Software of the Month Club
February 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide


- DOS Education -

Action English 1.1
Language skills
Brush up on your verbs, nouns, prepositions and more with this 
challenging program. It gives you extensive practice in basic 
English skills by making you identify the parts of a sentence. 
Pass each section five times with a score of 90 percent or higher 
to move to the next level. Perfect for middle school and ESL 
(English as a Second Language) students.
*   Asks 1,800 questions
*   Includes 50 sentences 
*   Reviews 36 English skills, like compounds, infinitives and 
    punctuation 
*   Tracks individual scores and analyzes the progress of each 
    student
(Application by David W. King; Password is SPOON)

Algebra I Volume I 1.0
Math program
Learn about sets with this algebra program. Discover how to 
define and describe sets using diagrams and other notations.
*   Help feature gives step-by-step explanations
*   Learn about Venn diagrams, roster forms, partial listings, 
    selector methods and more
*   Tutorial ends with review test
(Application by Lifelong Software)

Calc 1.0
Powerful calculator
This powerful command-line calculator really adds up. Solve 
numerical calculations, process data and generate graphs. Plot 
arithmetic and algebraic operations on graphs.
*   Includes 15 sample batch files for demonstrating functions
*   Supports all algebraic functions, including sin, tan and cos
*   Inputs and outputs PostScript graphs
(Application by Vladimir Kushnir)

Crystal
Chemistry utility
Great for students studying crystallography, including crystal 
structure and forms of aggregation. Calculate d spacing, 
interzonal angles and interplanar angles.
*   Input cell distances and angles
*   Fast calculations
(Application by Gordon Vrdoljak)

Feature Program
Deep Sky 2000 1.3
Look closely
View stars and other celestrial bodies as seen through a 
telescopic lens. This makes it easy for amateur astronomers to 
locate galaxies, nebulae and clusters. Both finder and main scope 
fields can be configured to match your telescope and eyepiece 
combination for an even more accurate representation. 
*   All stars plotted in color
*   Star sizes correspond to their visual magnitude
*   Contains a database of 279,000 stars and 16,000 deep sky 
    objects
*   Stars can be plotted to a magnitude of 10
*   Advanced search engine for finding stars, constellations, 
    planetary bodies and more
*   Shows hemispheric sky maps
(Application by Richard J. Burke)

GeoOptics 1.01
Optical views
Explore optical properties of thin lenses and spherical mirrors.
*   Interactive diagram tool
*   Shows quantitative results
*   Change the numerical values of the object distance, height 
    and focal length
*   Concave and convex lens
(Application by Jefrey A. Schierenbeck, JS Software; Mouse 
recommended)

Men of the World Trivia
Historical figures
Learn about famous men throughout history with this trivia 
program. Includes heroes and villains, the rich and poor, kings 
and leaders, Nobel Prize winners and more. Beginner level asks 
true or false questions. Intermediate has multiple choice 
questions and advanced includes fill-in the blanks questions.
*   Choose from 15 categories, including business, law and 
    medicine
*   105 questions
*   Hint feature
*   Supports four players
*   Save and load individual games
(Application by Software Creations)

Practicing Math!
The name says it all
Strengthen your skills with this excellent tool.
*   Basic arithmetic and elementary math 
*   Multiple levels
*   Hint feature
*   Gives you three tries before giving the correct answer
*   Choose from seven categories, including elementary math, 
    basic arithmetic, equations, advanced mathematics, math 
    for the home, business math and computer numbering systems
(Application by Sherri Maciosek, S. L. Comp-Soft)

QuizMaker 5.1
This is only a test
*   Combine voice, music and images with this multimedia quiz 
    maker.
*   Three different types of tests: matching, fill in the answer and 
    multiple choice
*   Supports PCX images
*   Music creator
*   WAV file conversion utility
(Application by Information Entrepreneur Software)

RMS-III: Reference Management System 3.2d
Just the facts
Organize your bibliographic references with this comprehensive, 
annotated menu system. Handles data entry, viewing and editing, 
searching, screening, tabulating and reporting. It provides 21 
fields for data entry, including author names, titles, sources, 
publication years and more. Perfect for students who need to 
track research sources and reference materials.
*   Import and export dBase III+ DBF files, SDF and comma-
    delimited files
*   Flexible search options 
*   Mark or delete duplicate records
*   Extremely customizable
(Application by Mulberry Software, Inc.)