Development of AHMES (Automatical Higher Mathematics Examination System) Using Rational Unified Process

Table 3

Main functions of AHMES.

Function name	Description
Exam paper design module	This module designs the entire plan of the exam paper according to the parameters entered by the user (such as difficulty levels)
Question generating module	Based on the results designed by the exam paper design module, this module generates questions with the corresponding engines and mathematical models
Difficulty controller	Difficulty controller could store the engine’s difficulty range; in addition, the engine’s difficulty range can be adjusted based on historical data
UI	1. Acquire user input parameters
	2. Hint information
	3. Create exam papers and answer files
	4. Export files
Main flow controller	It controls the flow of the software system and calls the functions