Software of the Month Club
November 1996 CD-ROM Program Guide

- DOS Education -

Action Educational Series Volume I:  U.S. State Capitals
What's the capital of ?
Memorize the capitals of all U.S. states with this geography 
game. Play until you reach level 50. Great for older children.
*   Review chart for all states and their capitals
*   Tracks and reports student's progress
*   Shows percentage of correct answers
*   Online instructions
(Application by Gary Widders)

ActiveMaths
Advanced math
Learn higher levels of math with this advanced program. Perfect 
for high school students and above. It covers algebra and 
trigonometry with four activities.
*   Draw-by-Plot: explores plotting points and variable 
    spaces
*   Graphing equations
*   Frankenstein's Math Word Game: a hangman-type game
*   Practice Test: multiple choice questions
(Application by John Calder)

Capitalization
When to use uppercase letters
Capitalization is an important part of communicating. This 
program provides a series of lessons that teaches when to use 
uppercase letters.
*   Includes 13 lessons
*   Records test scores and dates
*   Gives samples of each rule
(Application by Skillware)

DiaConvertor 1.0
Do you understand?
Tired of your computer not converting foreign language 
characters? This utility cleans up text  documents with foreign 
characters. Great for OCR, faxes and E-mail.
*   Filters accent (diacritical) marks, extended ASCII and 
    control characters
*   Does not disturb ordinary punctuation and overall text
*   Compatible with virtually any language, including 
    Spanish, French and German
*   Loads and saves to ASCII text files
(Application by William Oldacre)

Electronic Computer Tutor
Comprehensive glossary
This is an electronic glossary for computer terms from A to Z.
*   More than 200 glossary terms
*   Includes diagrams and explanations of basic hardware
*   Search feature
*   Graphical interface with point-and-click operations
(Application by Coronel Data Processing; Requires a mouse 
driver)

Fractal Experience 1.1
Amazing images
This instructional program gives students a basic understanding 
of the amazing phenomenon known as fractals. A fractal is an 
image generated by repeating a mathematical equation.
*   Teaching module includes four lessons
*   Three different modules let the student create or change 
    the values of a fractal
*   Includes 10 examples in PCX format with viewing module
*   Supports resolutions from 320x200 to 1024x768 with 256-
    colors
(Application by David Wright)

MedTerm
Is there a doctor in the house?
A great study tool for students enrolled in medical studies. 
Covers six topics, including vocabulary, prefixes, suffixes and 
combining forms.
*   Includes 1,250 questions
*   Gives a percentage of correct answers
*   Adjustable number of questions per session
(Application by Ken Anderson)

Practice 1.0
Scientific tutorial
This program asks questions, gives hints and answers questions 
about a number of science topics, from biology to general 
science.
*   Includes more than 110 questions
*   Multiple choice questions with helpful hints
*   Tracks student names and prints reports
(Application by Timothy J. Allen)

Statistical Measures 2.0
Advanced engineering
This interactive system is perfect for statistical analysis. Geared 
for engineers and college students, it calculates minimum, 
maximum, mean, range, median, standard deviation, variance 
and more.
*   Finds the autocorrelation of variables
*   Shows distribution diagrams for variables
*   Input information from external text files
(Application by Timo Salmi)

Feature Program
World War II Trivia
Declare war!
Learn about World War II as you relive the era between 1930 
and 1940 with this trivia collection. It covers important battles, 
planes, ships and people. Great for junior and high school 
students.
*   Save and load your games
*   Supports up to four players
*   Choose from three difficulty levels
*   Hint options
(Application by Software Creations)