This book and three accompanying floppy disks introduce HyperCard 2.1 for the Macintosh microcomputer and its programming component, HyperTalk, to educators. The first four chapters introduce the basics of HyperCard, including its structure, which is based on a hierarchy of units; the use of tools and graphics; and ways of linking information…

Monte Carlo simulation is a computer modeling procedure for mimicking observations on a random variable. A random number generator is used in generating the outcome for the events that are being modeled. The simulation can be used to obtain results that otherwise require extensive testing or complicated computations. This paper describes how Monte…

This report describes the "Library Directory" computer program which is used to help library patrons of California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) locate information about specific subject collections and/or service areas through a combination of graphics and text. The program is written on Hypercard 1.2.0., runs on a Macintosh…