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Summary: Software bugs - no support - lame
Review: I'm running Windows XP with 1GB of RAM. When I try to run the product I get an error message that says, ""This program requires at least 3MB of free virtual memory to run." I can forgive mistakes made by software companies; however, I expect good support and fixes available ASAP. This is not the case. Companies that don't buck up on support or fix their bugs don't deserver your hard-earned dollars. Buy another math product from another company.
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Summary: A complete math solutions package
Review: Packs into one box all you need to know about math. The topics are well presented, concise, complete. A workbook is included in the package. Exercises (over 3,000 in all) and puzzle games are incorporated in the tutorials and an achievement history allows the user to monitor his progress. The graph lab illustrates math concepts very well and the instant video help feature shows live-action video clips.
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Summary: A disapointing Math Software Program.
Review: The design of this program leaves much to be desired. There is poor presentation of the content which is confusing, sometimes hard to comprehend, and makes many assumptions difficult for the neophyte to understand. Text being read gives little time to absorb math concepts. Provides sample problems with little or no explanation.
I suggedt a complete revamping of this software to accomadat all levels of math competency.
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Summary: I don't understand the criticisms of other reviewers.
Review: The only thing I find really peculiar about the program is that the so-called random problem generator is something that simply links you to their website so you can do more exercises. I'm not fortunate enough to have seen the other math software packages but I am STUNNED at what I've seen so far. True, at this moment I've only gone up to chapter three but I find the software amazing and addictive. I love the mostly black background because it doesn't tire out the eyes like a white background does. I like the voice in the background because I'm sometimes too lazy to read or I have a hard time concentrating. You can even click on repeat to hear the explanation again. AND you can click on show example to see how the operations are done. The bottom line to me is whether YOU will want to use it or not. I guess it's like a movie or a book. People have different tastes. So far I haven't thrown it out. Had I put it aside after looking at it, I would not even rate this.
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Summary: I don't understand the criticisms of other reviewers.
Review: The only thing I find really peculiar about the program is that the so-called random problem generator is something that simply links you to their website so you can do more exercises. I'm not fortunate enough to have seen the other math software packages but I am STUNNED at what I've seen so far. True, at this moment I've only gone up to chapter three but I find the software amazing and addictive. I love the mostly black background because it doesn't tire out the eyes like a white background does. I like the voice in the background because I'm sometimes too lazy to read or I have a hard time concentrating. You can even click on repeat to hear the explanation again. AND you can click on show example to see how the operations are done. The bottom line to me is whether YOU will want to use it or not. I guess it's like a movie or a book. People have different tastes. So far I haven't thrown it out. Had I put it aside after looking at it, I would not even rate this.
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Summary: It's worth to buy.
Review: This course should be avoided at all costs. It is basically a math course book (with some omissions) being narrated on the computer screen by an annoying voice. There are some small sections of the course with useful information. The algebra and geometry units were not completely awful. Trig fluctuated between inadequate and awful, and the treatment of trigonometric equations would be more at home in a Monty Python sketch than a math course. The examples range from the pitifully easy to the ridiculously difficult, in no apparent order. The test questions, supposedly there to assess understanding and provide practice for using the techniques learned, do neither, since no explanation is given when a question is answered incorrectly as to what was done wrong. The end of unit tests and the test questions throughout the course sometimes make huge leaps of logic, and some of the explanations, particularly in the calculus module, have to be seen to be believed. If you are a student or adult learner with any apprehensions about learning math, run far and fast from this. If you have no apprehensions about mathematics, you are still wasting your money. If you are looking for a box to keep pencils in and seven or eight CD sized coasters for your coffee mugs, there are cheaper bad programs you can find out there. In short, this is a pedagogical disaster area.
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Summary: Abysmal
Review: This course should be avoided at all costs. It is basically a math course book (with some omissions) being narrated on the computer screen by an annoying voice. There are some small sections of the course with useful information. The algebra and geometry units were not completely awful. Trig fluctuated between inadequate and awful, and the treatment of trigonometric equations would be more at home in a Monty Python sketch than a math course. The examples range from the pitifully easy to the ridiculously difficult, in no apparent order. The test questions, supposedly there to assess understanding and provide practice for using the techniques learned, do neither, since no explanation is given when a question is answered incorrectly as to what was done wrong. The end of unit tests and the test questions throughout the course sometimes make huge leaps of logic, and some of the explanations, particularly in the calculus module, have to be seen to be believed. If you are a student or adult learner with any apprehensions about learning math, run far and fast from this. If you have no apprehensions about mathematics, you are still wasting your money. If you are looking for a box to keep pencils in and seven or eight CD sized coasters for your coffee mugs, there are cheaper bad programs you can find out there. In short, this is a pedagogical disaster area.
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Summary: good for helping me
Review: Yes, I saw this product and the frist thing it came to my head was that might help a little cause sound has a good help for learnig math, I bet this is a great tool for someone looking to better its math skills, maybe to be prepared for a job task, or some student like me having a hard time to catch up in math at college, or someone wishing to exercice the brain a little. I have had good experience about learning from a CD rather than a book, it posible because its easier, I would never think this could be the ugly duck!! I just see a very helpfull tool when I see this software, I already have a while using it and I its worth the money.
Ohh!! it will always be helpfull to have some sheet of paper and a pencil, to do some practice and to solve the math problems on the way.
It might help you too.
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Summary: sound a little more than what it is
Review: you will need other information to be complete on math.
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