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---------------------------- Welcome To MathMan Plus (TM) ---------------------------- MathMan Plus (TM) Copyright January 1993 By Daniel Cymbala, CymSystems This publication and its associated software are sold without warranties, either expressed or implied, regarding their merchantability or fitness for any particular application or purpose. The information in this publication is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of CymSystems. In no event shall CymSystems be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages resulting from the use of or the inability to use this product, even if CymSystems has been notified of the possibility of such damages. THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED AS SHAREWARE AND IS PROVIDED "AS-IS." ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE MANUFACTURER, DEVELOPER, DISTRIBUTOR, OR RETAILER OF THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES EVEN IF APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING. (SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.) CymSystems reserves the right to modify any portion of the enclosed software or documentation without warning or notice. This agreement will be governed by Tennessee law, except as may be superseded by federal or international law, This writing is the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between CymSystems and you, and supersedes any proposal or prior Agreement, oral or written, between us relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. By using the enclosed materials, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to all these terms. CymSystems, P.0. Box 92128, Nashville, TN 37209 First Printing, January 1993 MathMan Plus (TM) 2.00 MathMan Plus (TM) is a trademark of CymSystems. IBM, IBM PC, IBM PC/XT, IBM PC/AT, PS/2, PCjr, and PC-DOS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines, Inc. Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brand and product names mentioned in this publication are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. ------------- Introduction ------------- Congratulations, you are about to use one of the best math tutoring programs on the market today. MathMan Plus (TM). The registered version of MathMan Plus (TM) is capable of producing over 544,000 different tests on the four basic elements of mathematics: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. Each element has from 4 to 5 different difficulty levels providing the student with a progression to follow to increase his/her knowledge of mathematics. MathMan Plus (TM) does not use fancy graphics or role playing games to teach mathematics. This is a straight forward mathematics tutor designed to be used by schools and educators. This shareware version will allow you to use only one difficulty level for each element. This is to let you try MathMan Plus (TM) to see if this program is right for you. If you do like it and you would like to have the registered version of the program, which includes all difficulty levels, simply print out the order form and send it along with the registration fee. Use this command to print the order form. TYPE ORDER.FRM > PRN Each test that MathMan Plus (TM) creates can vary in length from 2 to 30 problems. And if you would like, a 20 question test can be printed out on a standard or laser printer connected to LPT1:, So the student can work out the problems on paper before taking the test on the computer. This will free up computer on time so more students can take advantage of the program. But, this is not the true power of MathMan Plus (TM). The reason why MathMan Plus (TM) is better than all the other programs on the market today is because for each of the 544,000 tests this program can make, a math tutor can be initiated to explain to the student step by step how to solve the problem. Thanks to a new process called WAFTING, MathMan Plus (TM) has been able to simulate the same process that the human brain uses to solve problems in everyday life. In other words, Artificial Intelligence. Unlike some other programs that use the same numbers that are looked up from a table or tutor using the same problems over and over, MathMan Plus (TM) simply creates numbers from a random number generator. The internal math tutor doesn't mind. It will reason out the problem and explain it to the student step by step every time. What does this mean? It means that every possible situation that the numbers create can be explored by the student. There have been too many times where a student follows several examples in a text book only to find that one of the problems in an assignment doesn't even resemble what was studied. MathMan Plus (TM) eliminates that possibility. I originally wrote this program for my 11 year old son who was failing in math. After using the program for two months, his grades went from straight F's to B's. That was a significant improvement. --------------------- Hardware Requirements --------------------- MS-DOS or PC-DOS (IBM compatible computer) 640K RAM EGA or VGA monitor and card minimum. 