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by Mikerada6
Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: eqexam | Long Solution vs. Short Solution
Replies: 1
Views: 2017

eqexam | Long Solution vs. Short Solution

I am trying to use the eqexam package to type up all my notes and homework assignments for the classes i am teaching. I would like to be able to have a short and long answer. So that I can print two different versions of the answer keys. One where the final answer is given and one where all the work ...
by Mikerada6
Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Warm up Command
Replies: 1
Views: 1634

Warm up Command

I am trying to create a latex book to use as notes for the classes i am teaching. I would like to have at the start of each section a warmup. I would like to create a command that would put a box around the questions and title it as a warm up. And then add all the answers to the warmups in an ...
by Mikerada6
Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Review Games
Replies: 0
Views: 1174

Review Games

I was searching through the CTAN and was able to come across a jeopardy package. I haven’t been able to play around with it much but it seem s like it came be a great tool to use in a classroom for a review game. I was wondering if anyone knew of any other such latex tools that could be used as a ...
by Mikerada6
Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:14 am
Forum: Graphics, Figures & Tables
Topic: Drawing similar right triangles
Replies: 8
Views: 14822

Re: Drawing similar right triangles

I am having trouble installing the TKZ-2d package. I am running Windows and TexNicCenter

The documentation is confusing and I am not aware what "sudo texhash" means on a windows machine. To my knowledge that is a Linux command
by Mikerada6
Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:21 pm
Forum: Graphics, Figures & Tables
Topic: Drawing similar right triangles
Replies: 8
Views: 14822

Re: Drawing similar right triangles

thank you very much. that simple example will help me create many of the figures I need to create my geometry lesson plans. Thank you again.
by Mikerada6
Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:05 am
Forum: Graphics, Figures & Tables
Topic: Drawing similar right triangles
Replies: 8
Views: 14822

Drawing similar right triangles

I am trying to recreate the following picture
triangle.gif
I have been able to use the TikZ package to create something similar. However with how powerful the package is I am having trouble sorting through the documentation to find out how to do simple things. The hardest part i am finding is ...
by Mikerada6
Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:12 pm
Forum: Graphics, Figures & Tables
Topic: Graphing Inequalties
Replies: 3
Views: 5416

Graphing Inequalties

How would I create a graph of an inequality in latex? I want to be able to graph a problem such as x>5 or x<=7. If it has two variables such as x-y<9 I can use maple to graph it and then export the image. However maple is unable to graph a simple one variable inequality. Are there any packages that ...
by Mikerada6
Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:02 pm
Forum: Document Classes
Topic: Beamer Handout
Replies: 1
Views: 2489

Beamer Handout

I would like to create a handout of my beamer document for my class. However I would like it to have keywords blanked out forcing the students to fill it in for themselves. Is it possible to do such?
by Mikerada6
Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:28 pm
Forum: Math & Science
Topic: Basic Algebra
Replies: 1
Views: 1416

Basic Algebra

I am trying to make a beamer presentation for my class on the basic methods of algebra. Basicly i want to be able to take an equation like 5x+3=2x-5 and show step by step that you subtract 5x from both sides and thenn add 5 to both sides. I would like to be able to "line up" the "x's" and "numbers ...
by Mikerada6
Sat May 01, 2010 8:14 pm
Forum: Document Classes
Topic: Eqexam True False
Replies: 1
Views: 3089

Eqexam True False

I am trying to make a homework assignemnt with the very powerful Eqexam package. I was wondering how i would go about makeing a two part True False question with the following instructions:

In problems 1-22, answer true or false. If the statement is false, justify your answer by either explaining ...