STACK

STACK is the world-leading open-source (GPL) automatic assessment system for mathematics, science and related disciplines.

• Students type in mathematical expressions, and are not restricted to multiple choice.
• Separate validation and assessment with an emphasis on formative assessment.
• Random generation of questions.
• A wide variety of input types, including line by line working.
• Support for multipart questions.
• Support for scientific units and significant figures.

This is the official user documentation for STACK.

• The main community website for STACK is https://stack-assessment.org/
• A demonstration server is available in Edinburgh: https://stack-demo.maths.ed.ac.uk/demo/
• Community discussion takes place on https://stack-assessment.zulipchat.com/

Authoring

Documentation for question authors, including:

• An authoring quick start guide, which can be used in conjunction with the "Getting started with STACK" guide.
• Information on various authoring topics, such as answer tests, inputs, potential response trees and translations.
• Frequently asked questions.
• Information on using the CAS Maxima for question authoring, including randomisation, plotting graphs, and expression simplification.

Students

Information for students using STACK, including:

• Input instructions.
• How answers are assessed.
• Frequently asked questions.

Installation

• Installation instructions.

Developers

Topics for developers, including:

• A development history.
• Translating the STACK interface.
• Creating an input type.