600K Hard Drive space --------------------- Installation --------------------- To install MathMan Plus(TM), insert the distribution disk into the A: drive and type the word INSTALL with the drive letter on your hard drive like this: A: <ENTER> INSTALL <ENTER> Follow the instructions from the installation program. ------------------------------------- Terms of MathMan Plus (TM) Evaluation ------------------------------------- This is an EVALUATION VERSION of MathMan Plus (TM) and is distributed as shareware. It is a full-functioned version with all the features found in the registered version except for the limitation of difficulty levels. Upon receipt of your registration fee, you will receive disks containing the latest registered version of MathMan Plus (TM), notices of product updates, and a license agreement that entitles you to use the product. Please see "Ordering Information" at the end of this file for complete registration information. ------------------ Distribution Files ------------------ The MathMan Plus (TM) evaluation kit consists of the following files: In MATHMAN.EXE: MATH1.DAT Screen data file MATH2.DAT Screen data file PADDSX.EXE Addition program PDIVSX.EXE Division program PMULSX.EXE Multiplication program PSUBSX.EXE Subtraction program MATHS.EXE Main program PRTCR.DAT printer buffer MANUAL.DOC user manual INSTALL.EXE installation program (NOT ON BBS VERSION) ORDER.FRM MathMan Plus order form If your Shareware version of MathMan Plus (TM) does not include all these files, you may order one directly from CymSystems, Daniel Cymbala for $3.50 postage and handling. -------------------- Notice to BBS Sysops -------------------- You may post the Shareware version of MathMan Plus (TM) on your BBS for public downloading if you do not modify any of the files in any way. Please use the .EXE file name listed above and insure they contain all the necessary files. -------------------------------- Notice to Shareware Distributors -------------------------------- CymSystems, Daniel Cymbala hereby grants shareware distributors or vendors the right to distribute the Shareware version of MathMan Plus (TM), subject to the following conditions: a) You must obtain WRITTEN PERMISSION from Daniel Cymbala to distribute the Shareware version of MathMan Plus (TM). b) You must obtain a set of master distribution disks from CymSystems, Daniel Cymbala and only distribute identical copies of the master disks. c) You must stop selling copies of this program upon written notification from CymSystems. d) You must not modify the MathMan Plus (TM) (Shareware version) evaluation files in any way. e) You must correctly use and identify the MathMan Plus (TM) trademark. -------------------- Ordering Information -------------------- Please use the order form to register MathMan Plus (TM). This form is in the ORDER.FRM file. We accept purchase orders from most companies, schools, and government agencies. Site licenses are available for MathMan Plus (TM). Please write for specific details. ORDER FORM Name:_______________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________ City:_____________________________________ State:________ Zip:________ Please send the following products: +----+-----------------------+--------+-----------+---------+ | | | | | | |Qty.| Product Description | Price | Shipping | Total | | | | Each | Each | | | | | | | | +----+-----------------------+--------+-----------+---------+ | | | | | | | | MathMan Plus | free | $3.50 | | | | ( Shareware version ) | | | | +----+-----------------------+--------+-----------+---------+ | | | | | | | | MathMan Plus | $29.95 | free | | | | ( Registered version )| | | | +----+-----------------------+--------+-----------+---------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----+-----------------------+--------+-----------+---------+ Subtotal | | +---------+ Tennessee residents add 8.5% sales tax | | +---------+ Orders outside the U.S. and Canada add 10% | | +---------+ Total enclosed | | +---------+ Disk Format: WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS PROGRAM? [ ] 5.25 inch HD _______________________________ [ ] 3.5 inch _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Order from: Daniel Cymbala, CymSystems P.O. Box 92128 Nashville, TN 37209 -------------------------------- Using MathMan Plus -------------------------------- MathMan Plus is a very simple program to use. After you have installed the necessary files on to your hard drive, go to the directory where the files are (CD\MMP) and type MATHS. This will start the program. There will be two opening screens. (Note: On a slow machine i.e. PC-XT 4.77 Meg, the opening screens are a little slow. Press any key after the MathMan Plus(TM) screen, the main menu will be displayed. It will look like this: Press CAP Lock and select an option (M) - Start Multiplication Program (D) - Start Division Program (A) - Start Addition Program (S) - Start