Here are some files shamelessly taken from the archives.math.utk.edu FTP site, which archives math software reviews & descriptions. I'm sure there is much more math software out there, it just doesn't happen to be neatly organized. -=Dan=- dmag@umich.edu -=Apple II Archivist=- :::::::::::::: calcill.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Calculus Illustrated Description: This program uses 2 dimensional graphs to illustrate and explore some basic concepts of a first semester calculus course. It has 10 menu driven modules that cover function plotting, limits, derivatives, Newton's method, antiderivatives, definite integrals, and the mean value theorems for derivatives and integrals. The function plotting module has simple menus for defining the function and the viewing window. A second function plotter graphs piecewise defined functions, up to a maximum of six intervals. The module on limits has options for two sided or one sided limits as well as limits at infinity. Two modules explore the concept of the derivative. One displays left and right secant lines which approach the tangent line. The second simultaneously displays the function and its first through fourth derivatives. The definite integral is explored in a module in which lower and upper sums or Simpson's rule can be used to approximate the value of the definite integral. A 122 page workbook accompanies this program. Requirements: For the Apple II family of computers Ordering Information: Lee T. Hill Belmont, CA No other information available. :::::::::::::: calcill.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Calculus Illustrated Reviewer: Franco, Roland di Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 20 Number: 1 Date: January 1989 Page: 67 :::::::::::::: geomic.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Geometry and Microcomputers Description: The program is used mainly as a supplement for a 330 page manual. The program and manual focus on plotting vectors, picture and function plots, convex plots and reflections, congruence, symmetry and similarity, rigid motions, similarities, 3-dimensional graphs and transformations, perspective projections, coordinates, operations with vectors, circular functions, translations and magnifications, matrices, 3-dimensional isometries, similarities and rotations, orthogonal projections, homogenous coordinates, and transformations of equations. Requirements: Apple II+/IIe/IIc; 48K and DOS 3.3 with one disk drive. Ordering Information (Address): University of Iowa Oakdale Campus Iowa City, Iowa 52242 :::::::::::::: geomic.log :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: geomic.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Geometry and Microcomputers Reviewer: Barnett, Jeffrey C. Journal: Mathematics and Computer Education Volume: 23 Number: 1 Date: Winter 1989 Page: 66 :::::::::::::: iep.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Interactive Experiments in Calculus Description: This disk has 20 experiments for use in Calculus I and II. These experiments include finding zeroes using the bisection method, approximating of integrals, estimating arc lengths, and estimating the moments and centroid of a planar region. There are also several graphing experiments; such as graphing standard or parametric equations in Polar or Cartesian coordinates, graphing individual terms as well as partial sums of a series, comparing the graph of a function with that of its Taylor polynomial about a point, and graphing the slope field and integral curves for certain initial value curves. Requirements: Apple II family with at least 48K. Ordering Information: Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ (No other information available) :::::::::::::: iep.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Interactive Experiments in Calculus Reveiwer: Abram, Thomas Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 19 Number: 1 Date: January 1988 Page: 79 :::::::::::::: igraphs.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Interpreting Graphs Description: This program is broken into two parts. Relating Graphs to Events helps students to learn to read and interpret graphs that describe physical event. A physical phenomenon is described and the student is directed to choose the graph that is most appropriate for the event. There are a total of 20 total graphical programs in Relating Graphs to events. The second program is a graphing game called escape. It requires that the student have a knowledge of how to read graphs. Requirements: Apple II+/IIe/IIc, 48K DOS 3.3 with one disk drive. Ordering Information (Address): University of Iowa Oakdale Campus Iowa City, Iowa 52242 :::::::::::::: igraphs.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Interpreting Graphs Reviewer: Barnett, Jeffrey C. Journal: Mathematics and Computer Education Volume: 23 Number: 1 Date: Winter 1989 Page: 65 :::::::::::::: issp.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Introductory Statistics Software Package Description: This is a menu driven program for learning simple statistical methods. This package has 11 statistical programs: (1) Grouped Frequency Distribution (2) Histogram and Frequency Curves (3) Mean and Standard Deviation (4) Correlation (5) Regression and Scatter Diagrams (6) Sampling Distribution (7) Independent T-test (8) Correlated T-test (9) One-way Analysis of Variance (10) Two-way Analysis of Variance (11) Chi-square Requirements: Apple II family. Ordering Information: Addison-Wesley Reading, MA (No other information available.) :::::::::::::: issp.