This book was written for business-minded students with eclectic tastes. There is the hope that certain exercises, such as the ones covering baseball statistics, a bedroom makeover, and building a dream house will also introduce Excel skills while experiencing "real life" challenges, such as the complexity of local government involvement with buildings and the like. Other sections of this book, such as building a personal budget or pricing out a restaurant menu, are things every young adult needs to understand. The sections on the evolution of music media and recording will hopefully give the...

This book was written after ten years of classroom experience teaching academic concepts while demonstrating the necessary computer skills students need to succeed on the high school and college levels. Moreover, these skills will remain with students well after they have finished their academic careers. The exercises chosen for this book were selected to compliment academic courses (with an attempt to have some fun in other areas). Technology Across the Curriculum is an integrated approach to learning computer skills as well as reinforcing academic subjects that range from science, math,...