--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Problem_Weight.tex 2005/06/19 17:58:59 1.5
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Problem_Weight.tex 2006/08/07 18:05:54 1.6
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
\label{Course_Problem_Weight}
-By default, the problem weight is equal to the amount of points the problem
-is worth. If the problem is made up of multiple parts each with their own submit
-button, then those parts behave as if they were separate problems
-and each have their own weight.
+By default, the problem "weight" is equal to the amount of points the problem
+is worth. If the problem is made up of multiple parts, each with their own submit
+button, then those parts behave as if they were separate problems,
+and each one has its own weight.
If you want to edit the default (i.e award points based on problem weight and
tries), you will need to edit the LON-CAPA Spreadsheet \ref{Spreadsheet_About}
and the change the Course Environment Parameters \ref{GradingOptions}. In this
-case, you may want to think of a problem's weight in comparison to other
-problems. For example, all problems with a weight of 1 means that both easy and
-difficult problems are given the same weight. If you choose to customize the
+case, you may want to think of a problem's weight in proportion to other
+problems. For example, if all problems have a weight of 1, then both easy and
+difficult problems have the same weight. If you choose to customize the
spreadsheet, then the problem weight and points may not equal each other for
your course.