Features

• Computer bugs are running around the somputer messing things up, and you've got to capture them and stop the evil Dr. Zero's plans!
• There are over 300 lessons to learn here, from addition & subtraction, fractions, decimal and percentages, geometry
• As you learn lessons, you also get SmartPoints, which you can trade in for prizes online
• Also includes a trail version of Virtual Classroom

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Arthur, D.W., and friends welcome kids ages 4 to 7 to a carnival of math discovery. Six fun-filled adventures develop essential early math skills including counting, addition, subtraction, simple multiplication and division, logic, and even geometry. From making correct change at D.W.'s lemonade stand to sorting creepy critters during Francine's Amazing Bug Show, Arthur and friends show kids just how much fun math can be. Plus, five progressive skill levels keep the learning fresh and challenging, while extra art, music, and printouts enhance the learning fun. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Nice, but can be improved
This Arthur math game is nice for first grade. However, not second grade or above. The math problems are too easy. For example, the most difficult calculation is still on the 1-digit base. For some more math calculation problems, I recommend a website: http://www.....com They have randomly generated worksheets, which provide your children enough practice to do math quickly.

The rest of the game are pretty good. The sorting, hunting treasure parts are interesting. You get what you pay. ... Read more

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The Simon & Schuster Advanced Placement Companion: Statistics is an effective learning tool that can accompany any first-year or introductory college statistics course. This program teaches AP candidates how to explore data, uncover patterns, and analyze the results. It teaches inference--the second phase of data analysis--and how to avoid errant and presumptive conclusions.

To help users along, self-testing sections in various formats accompany each topic and offer immediate results. Useful hints and concise text further help users to intuit correct answers and to summarize important concepts. Other features include easy links to enhance study and exploration, quality video demonstrations to reinforce lessons, and easy-to-understand explanations and real-world examples. ... Read more

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Too Simplistic
The "Advanced Placement" part of the title is deceiving -- the software is too simplistic to be of real practical use, except perhaps for someone who is in the early part of an Introductory Stat course or who wants a preview of what Stats might be like for the first time. ... Read more

Features

• In Garfield -It's All About Letters And Words they'll enjoy 15 different word and letter activities -- identifying letters, word sounds and more
• Garfield -It's All About Numbers & Counting brings your toddler 15 more activities that teach counting from 1 to 20, ordering and more
• With Garfield -It's All About Colors, Shapes & Time your little one will discover how to match colors, identify shapes and tell time
• For ages 3-4

Reviews (2)

Great for autism/special needs children
My 5 yr old autistic child LOVES Sesame Street Numbers. She has learned to count and is currently learning to add. Highly recommended if your child already loves Sesame Street.

Sesame Street Numbers
My 3 year old was not interested in numbers. So I bought this software yesterday and I have not been able to get him off the computer. He sings and dances in his chair and he is learning at the same time! Now I need one for the alphabet. ... Read more

Features

• Garfield -It's All About Math builds your child's abilities in the basic math operations -Addition, multiplication, subtraction and division
• Garfield -It's All About Reading & Phonics offers replayable games that will build their knowledge of words, word sounds and pronunciation
• In Garfield -It's All About Writing & Grammar helps kids improve their grammar, writing, memory and concentration skills
• Garfield -It's All About Vocabulary and Spelling offers 20 activities for superior phonics and vocabulary skills
• Ages 7-9

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Deep in the heart of the Hundred Acre Wood, learning math is a fun adventure. With Pooh, Tigger, and their friends leading the way, children are guided through seven engaging activities that teach beginning math skills. As kids accomplish each skill, they earn a fun reward they can use to build their very own gardens. Skills include counting, sorting, adding, and subtracting. Three levels of difficulty allow children to learn at their own pace.

In Pooh's Pantry, kids practice counting by emptying the baskets in the right order. Piglet's Cupcake Kitchen lets kids decorate Piglet's cupcakes as they come out of the oven: kids frost them, add them up, then choose the jar of sprinkles that matches their total. Other activities include helping Rabbit Roo and Tigger collect bugs for the garden, and visiting the Wishing Well, where number matching makes wishes come true. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Kids love growing gardens
This has been a popular game with all my kids, they enjoyed earning all the rewards for the garden.
The ability to plant seeds and watch them grow (extremely quickly when watered) is very popular and to keep this activity going when you have a full set of three plants they are liable to get eaten so that you must plant some more.
One child was disapointed that eyore did not appear when she had recieved all the rewards and tell her how much he liked the garden which was an oversite on the designers part as pooh does suggest that you make eyores garden pretty for him.
The games suit a wide range of childrens interests with mine there favorite seems to be bug sorting (by colour), followed by eyores calendar as they loved following the bug or frog depending on the level, which teaches number recognition up to 30 and tiggers contraptions where you must follow the blueprint and match an outline drawing to the actual item in the correct order to make an interesting contraption and you dont seem to see the same one twice.
Piglets cupcakes they found they could just click on the jars to get the right one eventually and they did enjoy decorating the cupcakes. Poohs pantry is counting up to 30 and every time you play the jars have different veges and fruits. The wishing well deals in sets and the first two levels are fine dealing in sets of 1-5 and 6-10 but I found the third confusing myself as it was very hard to tell how many were in the sets of 10 to 15 as they used different items in different sizes within the sets.
Lastly is the raindance quilt with rabbit, the only level the kids enjoyed was the third where they made the pattern and repeated it down the quilt.
There are also plenty of click points to keep kids amused, and your rewards either do something when clicked on or are plants/seeds to grow in the garden. Every time you return to the garden you find a note to read on the fence, and some of your plants might get eaten.
Overall you cannot go wrong with getting this game for your younger children ages 2-5 would get he most use from this game.

