STACK seminars

This seminars series will focus on advanced uses and features of STACK. Each of them will last for 1.5 hour and there will be plenty of time for discussions and questions.

Title Date Location Description
A practical beginner guide to the STACK API, Sam Fearn 22 Oct 2026, 13.30 pm GMT (14.30 pm CET) Online In this workshop, we will demonstrate a simple method for converting course materials to html and embedding stack questions within the resulting html using the STACK API.
Embedding STACK questions in digital textbooks using PreTeXt, Georg Osang 10 Nov 2026, 09.00 am GMT (10.00 am CET) Online In this seminar we will see I will how to set up a basic PreTeXt project and see a few features of PreTeXt. Ten, we will proceed to include STACK questions and discuss considerations around question maintenance as well as limitations regarding data collection.
Free-text inputs for STACK and it’s part in an AI-assisted input system, Chris Sangwin 02 Dec 2026, 14.00 pm GMT (15.00 pm CET) Online This seminar introduces STACK’s new free-text input, which allows students to write mathematical explanations, including equations and calculations, in their answers. It will also explain how these answers can be marked and how this feature will be used in the development of STACK’s AI-enabled input system.
Linear Algebra and Custom Libraries in STACK, Luke Longworth 29 Apr 2026, 09.30 am BST (10.30 pm CEST) Online The objectives of the seminar are showcase the custom Maxima functions for linear algebra and learn how to use them.
Accessibility and STACK, Tim Lowe and Chris Hughes 19 Feb 2026, 14.00 pm GMT (15.00 pm CET) Online The objectives of the seminar are to explain and demonstrate how STACK supports accessible graphical and mathematical content through ALT-text, figure descriptions, MathJax features, and screen-reader interaction.
Meclib: supporting mechanical systems, Martin Kraska 27 Nov 2025, 15.00 pm GMT (16.00 pm CET) Online The objectives of the seminar are to have an overview of Meclib library and see some examples of STACK questions that make use of Meclib.