exercises
I am looking for a LaTeX template (if anyone has created such a template) that will allow me to layout a question on the left side then and answer on the right side, followed by a brief annotation describing the question and answer in more detail.
I am inspired by the Socratic Method used in 'Little Schemer' by Daniel Friedman.
Does any know of a template that comes close?
I produced a format, as given in your question. Obviously, one can gussie-up the definitions to achieve a more aesthetically pleasing format. EDITED to give usage syntax desired by questioner.
\documentclass{article}
\newcounter{problem}
\newcounter{solution}
\newcommand\Problem{%
\stepcounter{problem}%
\textbf{\theproblem.}~%
\setcounter{solution}{0}%
}
\newcommand\TheSolution{%
\textbf{Solution:}\\%
}
\newcommand\ASolution{%
\stepcounter{solution}%
\textbf{Solution \thesolution:}\\%
}
\parindent 0in
\parskip 1em
\begin{document}
\Problem This is the problem statement in multiple line. This is the
problem statement in multiple line. This is the problem statement in
multiple line.
\TheSolution This is the solution of the problem. When there is only on
solution, there is no need to numbering.
\Problem This is another problem but two solution multiple line. This is
another problem but two solution multiple line. This is another problem
but two solution multiple line.
\ASolution This is the first solution of the problem
\ASolution This is the second solution.
\end{document}
There are two parts to this answer:
After redefining the macros \ExerciseHeader and \AnswerHeader, the indentation of the the headlines equals the usual indentation of the text. You can set this to zero with:
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
In the code of the exercise package, there is a hard-coded \hspace{.66em} at the start of the Exercise body. To neutralize it, you can redefine \AtBeginExercise:
\renewcommand{\AtBeginExercise}{\hspace{-0.66em}}
So your full header section on the style of the Exercise and Answer could look like this:
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\renewcommand{\DifficultyMarker}{}
\renewcommand{\ExerciseName}{Aufgabe}
\renewcommand{\AnswerName}{Lösung}
\renewcommand{\ExerciseHeader}{\large\textbf{\ExerciseName~\ExerciseHeaderNB} (\ExerciseTitle)\smallskip\newline}
\renewcommand{\AtBeginExercise}{\hspace{-0.66em}}
\renewcommand{\AnswerHeader}{\large\textbf{\AnswerName~\ExerciseHeaderNB}\smallskip\newline}
\setlength\AnswerSkipBefore{1em}
Update: You might be right, there is still too much space before the exercise title, and I'm not one hundred percent sure about the space in front of the exercise body. So with changing "Aufgabe" to "Hausaufgabe" and "Gegeben ist ein Würfel" to "Es ist ein Würfel gegeben" (to have straigth lines at the left to compare indentation more easily), I find this configuration satisfying to my eye:
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\renewcommand{\DifficultyMarker}{}
\renewcommand{\ExerciseName}{Hausaufgabe}
\renewcommand{\AnswerName}{Lösung}
\newcommand{\AtBeginExerciseHeader}{\hspace{-0.2pt}}
\renewcommand{\ExerciseHeader}{\AtBeginExerciseHeader\large\textbf{\ExerciseName~\ExerciseHeaderNB} (\ExerciseTitle)\newline}
\renewcommand{\AtBeginExercise}{\hspace{-8.7pt}}
\renewcommand{\AnswerHeader}{\large\textbf{\AnswerName~\ExerciseHeaderNB}\smallskip\newline}
\setlength\AnswerSkipBefore{1em}
Best Answer
Here is an example of putting two
minipages next to each other: One for the question and one for the answer:If you want the two
minipages aligned at the top use\begin{minipage}[t]{0.45\linewidth}instead.