--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Significant_Figures.tex 2002/07/05 16:12:31 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Significant_Figures.tex 2013/07/05 18:30:40 1.3 @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +\label{Significant_Figures} A \textbf{significant figures} specification tells the system how many significant figures there are in the problem, as either a single number or a range of acceptable values, expressed as \textbf{min,max}. The system will check to @@ -7,4 +8,6 @@ significant digits, the significant digi the answer is {}``1.3'', the system will require the students to type {}``1.30'', even though numerically, {}``1.3'' and {}``1.30'' are the same. A significant figure specification of {}``3,4'' means both {}``1.30'' and {}``1.300'' -are acceptable. \ No newline at end of file +are acceptable. The significant figures field can be deleted if you do +not want to constrain the number of significant digits in the student answers. +