User Guide

Welcome to PYPHub! This guide will help you navigate and make the most of our platform for accessing, discussing, and sharing Past Year Papers (PYPs) and tutorials at NTU.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started

Sign In

PYPHub uses your NTU email for authentication:

  1. Click Sign In on the home page.
    Sign In button on home page
  2. Enter your NTU email address (e.g., user001@e.ntu.edu.sg) and click Get OTP.
  3. Check your email for a 6-digit verification code and enter it on the verification screen.
    OTP verification screen

Complete Your Profile

First-time users need to set up their profile:

  1. Enter your Display Name (this will be visible to other users).
  2. Select your Faculty from the dropdown menu.
  3. Select your Major from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click Complete Setup to finish the process.
Profile setup form

2. Searching for Resources

Using the Search Page

PYPHub offers a powerful search function to find past year papers and tutorials:

  1. Click PYPs or Tutorials in the navigation bar to access the search page.
  2. Use the following filters to narrow down your search:
    • Course Code: Select a specific course (e.g., SC1007, CE1007)
    • Year: Filter by academic year (e.g., 23-24)
    • Semester: Choose between Semester 1 or Semester 2
  3. Use the Search Bar to search by course code, title, solver, or other keywords.
Search interface with filters

Sorting Results

You can sort search results based on different criteria:

  • Default: Sorted by course code (A-Z), year (newest first), and semester
  • Views: Most viewed resources first
  • Comments: Resources with most comments first
  • Newest: Most recently added resources first
  • Course Title: Alphabetically by course title

Click the up/down arrow button next to the sort selector to toggle between ascending and descending order.

3. Viewing PYPs and Tutorials

Accessing PDF Documents

PYPHub provides an integrated PDF viewer for all resources:

  1. Click on a resource card from the search results to open its forum page.
  2. At the top of the forum page, click View Past Year Paper or View Tutorial to expand the PDF viewer.
  3. Use the PDF viewer controls to navigate through the document, zoom in/out, download, or print.
Expanded PDF viewer with controls

4. Forum Participation

Reading and Posting Comments

PYPHub has a forum system for discussing past papers and tutorials:

  1. On a resource's forum page, click the Comments section to expand it.
  2. Click Add Comment to open the comment editor.
  3. Write your comment using the Markdown editor. You can format your text with bold, italics, code blocks, etc.Learn more about the Markdown editor.
  4. Click Post Comment to submit your comment.
Comment editor with Markdown formatting

Replying to Comments

You can engage in discussions by replying to existing comments:

  1. Click Reply under the comment you want to respond to.
  2. Write your reply in the Markdown editor that appears.
  3. Click Post Reply to submit your response.

Comments and replies are organized in a threaded structure to make conversations easy to follow.

5. Managing Your Account

Account Settings

You can manage your account settings at any time:

  1. Click on your avatar in the top-right corner of the page to open the user menu.
  2. Select Settings to access your account settings.
  3. Here you can update your display name, faculty, major, and other preferences.

Activity History

You can view your activity history to track your participation:

  1. Click on your avatar in the top-right corner of the page.
  2. Select Activity from the dropdown menu.
  3. View a chronological list of your comments and other interactions on the platform.