Disk No: 1493
Program Title:  XY-SOLVE version 1.3.1
PC-SIG version 1

Teachers will welcome this computer aided instructional system for the
design of tests and exercises for high school and college level Algebra,
Geometry and Trigonometry.

XY-Solve challenges the student to solve a puzzle consisting of
mathematical functions.  Each piece of the puzzle represents a graphic
solution to a standard formula.  Puzzle complexity may be varied from
simple displays of individual POINTS or LINES, to extremely complex
combinations of Quadratics, Trigonometrics, Parametrics, and Composite
functions.

The student's progress in solving each piece of the formula is displayed
and special help is available for identifying boundaries and zeroing in
on solutions.  A function teachers will appreciate is the performance
reporting module which tracks the number of solution attempts by the
student, and difficulty levels reached.

XY-SOLVE has seventeen "puzzle files" and the instructor can formulate
additional problems by using the macro facility.  Other system features
include moving window displays, function-sensitive statistics and
context-sensitive help screens.  Data can be imported in a variety of
formats.  Selectable sound and color options add impact to the lessons.
An extensive on-disk instruction manual is provided.

See also XYSEE, a companion program.

Synopsis: Create computerized tests and exercises for teaching high
school and college-level Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry.

Usage:  Education/Computer Aided Instruction/Mathematics.

Special Requirements:  CGA card and a text editor.

How to Start:  Type GO (press enter).

Suggested Registration:  $20.00

Author: Dean M. Thompson, Insight Advantage

File Descriptions:

FILES    BAT  File descriptions.
GO       BAT  Batch file for starting program.
README   BAT  Initial instructions.
4X6      FON  Font file.
8X8      FON  Font file.
ERROR    MSG  Error message file.
???????? PZL  Puzzle files.
MENUSOLV DTA  Data file.
SD       COM  Sorted directory program.
SETSOLVE DTA  Data file.
XYSOLVE  000  Overlay file.
XYSOLVE  001     ,,    ,,
XYSOLVE  002     ,,    ,,
XYSOLVE  003     ,,    ,,
XYSOLVE  004     ,,    ,,
XYSOLVE  005     ,,    ,,
XYSOLVE  006     ,,    ,,
XYSOLVE  COM  Main program.
INSTALL  EXE  Installation program.
XYSOLVE  DOC  Documentation.

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