Numerical & formula - standard form

[petern]

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There should be an option that teachers can turn on to allow students to input answers in standard form.  There could be two input fields: one for the number and the second for the exponent, e.g..

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For more information on the release of this feature, and others, please review the Canvas Production Release Notes (2015-10-31)

This idea was indirectly developed through "Numerical Answer with Precision"

[Renee_Carney]

This Feature Idea is now Complete!

For more information on the release of this feature, and others, please review the Canvas Production Release Notes (2015-10-31)

Thank you to  @mhurwitz   for submitting .  Also, Thanks to  petern and  @ervanhor   for your submissions of and which were completed as part of this feature.

Additional thanks to idea contributors mdjohnston,  @jazemlya ,  @curtain ,  @kona ,  @douglas_deboer ,  @vkg , ashaukat and  @James  for your valuable input! Your investment in this idea helped refine a feature which is now part of the Canvas!

[kmeeusen]

Woo Hoo!

Just saw this in the release notes!

[petern]

This is not yet fully developed - it only appears in the numerical question type and doesn't appear in the formula question type.

[Renee_Carney]

Hi Peter. 

This is a good example of why we ask ideas to be singular in nature.

I see that you found ​, please add your vote and use case there.