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Introductory Statistics Software Package Reviewer: Chang, Stephen Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 19 Number: 1 Date: January 1988 Page: 82 :::::::::::::: lpf.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Linear Programming by Fractions Description: This program allows the student to determine the sequence of operations that solve the linear programming problems that they enter. Requirements: Apple IIe with CP/M version 2.23, 80 column text card and 64 K memory. Ordering Information (Address): Kinko's Academic Courseware Exchange 4141 State St. Santa Barbara, CA 92110-9989 :::::::::::::: lpf.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Linear Programming by Fractions Reviewer: Penn, Howard Lewis Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 20 Number: 5 Date: November 1989 Page: 439 :::::::::::::: mms.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Mirror on the Mind: Strategy Description: This program is intended to provide practice in mathematical thinking using 2 probabalistic games. Requirements: Apple II with 64 K. Ordering Information (Address): Addison-Wesley Route 128 Reading, MA 01867 :::::::::::::: mms.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Mirror on the Mind: Strategy Reviewer: Penn, Howard Lewis Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 20 Number: 5 Date: November 1989 Page: 439 :::::::::::::: mmsi.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Mirror on the Mind: Statistics and Intuition Description: This program helps students develope intuition about means, standard deviations, and correlation coefficients. A profit motive helps students estimate from bar graphs and scatter plots. Requirements: Apple II with 64 K. Ordering Information (Address): Addison-Wesley Route 128 Reading, MA 01867 :::::::::::::: mmsi.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Mirror on the Mind: Statistics and Intuition Reviewer: Penn, Howard Lewis Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 20 Number: 5 Date: November 1989 Page: 439 :::::::::::::: mumath.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: muMath-80 Description: This programs capabilities are: 1) high precision arithmetic 2) factorial computations 3) base 2 - base 36 arithmetic 4) simplification of algebraic expressions 5) step-by-step algebraic equation solving 6) logarithmic processing 7) trigonometric processing 8) differentiation and intgration operations 9) matrix and array options 10) limit computations. Requirements: Apple II line of computers. Ordering Information (Address): Educational Technology Center University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 :::::::::::::: mumath.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: muMath-80 Reviewer: Grandgenett, Neal Journal: Mathematics and Computer Education Volume: 24 Number: 2 Page: 186 Date: Spring 1990 :::::::::::::: ppc.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Practice Problems in Calculus Description: This is a standard drill and practice program which deals with limits, derivatives, and integrals. Students answer the question posed by the program on paper and the program shows the solution step by step. Requirements: Apple II or IBM. Ordering Information (Address): Queue 562 Boston Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06610 (Phone Number): (800) 232-2224 :::::::::::::: ppc.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Practice Problems in Calculus Reviewer: Leinbach, L. Carl Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 21 Number: 5 Date: November 1990 Page: 420 :::::::::::::: sdt.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Statistics Demonstrations and Tutorials Description: This program includes Discrete Probability, Shapes of Well-Known Distributions, Simulations, Limit Theorems and Distribution Functions, and Continuous Distibutions. Requirements: Apple II and 48K. Ordering Information (Address): COMPress, A division of Wadsworth, Inc. P. O. Box 102 Wentworth, NH 03282 :::::::::::::: sdt.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Statistics Demonstrations Reviewer: Penn, Howard Lewis Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 20 Number: 5 Date: November 1989 Page: 440 :::::::::::::: smp.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Super Math Package Description: This is a collection of 19 separate mathematics programs which include one from arithmetic, four from algebra and function graphing, six from trigonometry and analytical geometry, two from elementary linear algebra, and six from calculus. It also illustrates a variety of mathematical concepts using graphical means. Requirements: Apple II family (with 48 K). Ordering Information: Dodge and Enns. D.C. Heath and Company Lexington, MA :::::::::::::: smp.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Super Math Package Reviewer: Huehn, K. L. Journal: The College Mathematics Journal Volume: 19 Number: 1 Date: January 1988 Page: 78 :::::::::::::: spreadsh.abstract :::::::::::::: Program: Spreadsheet Activities in Middleschool Mathematics Description: Teacher developed spreadsheet templated used to investigate number patterns, percents, probability, and basic math. Requirements: Disk requires "Better Working Spreadsheet" program for Apple II. Ordering Information: NCTM (Publisher) :::::::::::::: spreadsh.reviews :::::::::::::: Program: Spreadsheet Activities in Middleschool Mathematics Reviewer: Wallace, Martha Journal: The American Mathematical Monthly Volume: 100 Number: 5 Date: May 1993 Page: 509