Local developmental set up

No progress at all. Can someone please let me know what is the correct way of installing an extension

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Extensions for Local developmental set up

No progress at all. Can someone please let me know what is the correct way of installing an extension

May 21

Chunhao Lyu, Ben Brawn2

May 14

Canvas can't load Number assignment properly

I think I have a memory of something like this happening the first time I tried, but then it worked

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Canvas can't load Number assignment properly

I think I have a memory of something like this happening the first time I tried, but then it worked

May 14

ENRIQUE COMER BARRAGAN, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

May 3

Question about SCORM 2004 3rd. and 4th editions

Hi Christian: Thank you very much for the confirmation about SCORM 2004 3rd. edition. Best regards.

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Question about SCORM 2004 3rd. and 4th editions

Hi Christian: Thank you very much for the confirmation about SCORM 2004 3rd. edition. Best regards.

May 3

Christian Lawson-Perfect

May 3

Re: Installation issues

What is your PREVIEW_URL set to in the file numbas/settings.py? Is there anything in the

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Re: Installation issues

What is your PREVIEW_URL set to in the file numbas/settings.py? Is there anything in the

May 3

May 2

Question docker-compose file settings

The docker-compose file https://github.com/numbas/numbas-lti-provider-docker/blob/main/docker-compose

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Question docker-compose file settings

The docker-compose file https://github.com/numbas/numbas-lti-provider-docker/blob/main/docker-compose

May 2

Chris Graham, … Alexander Holvoet18

Apr 26

Blackboard: Let Us Know Your Thoughts And Problems

Dear Christian and Johan Thank you for the responses and ideas! We'll have a look into our backup

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Blackboard: Let Us Know Your Thoughts And Problems

Dear Christian and Johan Thank you for the responses and ideas! We'll have a look into our backup

Apr 26

Andrew Parkinson, … Hiren Sarvaiya3

Apr 14

Issue with new setup of Numbas LTI provider using docker

Hello, I had issue with my assignment marks in numbas application. How can I get my actual marks with

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Issue with new setup of Numbas LTI provider using docker

Hello, I had issue with my assignment marks in numbas application. How can I get my actual marks with

Apr 14

Apr 11

Dockerised version hangs

We are even experiencing this in v.3.0 as well. ie after our Redhat server restarts (eg overnight

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Dockerised version hangs

We are even experiencing this in v.3.0 as well. ie after our Redhat server restarts (eg overnight

Apr 11

Hiren Sarvaiya, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

Apr 5

Query regarding Assignment Marks

You should ask your professor to contact us directly. On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, 08:44 Hiren Sarvaiya, <

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Query regarding Assignment Marks

You should ask your professor to contact us directly. On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, 08:44 Hiren Sarvaiya, <

Apr 5

Don Shearman, Christian Lawson-Perfect5

Apr 4

Config file for safe exam browser not doing what it should

Just to be clear, SEB config files need to be set up by someone with superuser privileges on the

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Config file for safe exam browser not doing what it should

Just to be clear, SEB config files need to be set up by someone with superuser privileges on the

Apr 4

David Wishart, Ben Brawn3

Apr 4

Suppressing square brackets from a displayed list

Spot on thank-you. Aside from missing the join function, I never realised that you could perform

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Suppressing square brackets from a displayed list

Spot on thank-you. Aside from missing the join function, I never realised that you could perform

Apr 4

Martin Jones, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Mar 30

Precision error

Fixed! I didn't check that the new method worked for complex numbers. It now does, and I've

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Precision error

Fixed! I didn't check that the new method worked for complex numbers. It now does, and I've

Mar 30

Chunhao Lyu, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Mar 28

Assignment parameters always changed and student work can't be saved

Thanks. I think the problem is with your SCORM player, so I don't think there's anything I

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Assignment parameters always changed and student work can't be saved

Thanks. I think the problem is with your SCORM player, so I don't think there's anything I

Mar 28

Chunhao Lyu, … Christian Lawson-Perfect5

Mar 28

Printable worksheet - answer sheets not working

Lots of people have asked for this! I've added an option labelled "Show question content in

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Printable worksheet - answer sheets not working

Lots of people have asked for this! I've added an option labelled "Show question content in

Mar 28

samuel...@gmail.com, Christian Lawson-Perfect3

Mar 28

Explore mode - advice section when answer wrong- new variable values

Can you give me a link to this question in the editor, please? I'm not sure what to do about the

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Explore mode - advice section when answer wrong- new variable values

Can you give me a link to this question in the editor, please? I'm not sure what to do about the

Mar 28

Dev Shah, Christian Lawson-Perfect8

Mar 28

users aren't getting test completion emails

OK, I've finally had time to take a look: on March 8th, I added an EMAIL_URL setting to settings.

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users aren't getting test completion emails

OK, I've finally had time to take a look: on March 8th, I added an EMAIL_URL setting to settings.

Mar 28

Chunhao Lyu, Christian Lawson-Perfect2

Mar 23

Can't review the questions after the exam

Hi, If you're able to reproduce this yourself, could you try opening the browser's developer

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Can't review the questions after the exam

Hi, If you're able to reproduce this yourself, could you try opening the browser's developer

Mar 23

Belinda S, Christian Lawson-Perfect4

Mar 13

Total score not appearing in Quiz summary

We use SCORM in Canvas. On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 9:39 PM Belinda S <bels...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Total score not appearing in Quiz summary

We use SCORM in Canvas. On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 9:39 PM Belinda S <bels...@gmail.com> wrote:

Mar 13

Belinda S, Ben Brawn2

Mar 7

Question changing on resume

Christian previously announced this: A bug was introduced in v7.0 of the Numbas runtime which led to

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Question changing on resume

Christian previously announced this: A bug was introduced in v7.0 of the Numbas runtime which led to

Mar 7

Dev Shah, Christian Lawson-Perfect4

Mar 2

Manage SEB settings files link

Oh! Now I look, I see I never committed the v3.2 changes to the Docker repository. I've done that

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Manage SEB settings files link

Oh! Now I look, I see I never committed the v3.2 changes to the Docker repository. I've done that

Mar 2

Feb 26

DB Error while saving results and Numbas goes in to hung state

below are logs for the Nginx and Postgres containers... Ngingx: (Not sure which UPSTREAM connection

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DB Error while saving results and Numbas goes in to hung state

below are logs for the Nginx and Postgres containers... Ngingx: (Not sure which UPSTREAM connection

Feb 26

Feb 11

JME: infinity does not display as \infty when 'Force single letter variable names' ?

Possible bug/dubious feature ? when in a JME part the option ' Force single letter variable names

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JME: infinity does not display as \infty when 'Force single letter variable names' ?

Possible bug/dubious feature ? when in a JME part the option ' Force single letter variable names

Feb 11

Feb 10

Student only seeing their own workspace on Chrome

I have a student with a new Numbas account. They are enroled in a shared project workspace for a

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Student only seeing their own workspace on Chrome

I have a student with a new Numbas account. They are enroled in a shared project workspace for a

Feb 10

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