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The Math Resource Center
| Q1: |
I installed The Math Resource Center but the display does not look right.
The colors on the screen look funny and/or the program does not fit correctly on my
screen. |
| A1: |
Please note the screen display requirement is set to VGA graphics with
256 colors (640x480 resolution). To change the resolution to the correct format:
In Windows® 95--
Open the Control Panel and select (double click) the Display icon and then change the
display to 256 colors with 640x480 resolution. This will give you a better view on the
Practice screen.
In Windows® 3.1--
Open the Main Group, Select (double click) on the Windows Setup icon. When the Windows
Setup dialog window opens, choose Option. Then change the display to 256 colors with
640x480 resolution. This will give you a better view on the Practice screen.
Note: If you are having a hard time locating the correct driver for the display, you can
find it in the diskette that came with your VGA card. |
| Q2: |
When I am doing the practice questions, nothing happens when I click on
the answer choices A, B, C, and D. |
| A2: |
The four possible answers A, B, C, and D are not
buttons; they do not have any function when you click on
them. Instead, there is a solution button. After you have
worked the practice problem out, simply click on the solution
button to check whether you've answered it correctly or
not. |
| Q3: |
During the installation, there is an error message about fonts:
"Could not install fonts....." |
| A3: |
When you first install one of the CDs from The Math Resource Center to
your system, the program installs two fonts to your system. When you install the second CD
from the five-CD set, you will receive a message that states "Could not install
fonts...." It is because the program has detected that the two required fonts are
already in the system and will not re-install them. Just click on "ignore",
"OK", or "continue" to bypass the messages. This will not affect the
functionality of the program. |
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| Q4: |
When I am running The Math Resource Center, I see strange fonts. |
| A4: |
The problem you are having with the program is due to wrong references to
the fonts files. This is very easy to correct.
In Windows® 95:
Locate the Fonts folder within the Windows® 95 sub-directory
and delete any font that has the name of Fences.??? or Mtextra.???.
Then copy Fences.ttf and Mtextra.ttf from any one of The Math
Resource Center CDs to the Fonts folder.
In Windows® 3.1:
Open the Control Panel, select (double click) the Fonts icon, choose Fences.ttf and
Mtextra.ttf, and remove them. Remember to check on the "Delete From Disc" box
when you remove Fences.ttf and Mtextra.ttf.
Click on Add, select Fences.ttf and Mtextra.ttf from any of The Math Resource Center
CD-ROM discs, and add them back to your system.
Note: Before you add those two fonts back to your system, check
if there are still fonts that have the file name of Fences.???
or Mtextra.???. If you find any fonts with Fences.??? Or Mtextra.???,
just delete them. |
| Q5: |
I have Windows® 3.1 and I am facing problems when
trying to install The Math Resource Center. |
| A5: |
You may be having setup problems because another software is conflicting
with The Math Resource Center during setup. Software such as networking, LAN, and utility
programs that are temporarily dominating Windows may be factors that are causing the
problem. To solve this problem, temporarily disable the dominating programs. Then run The
Math Resource Center setup program. You can reactivate the dominating programs afterwards.
OR
If you don't know which program to disable or how to disable it, you can setup The Math
Resource Center manually.
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In Program Manager: go to File, click on New, choose Program Group, then click on OK. |
| 2. |
In the Program Group dialog window, type The Math Resource Center as the description,
then click on OK. |
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While The Math Resource Center group window is still open (highlighted), go to File,
click on New, choose Program Item, then click on OK. |
| 4. |
In Program Item dialog window, type Algebra as the description, then type
D:\mviewer2.exe mathlib2.mvb in the comment-line (make sure the Algebra CD is in the
CD-ROM drive) where "D" is your CD-ROM drive letter. Then click on OK. |
| 5. |
Windows will prompt you a message telling you that the path is addressed to a CD-ROM
drive and may not be available unless you place the right CD into the drive the next time
you run it. Click on OK to acknowledge it. |
| 6. |
The Algebra Icon will appear in The Math Resource Center group. Just double click it
to start the Algebra CD. |
Repeat steps 4 through 6 to setup Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, and Statistics.
Please Note: The comment-line for the Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, and Statistics CDs
are as follows:
For Geometry--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_geom.mvb
For Trigonometry--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_trig.mvb
For Calculus--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_calc.mvb
For Statistics--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_stat.mvb
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| Q6: |
I have Windows® 95 and I am facing problems when
trying to install The Math Resource Center. |
| A6: |
You may be having setup problems because another software is conflicting
with The Math Resource Center during setup. Software such as networking, LAN, and utility
programs that are temporarily dominating Windows may be factors that are causing the
problem. To solve this problem, temporarily disable the dominating programs. Then run The
Math Resource Center setup program. You can reactivate the dominating programs afterwards.
OR
If you don't know which program to disable or how to disable it, you can setup The Math
Resource Center manually.
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On Desktop: click on the Start button, click on Settings, and choose Taskbar. |
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In the Taskbar Properties window, select Start Menu Programs, then choose Add. |
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To setup for the Algebra CD, type D:\mviewer2.exe mathlib2.mvb in the comment-line
(make sure the Algebra CD is in the CD-ROM drive) where "D" is your CD-ROM drive
letter. Then click on Next to continue. |
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Click on New Folder to create a new folder named "The Math
Resource Center" or Select the folder of "The
Math Resource Center" if it has previously been created.
Then click on Next. |
| 5. |
Windows® 95 will prompt a window dialog for you to type a
name for the shortcut. Type Algebra as the shortcut name.
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| 6. |
The Algebra Icon will appear in The Math Resource Center program group. Just click on
it to start Algebra. |
Repeat steps 1 through 6 to setup Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, and Statistics.
Please Note:
The comment-line for the Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, and Statistics CDs are as
follows:
For Geometry--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_geom.mvb
For Trigonometry--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_trig.mvb
For Calculus--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_calc.mvb
For Statistics--
Comment-line= D:\mviewer2.exe mlp_stat.mvb
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| Q7. |
When using The Math Resource Center, I am receiving an error message
about "MCI Driver." |
| A7: |
you receive a message about the MCI driver, one of two things could be
causing it: A. You do not have a sound card.
A sound card will be required to run the program correctly. If you do not have a sound
card, you will still be able to run the program. However, you will run into the MCI driver
message each time the program is trying to load a sound file, and you will have to click
on OK each time to close that message window to continue.
B. The MCI driver is not installed into your system.
After you have added the sound card to your system, you will have to install some sound
devices that come with the sound card to control the playback sounds. These sound devices
are critical for the sound card to play various sound formats. Please make sure that these
sound devices are fully installed to your system. |
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