Lesson and Activities Instructions

All Lessons, Extra activities, and Tools at MathRealm open in a window. The following are general instructions for using lessons, tools and activities. Tools have instructions in the application.

Closing Window

To close a lesson windows, simply click the button at the bottom of the window. In windows with HTML text you can use the button if you click a hyperlink to explore a related subject.

Navigation

In the lessons the lower right triangle will blink at the end of a screen or animation indicating you can move on without missing anything new. In activities and applications press, , when blinking to move forward. Press to go to the previous scene.

Operation

Cursor

The cursor will change to when over an object that is a button or causes a rollover animation -- sometimes it is both. Roll the cursor over an object if you think it is a button or control. The cursor will change to when you can move the object. The cursor will change to an hourglass when the computer is loading a new section.

Guide

In some lessons you are provided with a lesson guide -- Google. Google will provide simple instructions or hits on most screens. Press the mouse down on Google to read the instructions. Click on Google if it is unclear what should be done to proceed.

Entering Answers

You can enter numbers via the keypad (NumberLock) or the numbers over the keyboard letters. Press RETURN, ENTER, or TAB to tell the computer to accept the entered number. Use TAB when there is more than on answer to enter. TAB will also go to the next number entry field if there is more than one. Google will let you know if the number entered is correct or not.

Practice Exercises

These sections provide a never ending stream of randomly generated problems. Google will perform some sort of acrobatic stunt for correct answers and stick out his tongue for incorrect answers. If you can not answer a question, after trying, press the forward arrow and the solution will be provided.

Exercises have three skill levels. The Easy level has problems very similar to the ones demonstrated and solved in the lessons. The Normal skill level has problems of the same difficulty level in most textbooks. Getting these problems consistently right indicates a good understanding of the topic. The Hard skill level provides an increased level of difficulty. The hard problems may require an understanding of the other topics covered, in addition to the current section.