readme

for any chapter -- choose either 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
for information on the (skeleton) course -- choose course
for information on the (skeleton) assignment -- choose assignment
for sample lectures -- choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7
for sample (exam) questions -- choose checklist or exam
for research directions -- choose research
for (digital) resources -- choose resources
for powerpoint presentations -- choose powerpoint
for printing directives -- choose print
for an explanation of the slide format -- choose slides
for the book proposal -- choose proposal
and for the rest -- make your own choice

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copyright

This material is copyrighted. You may not copy or print any of this material without explicit permission of the author or the publisher.

formats

The notes are available

in PDF format
online in HTML
as slides in both dynamic HTML and VRML
on CDROM

slides

Slides are segments or slices of the text that may be displayed independently, or in sequence, with enlarged font.

Slides are available both in dynamic HTML/javascript presentation format, as well as in a home-grown VRML format.

PDF (reading and printing)

Go to the index. and click on PDF.

A PDF reader must be installed on your system. Such a reader can be freely obtained at www.adobe.com.

Alternatively, click on the sign at the top right for a PDF version of that particular chapter or section.

online version

Click on [], in the topleft of the navigation area, for a contents listing.

presentation

Click on the at the index page,or any of the other pages, for a dynamic HTML version of the slides.

See DejaVU Online (Readers Guide) for an explanation of the navigation options. The principle is simple, click on the right yellow sidebar, until the presentation is finished.

For a VRML version, click on the sign. These links require the blaxxun Contact 3D plugin. Hit the spacebar to advance in the sequence. The backspace takes you one back.

Also included is an experimental annotated VRML version, based on the DLP+VRML platform described in chapter 7. Click on the logo, to activate the presentation. After waiting about 20 seconds, two avatars will appear that comment on the presentation. Interaction proceeds as for the VRML presentation.

platform

The material has been tested with Explorer 6.0 and Netscape 4.7, with the blaxxun Contact 3D plugin 5.1. The annotated versions are developed using the DLP+VRML platform. These run only with Explorer 6.0.

The blaxxun Contact 3D VRML browser you need for this may be freely obtained from www.blaxxun.com.

CDROM

The CDROM contains the full online version of the course notes. Open the file index.html in Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, and click on readme for an explanation or introduction multimedia to access the material.

The online version provides you with both an HTML-based presentation format, as well as a VRML-based format, for presenting the lectures in class.

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draft version 1 (16/5/2003)