Transmath Newsletter no. 2 
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Happy New Year.

Many thanks to everyone who rang/e-mailed us to report bugs or just to
comment on our sofware. Please do continue to send us your views and 
comments. We also like to welcome those who just joined recently, you 
will find a copy of the first newsletter in our ftp server in the 
directory /pub/newsletters/.

Errata
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In last month's newsletter, I forgot to mention that you need version
2.2.2 or better if you want to use Mathematica. 
The issue of Maths and Stats which our article appeared in was Volume 5
No. 3 (August 1994).

Transmath in SVGA 
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Some of you wanted to use Transmath in SVGA mode and found that the 
software refused to let you do so. The reason for this is that Transmath
was designed to be used in VGA mode and using it in SVGA would not look
as good. However, we do have a file on our ftp server which allows you
to run Transmath in SVGA. The file is called tmsvga.exe and is in the
directory /pub/fixes/. Please read the file readme.fix on how to install
this file.

Modules Progress 
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The Matrices modules are nearing completion. Matrices 1 is already
complete, Matrices 2 and 3 are in the final stages. All 3 modules will be 
released together in the near future. The contents of the modules are:

Matrices 1 : Basic Properties, Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication
Matrices 2 : Transformations
Matrices 3 : Determinants, Inverses, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

FTP
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There is a new setup on our ftp server, the top level now contains an
INDEX file and a log (updates.log) of all the recent changes. Besides
the transmath directory, there are two new directories: newsletters/
and fixes/.

All the completed transmath modules are available via anonymous ftp at

 caliban.leeds.ac.uk     (ip address 129.11.36.19)

**** Remember to change to binary mode before downloading the files.****

A smaller demo version is also available by ftp to

 ccb14.bham.ac.uk        (ip address 147.188.240.60)

in the directory /ctimath/tltp/transmat/

Joining and leaving this mailing list
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System Requirements
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Hardware: We recommend using a 486 DX33 or better with 8 Mb RAM and at 
	  least 10Mb disk space. You can get away with less if you are
	  not using Mathematica.

Software: You must have MS Windows 3.1 or better. You do not need
	  Mathematica to run Transmath but you do need it to access
	  many of the exercises. If you do use Mathematica, you'll need
	  version 2.2.2 or better.

Publications
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"A Mathematica-based CAL matrix-theory tutor for scientists and engineers"
 by M.A.Kelmanson, S.B.Maunders and S.Y.Cheng in the Association for
 Learning Technology Journal (ALT-J) Volume 1 No. 2 (1993).

"TLTP Project - TRANSMATH at Leeds" by Amanda Kelly, Simon Maunder and
 Sui Cheng in the CTICMS's Maths and Stats newsletter Vol. 5 No. 3 (Aug '94)

   
That's all for this month. If you have any queries, please contact us at
the address below.

Sui Cheng

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Dr. Sui Cheng				e-mail: sui@amsta.leeds.ac.uk
Dr. Amanda Kelly			e-mail: a.d.kelly@leeds.ac.uk
Dr. Simon Maunder			e-mail: simon@amsta.leeds.ac.uk
Department of Applied Maths		
University of Leeds			tel: (+44) 113 233 5174
Leeds LS2 9JT				fax: (+44) 113 242 9925
U.K.
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