Curvature and Curve Design: Alpha & Beta Test Feedback

    Version 0.4

    May 2002 * Browser Used for Baseline Testing:
    Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows


    On this page:

      For Content Developers:
      Content/Overall Organization | Alternate Media

      For Links Programmers:
      HTML Notes | Java Notes | Graphics Notes | Platform/Browser-Specific Problems

    Content/Overall Organization

    General Suggestions/Comments:
    • This module has met all the technical requirements, and is progressing extremely well. It was very easy to review, as the navigation tools are ideal. Excellent work overall!
    • Perhaps any definitions could be listed in the Project Links glossary. That way the actual term could be a hyperlink to its respective definition there.
    • Make sure that if any pages refer to which page is next, that the order matches the flow of the side navigation bar. In order to get information in regards to the appropriate functions of the navigation bars, refer to the Basic Navigation Scheme page.
    • There are several applets which need to be inserted throughout the module.

    Page-Specific Suggestions:

    • Designing with Parabolas: Concepts: The Difficulty with Parabolas contains very vague information, and run on sentences. Please reword this text.
    • Curvature Values: Concepts: Under Vertices there is text which refers to the dots in the picture being green and blue. However, they are all black.
    • Osculating Circles: Concepts: This page is very clustered. If it is at all possible, I suggest trying to free up some space in between paragraphs or graphics.
    • Tangent Angle: Concepts: Should the last sentence under the first of the Definitions sections read as it does?
    • Curve Aesthetics: Collaborate: The text refers to a table which is not displayed.

    Use of Alternate Media

    • Try to make use of the application pages by including links to other websites related to the material of this module.

    HTML Programmer Notes

    • The following pages are not found upon opening:
      • Appendix: Further Problems (...//appendix.html)
      • Crib sheet (..//crib.html)

    Java Programmer Notes

    • Please check the list of pages ordered in the side navigation bar script. When navigating using the previous and next arrows, I believe some pages are included twice which are not supposed to be.
    • Applets need to be inserted on the following pages:
      • Designing Parabolas: Discover
      • Curvature Values: Discover
      • Osculating Circles: Discover
      • Acceleration: Discover
      • Spiral Arcs: Discover
      • Designing with Curvature: Applications
    • The following pages do not open error free:
      • Curvature Values: Discover
      • Tangent Angle: Concepts

    Graphics Notes

    • Excellent job with the graphics supplied with keys!
      • Curvature Values: Concepts: The text under Vertices refers to the dots in the picture being green and blue. However, they are all black.
      • Graphics are missing on the following pages:
        • Curvature Values: Practice
        • Osculating Circles:
          • Concepts
          • Practice
        • Acceleration: Concepts
        • Curve Aesthetics: Collaborate
        • Spiral Arcs:
          • Concepts
          • Practice

    Platform/Browser-Specific Problems

    • Internet Explorer:
      • None
    • Netscape Navigator:
      • None

     


    Gabrielle Mahar - Project Links - maharg@rpi.edu