As I have developed this material, I believe that there are two crucial pedagogical approaches that need to be simultaneously incorporated.
First, you as student need to use Netscape (or Mosaic) to explore this document and its associated URLs which are embedded in the text. (See the ``hot buttons'' located throughout.)
Second, you must realize that mathematics really cannot be done without pencil and paper in hand. Examples and exercises appear below which you should attempt to work out alone before checking the answers in the text. To benefit to the fullest, do not look at the solutions before working through problems on your own.
Ultimately, enjoy the work you are doing and spend as much or as little time as needed on a topic before you continue. You have the luxury to go as deep as you wish on a subject before you are satisfied.
James A. Sellers