pathfinder.rowan.eduPathFinder - Rowan University

Manage Plan Read Work Team Search Help Knowledge Welcome to is used to collect and organize knowledge for easy retrieval and maximum educational support . Authors create content and assemble it into Web-books that can incorporate online exercises. Teachers use Web-books instead of traditional textbooks. Students test their class preparation by completing exercises BEFORE materials are covered in class. Students test their acquisition of skills by completing additional exercises AFTER materials are covered in class. Most teachers supplement the online exercises with offline homework or projects. If you are here to read a Web-book and/or complete Web-book exercises, go to the Manage Tab and log in. Select your Web-book (if you have one and have not selected it yet). Use the Plan Tab to decide what to do when and access chapters and exercises. Explore Web-book chapters on the Read Tab. Complete Web-book exercises on the Work Tab. Nothing will show up on the Plan, Read, or Work tabs unless you sign in (and have an Web-book assigned and selected). If you want to explore the database, stay on the Tab and use the navigation tree to the left . Pathfinder Web-books are assembled from the Content Areas found in the database. Each Content Area covers one limited topic. Content Areas are related to each other based on educational sequence. When you find a Content Area of interest, select it and a content tree will open below the navigation tree. If available, an article will appear in the main display area. Use the content tree to display related content, if available. Forgot Username or Password? Register a New Account (Must have a Course Code sent by Professor). No Account or Course Code? You can still check out the database on the Tab. Sign in on the Manage Tab and your selected Web-book appears here. If you are already signed in, select a Web-book on the Manage Tab if you are a student (or a Class if you are an teacher). Select a Chapter on the Plan Tab and it appears here. Select a Chapter on the Plan Tab and work your BEFORE or AFTER exercises here. Sign in on the Manage Tab and Team information will display here. If you are already signed in, you need to select a Web-book on the Manage Tab if you are a student (or a Class if you are an instructor). Search Article Titles Enter single word search terms (2 or more letters) in one, two, or all three textboxes and click submit. What is PATHFINDER? is a web-based application used to collect and organize knowledge uploaded by educators. Editors and reviewers make sure the knowledge is correct and the style consistent. The database can be accessed using the Tab without signing in. Authors assemble content into Web-books, complete with online quizzes and homework. Enroll in a course using a Web-book and access it and its exercises after signing in on the Manage Tab. You must be enrolled in a course using a Web-book to create an account. The other Tabs are used with Web-books and are only accessible after signing in. Is there a Quick Start guide? The Quick Start Guide can be accessed by going to the Tab and clicking the triangle in the upper left (it is blue with a plus sign near the top). Next, open the Knowledge tree by clicking on its plus sign. Finally, open the Pathfinder node at the bottom of the tree (plus sign again) and select the Quick Start guide. Is there more HELP than this FAQ list and the Quick Start guide? Student and Teacher guides are accessed from the node. See the previous FAQ. Help is also given throughout in tooltips that appear when you place your cursor over an object. Examples of objects that have help tooltips include information icons (an "i" in a black circle), text boxes, images, buttons, and text (often blue). The column headings on the Plan Tab have useful tooltips! Is there a guide for teachers? The teacher guide is accessed from the node. See the Quick Start FAQ. How do I get a account? Enroll in a course and your teacher will give you a Course Code. Click the "Register a New Account" link on the Manage Tab and go to the first step of the Registration process. Enter the Course Code and your email from the institution using the Web-book. A Registration Code will be emailed to the address you provide. Complete your registration by returning to the Registration process and submitting your Course and Registration Codes and other required information. Your Username and Password will be sent to the same address. sends emails immediately. Any delay means (1) the email is hung up at the Network level or (2) you typed it in incorrectly. If you fear the later, you can repeat the first step of the Registration process. What is an institutional email? You need a course code and an institution email to create a account. The institution email is your email from the institution offering the course with a Web-book, e.g., to create an account for a course offered at Smith University (where student emails end in "@students.smith.edu") you will need a working email ending in "@students.smith.edu". A Smith U account can only be used with Web-books associated with emails ending in "@students.smith.edu". If you enroll in a course at another institution, you will need to create another account. How do I get a Web-book? Enroll in a course and your teacher will give you a Course Code. Create your Web-book by signing in, pasting your Course Code and clicking the "Get Web-book" button (on the Manage Tab). You may need to pay a fee to keep access to your web-book. accounts are associated with a single institution. If you do not have a account for an institution using a Web-book, you will need to create one. All you need to create an account is a Course Code and your email from the institution. How do I SIGN IN to ? Sign in on the Manage Tab. You will need an account. I forgot my Username or Password. Go to the Manage Tab and click the "Forgot Username or Password?" link. Enter the email associated with your account and click the "Get Username and new Password" button. Your Username and a new Password will be emailed to you. I want to change my Password. While logged in, go to the Manage Tab and click the "Manage Your Account" link. I want to update or correct my account (name, email, major, institutional ID). While logged in, go to the Manage Tab and click the "Manage Your Account" link. Why am I unable to ACCESS my Web-book? If you have a valid Web-book (you may need to pay a fee), sign in to on the Manage Tab and use "Select a Web-book" drop down. Go to the Plan Tab to select the chapter you want to read or exercises you want to work. You only need to select the Web-book once. After that, each time you sign in, will take you directly to its Plan Tab. Switch between Web-books using the same drop down on the Manage Tab. Can I access my Web-book after the class ends? Yes! In fact, you can access it after you graduate. Before you leave make sure your account includes an email you can continue to access. Use the "Update Your Account" link on the Manage Tab if you need to change your account email. You will be able to use that email to recover a forgotten Username and reset your Password. NOTE: the institutional email used to create the account remains and is used to ensure the account can only be used to create Web-books used by that institution. accounts are associated with a single institution. Plan Tab: How do I use the PLAN TAB? Use the Plan Tab to access links to Web-book chapters and exercises on the Read and Work Tabs. It also displays due dates and scores. Read Tab: Can I Print or get a pdf of an article or Web-book Chapter? Yes. Display the article or Web-book chapter on the Read Tab (or the Tab, for articles). Select the entire article or Web-book chapter, right-click, and select print. Save the printout as a pdf or send it to a printer. Read Tab: Can I COPY an equation? Yes. Most equations in are coded using MathML. Right click on the equation and select the "Show Math As" and "MathML Code"...