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- (*******************************************************************)
- (* *)
- (* Master Program to control Math21, Math22, Ohm1, and Ohm2. *)
- (* Additional programs will be added when completed. *)
- (* *)
- (*******************************************************************)
-
- Program Control;
- Var Cohm1,Cohm2,Cmath21,Cmath22 : File;
- Xlow,Yhi,Hlen,Vlen,I : Integer;
- Ch,Zh : Char;
- {---------------------------------------------------------------}
- Procedure Key; Begin
- Gotoxy(27,25); Write(' Press any key ');
- Repeat until Keypressed;
- Gotoxy(26,25); Write(' ');
- end; (* Procedure Key.*)
- {---------------------------------------------------------------}
- Procedure Boxes; (* Upper left corner x,y and side *)
- (* lengths come from calling program. *)
-
- Var Hl, Vl, Ur, Ul, Ll, Lr : Char; (* Lines and Corners. *)
-
- Begin
- Hl:=Char(196); Vl:=Char(179);
- Ur:=Char(191); Ul:=Char(218); Ll:=Char(192); Lr:=Char(217);
- Gotoxy(Xlow, Yhi); Write(Ul); (* Position upper left corner. *)
- For I:=1 to Hlen do begin (* Write top line and corners. *)
- Write(Hl);
- end;
- Write(Ur);
- Xlow:=Xlow+Hlen+1; (* X is same for vertical. *)
- For I:=1 to Vlen do begin (* Write R vertical and corner.*)
- Yhi:=Yhi+1;
- Gotoxy(Xlow, Yhi);
- Write(Vl);
- end;
- Gotoxy(Xlow, Yhi+1); Write(Lr);
- Yhi:=Yhi+1;
- For I:=1 to Hlen do begin (* Y same for horizontal.*)
- Xlow:=Xlow-1;
- Gotoxy(Xlow, Yhi);
- Write(Hl);
- end;
- Gotoxy(Xlow-1, Yhi); Write(Ll);
- Xlow:=Xlow-1; (* X same for vertical. *)
- For I:=1 to Vlen do begin
- Yhi:=Yhi-1;
- Gotoxy(Xlow, Yhi);
- Write(Vl);
- end;
- end; (* Procedure Boxes. *)
- {---------------------------------------------------------------}
- Procedure MainControl; Forward;
- Procedure Explain;
- Begin
- Gotoxy(1,3);Clrscr;
- Writeln(' New Kinds of Programs for Learning ');
- Writeln(' the FOUNDATIONS of SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS ');
- Writeln(' ------------------------------------------ ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' The programs on this disk are of two types: ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' 1. Mathematics essential for science. ');
- Writeln(' 2. Electronics as a portion of science. ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' Programs like this have not been written before. ');
- Writeln(' The viewpoint they represent is this: ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' Assume that a person is learning at home, or where a minimum of ');
- Writeln(' assistance is available. What information is suitable for him ');
- Writeln(' as he learns? We are referring to learning on the basic level, ');
- Writeln(' and continuing on, as a unified whole, through college level ');
- Writeln(' material. ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' These programs are aimed at providing much of that information. ');
- Writeln(' ______________________________________________________ ');
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- Key; Clrscr;
- Gotoxy(1,3);
- Writeln(' Existing materials for learning science and mathematics are wri- ');
- Writeln(' ten with a certain orientation. The subjects are taught in col- ');
- Writeln(' leges, and the people who teach write the books. The orientat- ');
- Writeln(' ion is thus towards college-classroom teaching. Piece-mealed, ');
- Writeln(' tunnel-visioned materials inevitably result. We need materials ');
- Writeln(' that are "learner oriented," and that span the whole of the fou- ');
- Writeln(' undations of science and mathematics, including computers. ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' The tasks of preparing these new materials are far too large for ');
- Writeln(' one person. Consider the programs here as "seed materials." I ');
- Writeln(' hope that others will write them too as public domain offerings. ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' My own work is continuing. Two additional programs have been ');
- Writeln(' started. They are: Systems of Linear Equations, and Maxwell`s ');
- Writeln(' Loop Equations for Electronic Networks. All electronics demon- ');
- Writeln(' strations can be done at home with a modest amount of equipment. ');
- Writeln(' "Hands on" experiments are essential for learning science and ');
- Writeln(' useful applications of mathematics. ');
- Writeln(' ------------------------------------------------------------ ');
- Writeln(' Robert G. Hoffmann October 1985. ');
- Writeln(' 5044 Allisonville Rd., Apt F ');
- Writeln(' Indianapolis, Indiana 46205 ');
-
- Gotoxy(22,25);Write('Press `M` for Menu, `Q` to Quit.');
-
- Repeat
- Read(Kbd,ch);
- ch:=UpCase(ch);
- until (Ch in ['M','Q']);
- Gotoxy(14,25);Write(' ');
-
- If Ch='M' then MainControl;
- If Ch='Q' then Halt;
-
- end; (* Procedure Explain. *)
- {---------------------------------------------------------------}
- Procedure MainControl; (******** MAIN CONTROL *********)
- Begin
- Assign(Cohm1,'Ohm1.com');
- Assign(Cohm2,'Ohm2.com');
- Assign(Cmath21,'Math21.com');
- Assign(Cmath22,'Math22.com');
-
- Clrscr;
- Gotoxy(1,1);
- Writeln(' New Approaches to Learning ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' the FOUNDATIONS of MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE ');
- Gotoxy(1,6);
- Writeln(' Four programs in the Series are on this disk, as listed ');
- Writeln(' below. Each may be removed and run separately too. ');
- Writeln;
- Writeln(' Select no. 5. for additional information. ');
-
- Xlow:=7; Yhi:=5; Hlen:=62; Vlen:=4; Boxes;
- Gotoxy(5,13);Write('1 Equations and straight lines. ');
- Gotoxy(5,14);Write('2 Triangles & Pythagoras`s Theorem. ');
- Gotoxy(40,13);Write(' 3 Ohm`s Law & Linear Equations. ');
- Gotoxy(40,14);Write(' 4 Series-Parallel Circuits. ');
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- Gotoxy(10,16);Write(' 5 Description of approach. Q Quit program. ');
- Gotoxy(10,17);Write(' -------------------------------------------- ');
- Gotoxy(1,21);
- Writeln(' (*******************************) ');
- Writeln(' (* *) ');
- Writeln(' (* PUBLIC DOMAIN MATERIALS *) ');
- Writeln(' (* *) ');
- Write(' (*******************************) ');
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- Gotoxy(70,25);Write('Oct 1985');
- Gotoxy( 1,25);Write('Control');
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- Gotoxy(16,19);Write(' Press key for topic of choice -');
- Repeat
- Read(Kbd,Zh);
- Zh:=Upcase(Zh);
- until (Zh in ['1','2','3','4','5','Q']);
-
- Case Zh of
- '1': Execute(Cmath21);
- '2': Execute(Cmath22);
- '3': Execute(Cohm1);
- '4': Execute(Cohm2);
- '5': Explain;
- 'Q': Halt;
- end; (* Case *)
- Key;
- end; (* Procedure MainControl.)
- {===================================================================}
- (********* MAIN PROGRAM ***********)
- Begin
- MainControl;
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- end.
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