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==Software requirement==
 
==Software requirement==
 
Firefox version 2 is not good enough to see several things on Rhea pages. Use version 3 or higher.  
 
Firefox version 2 is not good enough to see several things on Rhea pages. Use version 3 or higher.  
 
  
 
== Instructor's corner/How to get started ==
 
== Instructor's corner/How to get started ==
* Click the "Help" button above and read what's there.
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===Getting started===
* Remember: you need to log in (with your or create pages.
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* To start, click the "Help" button above and read what's there.
* Edit a page by clicking "edit" (under "Page" above). Don't forget to "save" (at bottom of "edit" page).
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* To edit pages, first log in (with your purdue account to create pages. Then click "edit" (under "Page" above) and remember to click "Save Page" after you are done editting.).
* Create a new page B from a page A by editing page A and inserting a "B" enclosed by a pair of square brackets. (Note that "B" is like a web address for a webpage. Each page also has a title, which you can chose by writing "B|fancy_title" in double square brackets rather than just "B"). Then "save" and find the new red link on page A that appeared. Click it. You are now on page B (which of course is empty at this point). NOTE: if the "new" link comes out blue, instead of red, you chose a title of an existing page and did not create a new one. The blue link gets you simply to the already existing one. Use distinctive names for your new creations!
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* If you place "Category:MA375Spring2009Walther" enclosed by square brackets on top of a new page it will be parsed by the system as belonging to this course. It can then be searched (for) in a meaningful way.  
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* To get a quick idea what works how, click "edit" on this page to see how to do the things visible on this page.  
 
* To get a quick idea what works how, click "edit" on this page to see how to do the things visible on this page.  
 
* Note that the "edit" mode has a spell-checking feature:  look for red-underlined stuff.
 
* Note that the "edit" mode has a spell-checking feature:  look for red-underlined stuff.
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===Creating pages===
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* To create a new page named "B" from a page A, go to edit page A and insert the text <nowiki>[[B]]</nowiki>. (Note that "B" is like a web address for a webpage. Each page also has a name, but you can call the link anything (like fancy_title) by typing <nowiki>[[B|fancy_title</nowiki> rather than just <nowiki>B</nowiki>. After saving, find the new red link on page A that appeared. When you click it, you'll note you are now on page B (which of course is empty at this point).
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* NOTE: if the "new" link comes out blue, instead of red, you chose a title of an existing page and did not create a new one. The blue link gets you simply to the already existing one. Use distinctive names for your new creations!
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* If you place "Category:MA375Spring2009Walther" enclosed by square brackets on top of a new page it will be parsed by the system as belonging to this course. It can then be searched (for) in a meaningful way.
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===Advanced Rhea techniques===
 
* You can look at other Rhea pages by clicking "main page" and then "course pages". Especially the ECE pages will get you an idea where one can take Rhea...
 
* You can look at other Rhea pages by clicking "main page" and then "course pages". Especially the ECE pages will get you an idea where one can take Rhea...
 
* Do  you want to [[MA_375_Spring_2009_Walther_display|display pages in other pages]]?
 
* Do  you want to [[MA_375_Spring_2009_Walther_display|display pages in other pages]]?

Revision as of 21:05, 21 January 2009


Rhea Section for MA 375 Professor Walther, Spring 2009

If you create a page that belong to this course, please write

[[Category:MA375Spring2009Walther]] 

at the top of the page.

Course Page

Software requirement

Firefox version 2 is not good enough to see several things on Rhea pages. Use version 3 or higher.

Instructor's corner/How to get started

Getting started

  • To start, click the "Help" button above and read what's there.
  • To edit pages, first log in (with your purdue account to create pages. Then click "edit" (under "Page" above) and remember to click "Save Page" after you are done editting.).
  • To get a quick idea what works how, click "edit" on this page to see how to do the things visible on this page.
  • Note that the "edit" mode has a spell-checking feature: look for red-underlined stuff.


Creating pages

  • To create a new page named "B" from a page A, go to edit page A and insert the text [[B]]. (Note that "B" is like a web address for a webpage. Each page also has a name, but you can call the link anything (like fancy_title) by typing [[B|fancy_title rather than just B. After saving, find the new red link on page A that appeared. When you click it, you'll note you are now on page B (which of course is empty at this point).
  • NOTE: if the "new" link comes out blue, instead of red, you chose a title of an existing page and did not create a new one. The blue link gets you simply to the already existing one. Use distinctive names for your new creations!
  • If you place "Category:MA375Spring2009Walther" enclosed by square brackets on top of a new page it will be parsed by the system as belonging to this course. It can then be searched (for) in a meaningful way.

Advanced Rhea techniques

  • You can look at other Rhea pages by clicking "main page" and then "course pages". Especially the ECE pages will get you an idea where one can take Rhea...
  • Do you want to display pages in other pages?

Course Related Material

Homework Related

Exam Related

  • put a link here

Miscellaneous

Discussions

Area to post questions, set up study groups, etc.

Alumni Liaison

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