LON-CAPA Quick Tips

Listed here are a series of short videos to get you familiar with LON-CAPA.

  1. Quick Tip: Logging In

    In this Quick Tip we look at how to log in to LON-CAPA at Simon Fraser University (SFU).
    https://loncapa.sfu.ca
    redirects to one of the following 3 servers:
    https://lewis.chem.sfu.ca
    https://nernst.chem.sfu.ca
    https://newton.science.sfu.ca





  2. Quick Tip: Setting User Preferences

    In this Quick Tip we look at changing the LON-CAPA default setting for how mathematical content is displayed to the screen. If mathematical notation doesn't display nicely in your web browser then this quick tip will show you how to switch your default settings to use "jsMath" fonts.




  3. Quick Tip: Answering Questions

    In this Quick Tip we look at how to navigate through the assigned questions and how to begin answering questions. We also look at how to use "drag math" (the little pencil icon next to an input field) to enter in mathematical expressions.




  4. Quick Tip: Posting a Discussion

    In this Quick Tip we look at posting a message to the discussion board associated with an assigned problem in LON-CAPA.




  5. Quick Tip: Viewing Your Grades

    In this Quick Tip we look at how to view your grades for all assigned problems in LON-CAPA.




  6. Quick Tip: Advanced Topic: Using Math Fonts in the Discussion Board

    In this Advanced Quick Tip we look at using mathematical notation in discussion posts. We see how m-tags and LaTeX can be used to create posts with rich mathematical content. We also look at LaTeX Wikibooks and Detexify for finding LaTeX commands.