INTRODUCTION:
CLICKING: Most of the operations of your computer are controlled by locating the cursor on the appropriate symbol (icon) and by clicking (CLICK) or double clicking (DCLICK) the left button of the mouse.
If the operation you have to perform requires clicking the right button this will be shown by CLICK-R or DCLICK-R. Double clicking means pressing the mouse button twice in rapid sequence without moving the mouse. The image of an hour glass appears momentarily indicating that the computer is loading the program, that is, getting ready to do what you requested. It will not do this if you moved the mouse while double clicking.
The monitor usually displays various ``windows'' with a title bar. If you CLICK anywhere inside the window, the title bar turns blue, and the window is ``active'' (i.e. the computer will respond to any clicks on the ``icons'' on the border of the window).
BASIC OPTIONS:
Depending on which experiment you are performing you will see various windows. These will be discusses separately.
The icons that appear at the top right of all windows are (see Fig. 1):
THE GRAPH WINDOW ICONS: At the bottom left corner of the graph window you will find six icons:
THE SCALE OF EACH AXIS:
THE SETUP WINDOW ICONS:
THE TABLE WINDOW ICONS:
``Fitting'' or regression is the procedure used to find a mathematical expression that matches the function form of the data being analyzed (linear, exponential, etc.).