# exam class and align* environment [closed]

I wonder if there is a conflict between the align environment and the exam class. I have the following and it gives an error for \begin{align*}

\documentclass[answers,11pt]{exam}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{amssymb}

\title{xxx}
\author{yyy}
\date{ }

\begin{document}
\maketitle

Please submit the answers by placing hard copy solutions in the assignment boxes.

\qformat{\textbf{Question~\thequestion.} \hfill}

\begin{questions}
\question Given the following histories:

\begin{align*}
H_{1} = & \{W_{2}(x), W_{1}(x), R_{3}(x), R_{1}(x), W_{2}(y), R_{3}(y), R_{3}(z), R_{2}(x)\} \\
H_{2} = & \{R_{3}(z), R_{3}(y), W_{2}(y), R_{2}(z), W_{1}(x), R_{3}(x), W_{2}(x), R_{1}(x)\} \\
H_{3} = & \{R_{3}(z), W_{2}(x), W_{2}(y), R_{1}(x), R_{3}(x), R_{2}(z), R_{3}(y), W_{1}(x)\} \\
H_{4} = & \{R_{2}(z), W_{2}(x), W_{2}(y), W_{1}(x), R_{1}(x), R_{3}(x), R_{3}(z), R_{3}(y)\}
\end{align*}

\begin{parts}
\part Which of the above histories are conflict equivalent and why?
\part Which of the above histories are serializable and why?
\end{parts}
\end{questions}
\end{document}

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## closed as too localized by clemens, Kurt, Stefan Kottwitz♦Nov 17 '12 at 0:23

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You're aware you're not loading amsmath (which you need), are you? –  clemens Nov 16 '12 at 20:11
Real red face -- no, I had totally missed that straightforward issue. Thanks much. –  ozsu Nov 16 '12 at 20:13
don't worry, it happens to all of us :) except egreg :) –  cmhughes Nov 16 '12 at 20:14
@cgnieder: Started typing my answer before your comment (+1 for it) but was too slow. Well, should this be closed as too localized now? –  Stephen Nov 16 '12 at 20:24
@Stephen probably, @ ozso: never mind :) –  clemens Nov 16 '12 at 20:35

The align (and align*) environment is defined by the amsmath package. Thus you need to add \usepackage{amsmath} to your preamble. I would place it immediately before \usepackage{amssymb}, thus that the AMS packages are loaded one after the other.