Quiz covering basic arithmetic with complex numbers, solving a quadratic with complex solutions and converting to/from polar and rectangular forms.

A very simple algebraic fraction multiplied by a whole number. No cancelling is required by design. 

A whole number divided by a very simple algebraic fraction. No cancelling is required by design.

Used for LANTITE preparation (Australia). NA = Number & Algebra strand. Students are given the total cost, insurance fee and daily hire charge (all randomly generated). They need to calculate the number of days hired.

Used for LANTITE preparation (Australia). NA = Number & Algebra strand. Students are shown a personal income tax table and given a randomly generated taxable income. They are required to calculate the tax payable.

Used for LANTITE preparation (Australia). NA = Number & Algebra strand. The total amount raised and the number of participants is supplied (and both are randomly generated). Students must calculate the average per participant. 

Used for LANTITE preparation (Australia). NA = Number & Algebra strand. Students need to calculate the proportion of calls for one given emergency, after reading the number of calls, and total number of calls from the supplied infographic. There are 4 different versions of this question.

Convert a variety of numbers from decimal to standard index form.

Simple multiplication of complex conjugates. Complex numbers are of the form $a+bi$ where $a$ and $b$ are randomised between 1 and 9 inclusive. 

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Simple multiplication including multiples of 10, with answer that can be multiples of up to 1000.

Used for LANTITE preparation (Australia). NC = Non Calculator strand. NA = Number & Algebra strand. Students need to add two fractions with different denominators, then subtract the answer from 1. There are 9 different versions of this question.

A simple test for practicing division with remainder. Numbers are randomised, and ranges for divisor and quotient can be specified.

The student is asked to find the square root of an integer of the form $\pm n^2$. If the root is not real, they should enter "nan".

A custom marking algorithm extends the built-in one to deal with "nan".

There's some custom javascript to set the expected answer correctly. In the future this will be possible in the marking algorithm - see https://github.com/numbas/Numbas/issues/856

The student must enter a number in scientific notation, with separate boxes for significand and exponent. They only get the marks if both elements are correct.

Assesses multiplying numbers

In this demo question, you can see either 2 or 3 gaps depending on the variable \(m\), and the marking algorithm doesn't penalise for the empty third gap in cases when it is not shown.

Reason to use it: for vectors or matrices containing only numbers, one can easily use matrix entry to account for a random size of an answer. But this does not work for mathematical expressions. There we have to give each entry of the vector as a separate gap, which then becomes a problem when the size varies. This solves that problem. For this reason I've included two parts: one very simple one that just shows the phenomenon of variable number of gaps, and one which is more like why I  needed it.

Note that to resolve the fact that when \(m=2\), the point for the third gap cannot be earned, I have made it so that the student only gets 0 or all points, when all shown gaps are correctly filled in.

Note the use of Ax[m-1] in the third gap "correct answer" of part b): if you use Ax[2], then it will throw an error when m=2, as then Ax won't have the correct size. So even though the marking algorithm will ignore it, the question would still not work.

Bonus demo if you look in the variables: A way to automatically generate the correct latex code for \(\var{latexAx}\), since it's a variable size. I would usually  need that in the "Advice", i.e. solutions, rather than the question text.

In this demo question, you can see either 2 or 3 gaps depending on the variable \(m\), and the marking algorithm doesn't penalise for the empty third gap in cases when it is not shown.

Reason to use it: for vectors or matrices containing only numbers, one can easily use matrix entry to account for a random size of an answer. But this does not work for mathematical expressions. There we have to give each entry of the vector as a separate gap, which then becomes a problem when the size varies. This solves that problem. For this reason I've included two parts: one very simple one that just shows the phenomenon of variable number of gaps, and one which is more like why I  needed it.

Note that to resolve the fact that when \(m=2\), the point for the third gap cannot be earned, I have made it so that the student only gets 0 or all points, when all shown gaps are correctly filled in.

Note the use of Ax[m-1] in the third gap "correct answer" of part b): if you use Ax[2], then it will throw an error when m=2, as then Ax won't have the correct size. So even though the marking algorithm will ignore it, the question would still not work.

Bonus demo if you look in the variables: A way to automatically generate the correct latex code for \(\var{latexAx}\), since it's a variable size. I would usually  need that in the "Advice", i.e. solutions, rather than the question text.

Finding a matrix from a formula for each entry, which involves the row and column numbers of that entry. Randomized size of the matrices and formula.

First compute matrix times vector for specific vectors. Then determine domain and codomain and general formula for the matrix transformation defined by the matrix.

Randomising the number of rows in the matrix, m, makes the marking algorithm for part c) slightly complicated: it checks whether it should include the third gap or not depending on the variable m. For the correct distribution of marks, it is then necessary to do "you only get the marks if all gaps are correct". Otherwise the student would only get 2/3 marks when m=2, so the third gap doesn't appear.

This allows the student to input a linear system in augmented matrix form (max rows 5, but any number of variables). Then the student can decide to swap some rows, or multiply some rows, or add multiples of one row to other rows. The student only has to input what operation should be performed, and this is automatically applied to the system. This question has no marks and no feedback as it's just meant as a "calculator".

Determine for which value of \(t\) two vectors are parallel. In the first part, there is no real number \(t\) to make it work. In the second part, a value can be worked out.

Easy true/false questions to check if the meaning of a size of a matrix is understood, in terms of numbers of rows and columns.

First compute matrix times vector for specific vectors. Then determine domain and codomain and general formula for the matrix transformation defined by the matrix.

Randomising the number of rows in the matrix, m, makes the marking algorithm for part c) slightly complicated: it checks whether it should include the third gap or not depending on the variable m. For the correct distribution of marks, it is then necessary to do "you only get the marks if all gaps are correct". Otherwise the student would only get 2/3 marks when m=2, so the third gap doesn't appear.

Finding a matrix from a formula for each entry, which involves the row and column numbers of that entry. Not randomized because it's the same as in our workbook. But the variables are made in a way that it should be easy to randomise the size of the matrix, and the to change the formula for the input in not too many places.

give the negative of each of two vectors. One always has 5 entries, the other has a random number of entries.

Finding a matrix from a formula for each entry, which involves the row and column numbers of that entry. Randomized size of the matrices and formula.

Solving a system of three linear equations in 3 unknowns using Gaussian Elimination (or Gauss-Jordan algorithm) in 5 stages. Solutions are all integers. Introductory question where the numbers come out quite nice with not much dividing. Set-up is meant for formative assessment. Adapated from a question copied from Newcastle.

Questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication and powers of negative numbers.

A question designed to demonstrate the exam-level variable overrides feature. The student must work out the median of a given sample. The exam can override size of the sample, the range of numbers to pick, and whether the sample should be shown to the student in increasing order.