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The print files enable to print a quality hardcopy. The user should have the Acrobat Reader Plug-in to view and print the files. Get the plug-in
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From Chapter 1 one reaches the Title page followed by the Appendix and Chapters 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 before returning to Chapter 1.
When viewing the examples, problems, review questions, bibliography and equation sheet of a particular chapter, one obtains the same item of the previous chapter.
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When viewing the examples, problems, review questions, bibliography or equation sheet of a particular chapter, one obtains the previous item of the same chapter.
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From Chapter 1 one reaches Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 followed by the Appendix, the Title page before returning to Chapter 1.
When viewing the examples, problems, review questions, bibliography or equation sheet of a particular chapter, one obtains the same item of the next chapter.
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