--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Problem_Weight.tex	2002/07/22 16:49:42	1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Problem_Weight.tex	2010/08/23 11:37:23	1.7
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
--Problem weight is set on the \textbf{Parm} screen. The
-\textbf{weight} of the problem is a parameter that is attached to the
-problem that \emph{can} be used by the spreadsheet to calculate the
-points a student will receive for a problem.
+\label{Course_Problem_Weight}
 
-The default spreadsheet uses the ``weight'' parameter as the number of
-points a student will receive for completing a problem
-correctly. Custom spreadsheets can use many parameters to compute the
-points a student will receive, such as \emph(status} (completed, not
-solved, excused, etc.), \emph{partial credit}, \emph{number of tries},
-etc., or \textbf{weight} as just another parameter.
+By default, the problem "weight" is equal to the amount of points the problem
+is worth. If the problem is made up of multiple parts, each with their own submit
+button, then those parts behave as if they were separate problems,
+and each one has its own weight.
 
-Thus, for a given course, the true effect of the \textbf{weight}
-parameter can only be understood in the context of the spreadsheet the
-course is using to determine the number of points a student will
-receive for a given problem. (Using \textbf{weight} as part of the
-spreadsheet calculation can provide an easy way to manipulate how the
-problem distributes points without needing to edit the spreadsheet
-directly.) 
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+If you want the change the default,
+you may want to think of a problem's weight in proportion to other 
+problems.  For example, if all problems have a weight of 1,changethen both easy and
+difficult problems have the same weight.  If you choose to change the 
+weight, then the problem weight and points may not equal each other for 
+your course. 
+
+The default weight of all problems and problem parts is 1.