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Navigation
The picture above shows the start page for the material on the DVD. This is the page that loads when the disc is inserted into a drive with auto-run enabled. From this page you can access any of the material on the DVD within a few clicks. Underneath the title for the DVD you will see a list of chapter numbers. If you know what chapter you are looking for, you can click on that number and you will be taken to the material relevant to that chapter. Selecting "TOC" will take you to a listing of the chapters and a brief description of the chapter.
Below the list of chapters you will see three columns: Before You Begin, By Chapter, and By Concept. The links under before You Begin take you to the sections of the DVD that will help you find material on the DVD as well as installation and usage instructions for the software you will need to use all of the components on this disc. Under the by Chapter heading, the links will take you to a description of how the material in each chapter is broken up. The by Concept links take you to a variety of information. Under this heading you can access the interactive modules that are also available within the chapters, the problem solving material included on this DVD, and some representative course syllabi and practice exams.
The first page of every chapter gives a list of Objectives for the chapter. There are four buttons at the bottom of the page. Clicking on Learning Resources takes you to the outline for that chapter. Living Example Problems takes you to the Polymath or MATLAB™ files relevant to the chapter. Professional Reference Shelf takes you to information helpful to the practicing engineer. Additional Homework Problems takes you to a list of problems that will help reinforce the concepts of the chapter.
Learning Resources
The Learning Resources lists the contents for that chapter. There are links to summary notes, web material, interactive computer modules, and solved problems. You can always return to this page by using the left navigation bar and clicking on Learning Resources.
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Learning Resources Takes you to the outline of the chapter. From the outline you can access the Summary Notes, Web Material, Interactive Computer Modules, and Solved Problems for that chapter. Living Example Problems takes you to the Polymath or MATLAB™ files relevant to the chapter. Professional Reference Shelf takes you to information relevant to the practicing engineer. Additional Homework Problems takes you to extra problems taken from older versions of the text book. Modules takes you to the web module and ICM main menu. Problem Solving takes you to the main problem solving menu. Syllabus takes you to the sample 4-credit course syllabus. Updates & FAQs takes you to updates and corrections for the book. How to use this DVD takes you to information on navigating and using this DVD. Install Polymath™ takes you to information and installation instructions for a trial verion of this program. Additional Software takes you to information and installation instructions for extra software that may be necessary to run some files on this DVD. |
Except for Learning Resources, Living Example Problems, Professional Reference Shelf,and Additional Homework Problems, information you access from this navigation bar is not specific to any chapter. You can go directly to the Problem Solving section to see examples of the 10 types of home problems, or visit the web and interactive computer Modules without leaving the chapter that you are in.
All the material is ordered by chapter. The banner at the top of the page can take you to a specific Chapter or the Appendices. The TOC button will take you to the table of contents for the DVD.
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Begin: Chapter 1