Kit Mei Yee, Science Library

The Encyclopaedia of Mathematics on CD-ROM is a comprehensive reference work in the field of mathematics. The CD-ROM is based on the printed Encyclopaedia of Mathematics published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. The complete text of these books can be found on the compact discs. The text is hyperlinked and hierarchically structured. Many pictures in the printed version have been provided with animation and 3 dimensional objects.

When you start the software, the Collection Window opens. This window consists of two types of collection:

1. Encyclopaedia of Mathematics
   Select the Encyclopaedia of Mathematics collection by clicking on it once and on the left you will see the headings in this collection.
   • entries - main text which contains the list of articles in alphabetical order
   • index - contains list of article titles, list of named persons, list of authors, 1991 subject classification and list of multiple notions
   • guide - on how to use the CD-ROM
2. Dyna Text Documentation
   If you select Dyna Text Documentation, the Dyna Text Reader Guide for Windows is shown on the left. It consists of instructions for using the browser to read this electronic book.

Search

There are two ways of conducting a search. You can type your queries in the Find box at the bottom of your screen or in the predefined Search Forms.

Find Box

Find appears at the bottom of your book screen. To start a search, type your search text in this Find box and press ENTER. If you cannot locate the Find box at the bottom of the screen, go to the main menu, select Search and Search Panel to display the box.

Search Forms

Search Forms are available for Dyna Text Reader Guide and for the main text of Encyclopaedia of Mathematics. To conduct a search in Search Forms, select Search from the menu-item, and click on Search Forms. Each form gives you a window to fill:

• Standard: the same as the "Find" box at the bottom of the book screen.
• Proximity search: allows you to specify two phrases and a "distance" between them.
• Title search: searches for the string only within the titles of the entries.
• Body text search: searches for the string only within the body text parts of the entries.
• Various bibliography field searches: allows you to search within a specified field (e.g. author field) of the bibliographic records
• TeX character search: allows you to search for a TeX symbol. Only TeX control sequences that print as a single symbol can be searched (e.g. \Gamma can be searched but not \sin); the control sequence should be typed without the initial backslash.
• SGML character search: allows you to search for an SGML named symbol. The symbol should be typed without the initial ampersand and final semi-colon.

Wildcards Search

You can use * (asterix) to do a wildcard search. For example, type sequen* in the Find box to find hits containing the words like sequent, sequents, sequence, sequentially.

Search Results

The number of hits in each entry is displayed in the Table of Contents (TOC) on the left whereas the main text appears in the book window on the right. In the main text, each occurrence of the search phrase is highlighted. If you wish to change the screen display, choose View from the main menu.

There are some text that you cannot search for. For example, you cannot search directly for:

• Equation numbers
• Bibliography numbers
• Headers like "references"
• Illustrations having an underlying 3D object or notebook

Personalization

You can enhance the information already present in three main ways. You can:

• Add notes (containing your personal text)
• Add bookmarks
• Hyperlinks

Together, these three enhancements are called annotations. Annotations can be public (accessible to all) or private.

Example on how to create a bookmark:

• Click on the line where you want the bookmark.
• At main menu, choose Book then Create Bookmark.
• Give your annotation a name.
• Choose public or private.
• Click on OK.

You can find your annotation via the main menu under Book and then Annotation Manager.

You may also wish to record a path through the Encyclopaedia of Mathematics that can be followed at a later time at a prescribed speed. This is called making a Journal.

Encyclopaedia of Mathematics also allows you to add pictures and note books of your own. They will be displayed along with the text. For detailed instructions, please refer to either the Help at the main menu, the Dyna Test documentation or the guide to the Encyclopaedia of Mathematics.

Printing and Downloading

You are allowed to print selected sections of the book. DynaText Documentation provides the following printing options:

• an entire book
• text selected in the book window
• sections selected from the TOC

To export information to a file, select File and then Export from the main menu. The Export dialog box appears. You can choose to:

• Export the full contents of the entire book
• Export the selection in the book window
• Export the sections highlighted in the TOC

To export to file, click the Export to File button, then enter a valid filename. If you are not sure where you want to save the file, use the Browse button to search through your drives and directories for a filename and format. To export to clipboard, click on the Export to Clipboard button.

Encyclopaedia of Mathematics on CD-ROM is now available in NUSNET. To access it, use Windows Shopping to buy CD-ROMs on Windows again. Read the "EOM_install readme" and follow the instructions.