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If your circumstances allow a 4 megabyte download, you can collect almost everything on offer from Sheepdog Software in a single zip archive. There is a simple text file in the root of that archive to tell you about what is in it, how to install things. There's also an installer to move the programs to your hard disk and set up shortcuts, but you can just install individual programs, if you would rather.
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Programs marked 'W' are for Windows.
Programs marked 'E' are primarily educational, but fun as well... if presented correctly!
Programs marked 'I' are primarily for stock market investors, but both could be used for charting other data.
Timed eliminate-the-pairs exercise E W
Freeware drill to strengthen skill with protractor & coordinates E W
Program for creation of your own exercises E W
Shareware arithmetic word problems exercise E W
Freeware order-of-digits practice E W (Very young children)
Help with learning to do Long Multiplication E W
Early (raw, but free!) version of Nuclear Power Station game E W
Arithmetic Word Problems E W
Originally a program for learning vocabulary for foreign languages, this program is just as capable of helping mathematics students. Two columns of words or short phrases appear. Users try to find the pairs. For example, find the pairs below....
The computer asks the user two draw two angles on a piece of paper. The user must then identify the coordinates of an intersection of two lines. The computer tells the user whether the job has been done correctly.
If you use this, please send an email with impressions?
You can run the program immediately, but you will enjoy it more (and you'll be able to see your score) if you register for a key. You can get one now or later. If you want one now, send email saying "Please send key for TMA39-Protractor." You must also send a name that will be displayed when the program runs, within the words "Licensed for use where <NAME> present or employed".. e.g. "G.Atkinson family", "Mrs. Smith's pupils", "Pomfret School". If you supply an eddress, I will email you the key, usually within a day or so. Alternatively, please provide a self addressed stamped envelope.Known to work properly with XP... as I believe all of my programs do. This one tested by me under XP, and found to be fine.
The free, unlimited use, demo has a set of phrases in which some are true and some have errors. The user works at spoting the right ones. The program can be given phrase sets to help users master many topics.
Did you spot the error in the first sentence of the previous paragraph? If not- try this program!
The program puts four phrases on the screen. Clicking on the right one brings up a new set of four to examine. If the author of the phrase set has included feedback, then when the user clicks on a wrong phrase, that feedback is displayed.
The freeware version of the program does not keep score, and you are limited to the supplied demo files of right and wrong sentences. Look at MGA11q2d.txt for some examples of using the program with mathematics. If you buy the key for full registration, you can compose your own phrase sets. (You just type them into Notepad (or similar), putting an 'r' in front of right phrases, and a 'w' in front of wrong phrases.) Examples which might be useful in a mathematics lesson. (Forgive me being contentious and including the first phrase as an example of something that is "wrong". Don't worry, I wouldn't inflict that challenge on every pupil!)
wSquares are not rectangles rRectangles have four 90 degree corners wParallelgrams are rectangles r5 x (2 + 6) = 40 w(5 x 2) + 4 = 40 r5 x (582 / 52) = 42
The registered version adds score keeping and allows you to use files you have prepared yourself with phrases to suit your needs. $25 or GBP 16 (British pounds) for single user license, or for a named person's use with groups under his/ her direct supervision.
(See below for DOS version)
"If George had three frogs, and lost one, how many would he have left?"... and similar questions to answer. This is written for Windows. You can use this version indefinitely, but if you like it, I ask you to send $8 for a registered version.
Known to work properly with XP... as I believe all of my programs do. This one tested by me under XP, and found to be fine.
The digits 0 to 9 appear on the screen. The user tries to click on them in ascending order. The digits disappear when correctly clicked, until the screen is cleared. A timer is provided for the parent or teacher who wants to see how the child is doing.
Known to work properly with XP... as I believe all of my programs do. This one tested by me under XP, and found to be fine.
If a child has learned how to do long multiplication, but is not yet fluent, this is the program for him or her!
No bells or whistles, not fun... just good, useful hard work for someone wanting to master a boring but useful skill.
Known to work properly with XP... as I believe all of my programs do. This one tested by me under XP, and found to be fine.
This program for Windows (3.1 or higher) gives you a chance to try running a nuclear power station. Can you make lots of electricity... without getting too greedy, overstressing the plant, and blowing everything up?
The program works, but it is at an early stage of its development, and has many refinements to come. Freeware, though!
It requires a fair amount of mental arithmetic. The user doesn't so much have to come up with exact answers, as 'feel' the way numbers are progressing.
Known to work properly with XP... as I believe all of my programs do. This one tested by me under XP, and found to be fine. However, there were problems with the documentation at one point.
(See above for Windows version)
Presents problems like "If George had 5 sheepdogs and gained 2 more, how many would he have?"
There are addition and subtraction problems. The text and the form of the question varies. This is 'slim-ware'... it does one small job elegantly. Perfect for a little 'pill' to feed the kids in the sugar of their 'zap-zap' games, or for teachers with a few spare minutes at the end of a lesson.
The Windows version of this, see above, is not as good as this version, which will run under Windows, like many good DOS programs.
The best version of this is available by clicking 'Download TMA12a2.EXE' below.
The older version, which you will get from the other sources, will need unzipping.
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