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1.2 bowersj2 1: \label{Significant_Figures}
1.1 bowersj2 2: A \textbf{significant figures} specification tells the system how many significant
3: figures there are in the problem, as either a single number or a range of
4: acceptable values, expressed as \textbf{min,max}. The system will check to
5: make sure that the student's answer contains this many significant digits,
6: useful in many scientific calculations. For example, if the problem has three
7: significant digits, the significant digit specification is {}``3'', and
8: the answer is {}``1.3'', the system will require the students to type {}``1.30'',
9: even though numerically, {}``1.3'' and {}``1.30'' are the same. A significant
10: figure specification of {}``3,4'' means both {}``1.30'' and {}``1.300''
1.3 ! lira 11: are acceptable. The significant figures field can be deleted if you do
! 12: not want to constrain the number of significant digits in the student answers.
! 13:
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