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- PROFESSOR WEISSMAN'S ALGEBRA SOFTWARE
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- 1. Very user friendly. One menu displays all the programs available. These
- programs are accessed with arrow keys.
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- 2. There are at least 15 different programs, each with up to 5 levels of
- difficulty.
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- 3. When a student answers 3 in a row correctly, the software automatically
- branches to the next leve, or back to the menu. The student also may manually
- branch up or down levels.
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- 4. All problems are randomly generated, guaranteeing a different set of
- problems each time the software is used.
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- 5. Students enter answers freeform, and do not choose from multiple choices.
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- 6. Exponents are typed as superscripts using the up and down arrow keys.
- Students need not press non-algebraic keys such as the symbol above the number
- 6 (^).
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- 7. Entire franctions with exponents in both numerator and denominator are
- entered as usually written on paper.
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- 8. Alternate answers are evaluated. 3xy is recognized as the equivalent of
- 3xy. Positive signs and 1 coefficient can be used or omitted when not
- necessary. (Answers however must usually be in simplest form. 4+1 will not
- be accepted for 5.
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- 9. Problems are easy to read and solutions are easy to follow. All problems
- are presented in 40 column screen format with effective use of boxes, color
- and blinking. Step by step solutions follow incorrect responses. Each press
- of the Enter key generates the next part of the solution.
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- 10. The software was developed on the assumption that it cannot replace the
- teacher. It was designed not to slow the student down by requesting each step
- in the solution. Rather it provides the student with what students request,
- an infinite amount of problems with step by step solutions to wrong responses.
- Because there will always be another problem, there is no need to give the
- student a second chance.
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- 11. A complete record management system is included on each disk. Each disk
- is personalized to one student when it is used the first time. The grades on
- each level of each program is callable from the menu and can be printed using
- Shift/PrintScreen.
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