How Do I Use a Web-Book?

What's a Web-Book?

A web-book is a collection of web-pages, like an electronic book, along with web-links. Similar to a conventional book it is mostly text based. The text part of the book could be printed and read just as one reads a conventional paperbound book. In addition to text a web-book may contain interactive simulations (applets) and/or animated images. Of course, unlike the text portion, these sections of the web-book could only be explored electronically. But the most important difference between a web-book and a conventional paper type is that the web-book could be made "alive". Because of its electronic format, a web-book could get modified as it is being used. In this sense the web-book is not the product of the author alone, but of the reader too.

An easy way of modifying this web-book is for you to copy and paste it into your own application program (web authoring program or word processor). For example, you could copy and paste answer portions of the text just under an individual question. You could also search the web for additions/alternative explanations, etc. and embed these into this web-book to create your own. Finally, you could modify the "looks" of the book by eliminating/adding your own choice of art work. All in all, you can create what best suites your needs/pleasures.

In terms of credit or copy rights, you should feel free to use and modify any portion of my web-book without concerns about copy rights or "credits". All of this is "free"!

I have designed these pages so that when you print the pages you end up with the text and relevant images. The photographs that appear on the right side of the text portion on the pages will not print out. You could print these separately, if you like. These images serve two purposes. First, they act as visual markers that may help with remembering concepts , by associating them with unrelated images, or just the "location" of the page. Second, they break the monotony of the text. Enjoy them!