PLEASE READ

This document gives instructions on how to place the files for
your system.

Version 2.2 Windows users:

Copy the directory entitled Abstract into the Packages directory
of Mathematica 2.2. The GrpLabs directory contains all of the
group labs and can be placed where convenient; the labs have
initialization cells that will locate the necessary packages.
Similarly, place the RngLabs directory in a convenient location.
You are strongly encouraged to consider version 3.0 or higher.
This will give access to palettes and documentation in the Help
Browser.

Version 2.2 Macintosh and other Notebook interface users:

Copy the directory entitled AbstractAlgebra into the Packages
directory of Mathematica 2.2. The GroupLabs directory contains
all of the group labs and can be placed where convenient; the
labs have initialization cells that will locate the necessary
packages. Similarly, place the RingLabs directory in a convenient
location. You are strongly encouraged to consider version 3.0 or
higher. This will give access to palettes and documentation in
the Help Browser.

Version 3.0 and higher users:

From the CD, or from the web site
(http://www.central.edu/eaam.html), find the files appropriate
for version 3.0 or higher. Note that these files work equally
well on Macintosh, Unix or Windows platforms. The files are
located on the CD in such a way to imitate the layout of the main
Mathematica directory. Here is a schematic of what is on the CD
and on the web page (except the CD uses initial lower-case
directory names to avoid an accidental overwrite). Note that the
AddOns and Configuration directories are inside the Mathematica
3.0 Files directory.

AddOns 
	Applications 
		AbstractAlgebra 
			package files (.m files) 
			Documentation 
				English 
					documentation files 
			GroupLabs 
				group lab notebooks from EAAM 
			Kernel 
				init.m (Master.m copied here and renamed to init.m) 
			Palettes 
				palette files from EAAM 
				palette files for general distribution 
			RingLabs  
				ring lab notebooks from EAAM 
Configuration 
	FrontEnd 
		StyleSheets 
			EAAM.nb (needed if labs moved from the AbstractAlgebra) 
		Palettes 
			AbstractAlgebraPalette.nb (can also be found via the Help Browser) 

One can simply place the entire AbstractAlgebra directory into
the AddOns/Application directory and begin. Optionally, it may be
convenient to copy the AbstractAlgebraPalette.nb and EAAM.nb
files to the specified locations, particularly if you will be
moving the labs to another location. Upon opening Mathematica,
choose Rebuild Help Index from the Help menu; this will enable
the Help Browser (via the AddOns button) to be aware of the help
files accompanying AbstractAlgebra.

If you have any problem with installation, first double-check the
instructions given and study the directory schematic. If you
still have problems, contact us by giving all relevant details
and error messages.

We are continuing to provide additional features in both the
packages and in terms of palettes, as well as providing a number
of other resources available on our web site. Please contact this
for updates and additional information. This site is at 
http://www.central.edu/eaam.html and is also mirrored at
http://www.uml.edu/Dept/Math/eaam/eaam.html.


Al Hibbard
Central College
Pella, IA 50219
hibbarda@central.edu

Ken Levasseur
UMass Lowell
Lowell, MA 01854
Kenneth_Levasseur@uml.edu
