Perl Variables for Math Questions (Algebraic and Symbolic Modes)

The following reserved Perl variables are used to return information or set behaviors in questions that you create in WebAssign.

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Variable	Description
`$CASGRADER`	(Algebraic) Sets the grading mechanism, for example, `$CASGRADER=mathematica`.
`$DEFAULTVALS`	(Symbolic) Sets the list of values that will be used when comparing student responses to the answer key, for example, `$DEFAULTVALS=[-1.1, 0.4, 0.9]`.
`$MAXERR=n $MAXERR='n%'`	(Symbolic) Set $MAXERR to the allowable tolerance (>0) for evaluated student responses.
`$NO_REPETITION`	(Symbolic) Set `$NO_REPETITION=1` to match each element of a set only once, so {1,2,2} ≠ {1,2}.
`$NO_SYMBOLIC_HINT`	(Symbolic) Set `$NO_SYMBOLIC_HINT=1` to hide the symbolic formatting help icon/link for the current answer box only.
`$ROSTER_ONLY`	(Symbolic) Set `$ROSTER_ONLY=1` to require that students enclose unordered sets in braces, e.g., {1,2}.
`$PAD`	Enables one of two pads for answering math questions (and hides symbolic formatting help icon): `$PAD='devmath'` enables mathPad. `$PAD='calc'` enables calcPad.
`$size`	Sets the width of the answer box when not using mathPad or calcPad, for example, `$size=20`.