Need numerical answer for small number or in scientific notation

[bre2051173]

I need students to be able to enter numerical answers that are very small in quizzes. The site keeps rounding my answer down to 0 if I have anything smaller than 0.00005. Am I doing something wrong? Why can't canvas handle small numbers? There must be many other courses in the sciences and math have encountered this. Surely there is some solution I did not find by googling. Small numbers like this are very frequently encountered in many courses.

[James · Accepted solution]

 @bre2051173  

Canvas added scientific notation for numeric-answer questions, but it appears that it broke in 2019. They have a fix, but it's been sitting for months without being applied.

Please see these threads for more information.

• When is Scientific Notation Support Planned to be Added to Canvas Quizzes? 
• Scientific Notation 
• https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/2728-allow-scientific-notation-e-format-in-numerical-answers