| readme.first file for WeBWorK version 1.8
First you should connect to our server (http://webwork.math.rochester.edu) and
play around (as a practice user) in some actual or past WeBWorK courses. Most
courses allow you to login as 'practice1' with password 'practice1'.
There is also a lot on line documentation which you can peruse.
Assuming you like what you see (or have already done this), read on.
The basic requirements for setting up WeBWorK is a unix system running the
apache webserver, perl, and LaTeX. Probably your system already has all these
installed. In addition for the readable display of mathematical expressions you
will need tth, latex2html, and dvipng. You can make do with a subset of these,
but we recommend you install all of them. You will need a system administrator
to do some of the set up and it would be a good idea for him or her to be
involved from the beginning. Our system admin is Hoss Firooznia
(hfir@math.rochester.edu) and he would certainly be willing to answer questions.
Similarly, Mike Gage (gage@math.rochester.edu) or Arnie Pizer
(apizer@math.rochester.edu) are willing to help.
Here is some information on installing WeBWorK. If you have any questions or
problems, please email us.
Have fun,
Mike Gage and Arnie Pizer
1. Download the following files using a web browser (ftp access is not allowed).
Connect to http://webhost.math.rochester.edu/webworkdocs/ and then click on
Download WeBWorK and follow the instructions. You will have to register to
download files. If you have difficulty registering, contact Gage
(gage@math.rochester.edu) or Pizer (gage@math.rochester.edu).
webwork_VERSION_SUBVERSION-MONTH-DAY-YEAR.tar.gz
templates_VERSION_SUBVERSION-MONTH-DAY-YEAR.tar.gz
and also:
readme.first
readme.install
readme.upgrade
overview.html
linux.html (really instructions for setting up WeBWorK on any unix system)
linux-redhat-8.0.html (instructions for setting up RedHat 8.0 as a WeBWorK server)
These six files are contained in webwork_X.X_XX-MONTH-XX-XXXX.tar.gz but you
should look at
overview.html and
readme.install
for information on where to install the files.
2. If you are setting WeBWorK up for the first time, read the readme.install
file. If you have already installed a previous version of WeBWorK, read both the
readme.install and readme.upgrade files. Even if you are not using RedHat, we
recommend that you read linux-redhat-8.0.html as this contained useful
information.
3. Version 1.8 of WeBWorK contains several enhancements and bug fixes. Many
enhancements are internal and will not be apparent to students. The most
apparent change is the addition of a new display mode ("typeset2") which uses
dvipng to create png images of equations. The output is identical to the output
from LaTeX2HTML ("typeset") but it is almost as fast as tth. Thus precreation
is not required. We would like to express our sincere thanks to John Jones for
providing the code the added the typeset2 mode.
Courses running under WeBWorK 1.5 or later should run without change under
WeBWorK 1.8.
4. The templates_X.X_XX-MONTH-XX-XXXX.tar.gz file contains a library
approximately 2500 WeBWorK problems covering pre-calculus, first year calculus,
vector calculus, differential equations, probability, and statistics. Note that
some problems form older distributions have been renamed and/or moved to other
locations in the library. The current version of all problems (and WeBWorK
system files if you want to live on the bleeding edge) can be obtained by
connecting to http://webhost.math.rochester.edu/webworkdocs/ , clicking on
software download and then on "Experimental CVS for WeBWorK." The Rochester
problem library is under the CVS Root Rochester and the system files are under
System. In addition at this site you can find problem libraries from Cal State
Long Beach (CSLB), Detroit County Day School (DCDS), Dartmouth, Indiana, Ohio
State, and Stony Brook. If you have written WeBWorK problems and are are
willing to share them, please contact us and we will add your problems to the
repository.
5. WeBWorK License
Copyright (c) 1995-2002 University of Rochester
All Rights Reserved
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for educational, research and non-profit purposes,
without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice, this paragraph and the
following three paragraphs appear in all copies.
Permission to incorporate this software into commercial products may
be obtained by contacting the University of Rochester's Office of
Research and Project Administration
(<URL: http://www.rochester.edu/ORPA/tto/index.html>).
This software program and documentation are copyrighted by the
University of Rochester. The software program and documentation are
supplied "as is", without any accompanying services from the
University. The University does not warrant that the operation of the
program will be uninterrupted or error-free. The end-user understands
that the program was developed for research purposes and is advised
not to rely exclusively on the program for any reason.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND
ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
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