Re: Interesting problem looking for a solution.
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- Subject: [mg122068] Re: Interesting problem looking for a solution.
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:25:49 -0400 (EDT)
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With that proposed solution, all the student needs to do to see the function's definition is to open the closed cell. Very low security! On 10/10/11 4:26 AM, Dr. Wolfgang Hintze wrote: > "Church, Gary"<churchg at smccd.edu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:j6rk1f$1nr$1 at smc.vnet.net... >> Hello, >> >> I have an (I think) interesting problem for you Mathematica gurus. >> >> I'm trying to create a worksheet for my students and want to be able >> to display the plot of a randomly generated function f[x], without >> them being able to access the expression which defines f; In other >> words, I don't want them to be able to evaluate f[x]. >> >> The idea is that each student will get a different function f[x] and >> will see a different graph and they have to determine the expression >> which defines f. They then have to plot the function they think is f >> against the actual function f[x] and turn in the two plots (or the >> one plot with the two graphs.) >> >> Is this possible? >> >> Thanks much, >> Gary >> > > Are you looking for something like this? > To begin with, define the list lf of possible functions. > Then select a definition for f[x] at random from the list, and finally > plot it. > Repeat the second step (In[219]) as often as you (and your students) > like. > > In[221]:= > lf = {x^2, Sin[x], Exp[-x]}; > > > In[219]:= > f[x_] = lf[[Random[Integer, {1, 2}]]]; > Plot[f[x], {x, 0, 5}]; > > If you wish to keep the list secret your can hide it from being viewed > using the option inspector of the cell (right click> General > Properties> Cell Open set to false> Apply). > > Hope this helps > Wolfgang > > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305
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- From: "Dr. Wolfgang Hintze" <weh@snafu.de>
- Re: Interesting problem looking for a solution.