assignment.cls

This is a simple LaTeX class for assignments and solutions. The main file is assignment.cls which can be downloaded here in the newest version.

An example for an assignment is provided as example-assignment.tex with a preview here: example-assignment.pdf, example-solution.pdf.

Usage

Header

Simply start your document with the custom class:

\documentclass{assignment}

Metadata

Lecture title, semester, lecturer, number of assignment and release date are entered in the following way in the header of the document. The header is created automatically.

\newcommand{\lecture}{Theoretische Physik IX: Superstringtheorie}
\newcommand{\semester}{SS 2015}
\newcommand{\lecturer}{Prof. Dr. Farnsworth}
\newcommand{\sheet}{Exercise 87}
\newcommand{\releaseDate}{22. April 2042}

Exercises

Exercises are structured in an exercises environment. Each separate exercise starts with an \exercise{...} command where the argument is the title of the exercise:

\begin{exercises}

\exercise{Title of exercise one}
...

\exercise{Title of exercise two}
...

\end{exercises}

Tasks

Sub-tasks (a, b, c, ...) can be specified in the follwing way:

\begin{exercises}

\exercise{Title of exercise one}
Introduction to this exercise.

  \begin{tasks}
    \task First sub-task
    \task Second sub-task
  \end{tasks}

\end{exercises}

Solutions

Use the solution environment to add solutions to your exercises:

\begin{exercises}

\exercise{Title of exercise one}
Introduction to this exercise.

  \begin{tasks}
    \task First sub-task
    \task Second sub-task
  \end{tasks}

  \begin{solution}
    \begin{tasks}
      \task Solution to first sub-task
      \task Solution to second sub-task
    \end{tasks}
  \end{solution}

\end{exercises}

The visibility of the solution boxes can be toggled by the solution/nosolution class options:

\documentclass[solution]{assignment}

Alternatively, you can generate both versions from the command line (see Makefile).

Selective commands

Sometimes you want to add a detail (like a page break) to just one of the two versions (solution or nosolution). In this case, you can use the commands

\ifsolution{This will only appear in the solution version}
\ifnosolution{This will only appear in the version without the solutions}

Custom commands

Several helper commands are provided for Dirac-notation, integrals and many other things. An overview of all commands can be found here: cheatsheet.pdf.