Subtraction Program (Q) - Quit It is important that at this point you press the CAP Lock button on your keyboard. The program only accepts capital letters. Once that is done select an option. For our example press the letter (D). This will start the division program. The program will now ask you to enter a Test Number. This can be any number between 1 and 32000. This is an important number to remember because the same test can be recalled for future use by using the same test number and skill level number when starting the program. This is a valuable tool for teachers. For our example, type in the number 41 and press ENTER. On the registered version of MathMan Plus, you will be asked to enter a skill level number. Typically, this is a number from 1 to 4 (on the division program it is 1 to 5). This number will choose the difficulty of the test. It is important to remember that if you want to recall a test, you must use BOTH the same test number and skill level number. If the test is printed, the test number and skill level number will appear at the top of the page for future reference. The shareware version of MathMan Plus only allows one skill level per program. In our example, the skill level set to 3. Press ENTER to continue. The computer is now generating a number list to correspond with the test number and skill level. On a slow machine, this may take a minute. On a real machine this may be 10 to 15 seconds depending on the difficulty level. The menu for the division program should now be displayed. It should look like this: Press CAP Lock and select an option (G) - Start Division Program (P) - Print a 20 Question Worksheet (H) - Print a 20 Question Worksheet (laser printer) (Q) - Quit Now, you have three basic options. Start the program, print a worksheet or quit. Let's print a worksheet. This can be very useful. MathMan Plus will print a 20 question worksheet on a standard or laser printer connected to the first parallel port on your computer ( LPT1 ). To print a worksheet: Press (P) for a standard printer. Press (H) for a laser printer. You should now have a copy of the worksheet. Notice at the top of the page the test and skill numbers. You can give this worksheet to the student and have them complete the problems. When they are done you can recall the same test just by entering the same test and skill numbers. The students can now check their work by inputing their answers into the program. Assuming that you have the menu for the division program displayed as before, let's start the program. This is done by typing the letter (G). The program will ask you how many questions you want. This must be a number LESS than 30. Because we printed a 20 question worksheet, type in the number 20 and press ENTER. The display will tell you to answer the following problems. Press any key to continue. The first problem will be displayed on the screen. It should look like this: _________ 1. 10 ) 172 If you worked out the problems on the worksheet, you can type in your answer to see if it is correct. The answer to this problem is ( 17 R=2 ). To input this answer into the program, you need to type in the number 17 and press ENTER. After you press the ENTER key, the remainder symbol (R=) will appear. At this time you need to enter the remainder. Type in the number 2 and press ENTER. The words CORRECT--PRESS RETURN will appear at the bottom of the screen. RETURN is the same thing as the ENTER key. Go to the next problem by pressing ENTER. The next problem will now be displayed. It should look like this: _________ 2. 5 ) 98 The answer to this problem is simple. ( 19 R=3 ). But let's say that you are having a hard time solving this problem. For example, type in a wrong answer. Type the number 18, press ENTER. Then, 7 for the remainder and press ENTER. The words WRONG---TRY AGAIN are now displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press Enter and the problem will be displayed again. You now have the option to try another answer or start the MathMan Plus math tutor. To start the tutor type in the number 9999 at the answer line of the problem and press ENTER. The program has now been switched into tutor mode. Press ENTER again. As you can see, text has appeared at the bottom of the display describing the different parts of the division problem. Press ENTER again. The dividend of the problem has been highlighted. Press ENTER again and again and again. Now you are walking through the math tutor. Continue this process until the words "end of tutor" appear. Press ENTER one more time and the program will leave tutor mode and return to problem mode. You can now type in the correct answer as before. All of the math programs in this package use the same general approach. All of the math tutors start with the number 9999. ----------------------- Notes ----------------------- 1. YOU CANNOT LEAVE TUTOR MODE ONCE IT HAS STARTED. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE TUTOR. 2. YOU CAN STOP THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME BY PRESSING CTRL-C.