General ⇒ Want a new command similar to \subsection

[petey]

Hi,

I'm writing a document that contains exercises. I want a command named \exercise that looks exactly/similar to \subsection. It should look something like this:

Exercise 1
...
Exercise 2
....

I started out using \subsection with this:

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\renewcommand{\thesubsection}{Exercise \arabic{subsection}}

But I also need \subsection. So I tried this:

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\newcounter{exercisecounter}[section]
\newcommand{\exercise}{\stepcounter{exercisecounter}\vspace{1\baselineskip}\noindent{\large\bfseries Exercise \arabic{exercisecounter}}\flushleft{}}

But it does not work the way I want it to.

Thanks in advance.
Petey

[localghost]

Perhaps you should rely on packages like exercise or something similar [1]. This seems to be easier than defining new commands (or environments).

[1] The TeX Catalogue Online, Topic Index - Typesetting Exam Scripts, Quizzes, Flashcards, and Questionnaires


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[petey]

Thank you.

Your solution works perfectly . Thank you very much.