Makes pre-Math fun!
We have had this software since my son was 18 months and now he is three. At first I would go through it with him and he enjoyed the beautiful garden and the Pooh characters. There are also alot of place where you can just click and make things happen - like a skunk stealing rabbit's flowers, a squirrel playing drums on the roof etc. Now he can do most of the games himself with a little help. You start out in the garden and can go from there either North, East or West - in each place you have a choice of going to someone's house - Tigger's, Rabbit's, Pooh's etc. and in each is a different math related game. Most of the games are very good - our favorites are Piglet's house in which you decorate two trays of cupcakes and then add how many total you have and Tigger's house where you drop different items into his machine (in the order on the blueprint) and then a contraption pops out at the end. When you finish 5 rounds of a game you get a prize for your garden like tomatoes to plant or a windmill, waterfall etc. in the end the garden gets quite elaborate. This software is well worth the money.

Great Math Software for Young Kids
My 3-1/2 year old got this for Xmas and he really enjoys it alot (spent most of Xmas afternoon on the computer!).

There are 6 different activites - all math related. The numbers go up from 1 to 30 (which pushes him beyond what he is used to in other math type software for his age). The activites spark the imagination of a young child (for example, adding and subtracting cupcakes and then allowing the child to decorate the cakes afterwards). Skills include counting, adding, subtracting, more/less, pattern recognition, grouping numbers, number formation.

Best part of the software (from my son's standpoint) is that the rewards allow him to grow a beautiful garden full of fruits, vegetables and flowers. The rewards are clearly motivating and the goal is obvious.

Pros: Fun and entertaining, skill developing, clear goals and rewards, favorite characters of Winnie-the Pooh and friends

Cons: The pattern recognition activity leaves something to be desired. The activity is quite boring and repetitive, and at all levels too easy for even a 3-1/2 year old! Also, to complete the garden, you must complete all 3 levels (which is a little much to expect); but my son did persist and over 3 days completed the entire game and then started over again! ... Read more

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Music provides one of the best methods of memorization. Concepts that are put to memory through music are readily available years later with much better accuracy than concepts taught with other methods. The songs in this program have familiar melodies and have been designed to be memorable so that your child will easily recall them for years to come.

Learning and understanding basic math concepts are important factors in a student's successful progression. Professor Finkle's Math Mania teaches what preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students are required to know about mathematics.

In order for the child to gain maximum benefit from this program, it is recommended that parents and teachers use Drill Land section with its hard-copy printouts and more than 150 worksheets. ... Read more

Features

• Children will like Garfield -It's All About Reading & Phonics -- it offers replayable games that will build their knowledge of words, word sounds and pronunciation
• In Garfield -It's All About Writing & Grammar helps kids improve their grammar, writing, memory and concentration skills
• Garfield -It's All About Math Readiness gives young students 20 activities they can enjoy time & again. These lessons and games introduce basic measurements, time, money, number orders, basic addition and subtraction.
• In Garfield -It's All About Vocabulary and Spelling kids will become better communicators -- it offers 20 activities for superior phonics and vocabulary skills
• Ages 5-6

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Excel @ Mathematics relies on the F.O.C.U.S. learning program. F.O.C.U.S. lets students control the learning process, which in turn strengthens their interest levels and learning skills. Excel covers six complete math subjects: algebra 1, algebra 2, trigonometry, geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus. The 200 lessons are easy to use and customizable to fit each student's learning style. Excel @ Mathematics also includes Advanced Placement Statistics for improved college performance. ... Read more

Reviews (10)

Excel@Middle School
Very simple/helpful, but with no availability to download product updates, it will (like most other programs) be obsolete within a short time. And apparently Knowledge Adventure has either merged with another company or disappeared almost without a trace, because the company that claims to handle their products is choosing to disavow all Knowledge of this particular item...

Otherwise if you don't mind not being able to get product support then the program seem to be easy to follow & a great refresher too...

pros and cons
pros// the good thing about this program is well, it DOES teach you something. there's a lot to learn. they explain subjects to the last word. there's a calender for you to plan when you want to learn what.

cons// ok... it's boring. flat out from my mouth. there is a TON to read. from time to time a mini video would pop out. but it's probably two for every SUBJECT. they explain subjects, yes, but not everything. they don't explain how to solve a problem. ok, they do. but not so you can understand EVERY SINGLE STEP.

pointer:: if you buy this, i suggest* buying another reference book or CD. this is just a suggestion from me. if this program is easy for you when you buy it, they you obviously don't need another source.

Defective cd
I wish I knew how ALL the cds were, but the few that would install were okay. The encyclopedia is very complete, and the typing is pretty good.

A good value.
I purchased this six CD set mainly for the six previously released programs. These decent programs include Math Blaster Pre Algebra, but does NOT include Math Blaster Algebra. It is a little annoying that these programs are not on stand-alone CDs. You have to run the main program from the first CD, select the "extra" program and switch the CD when prompted. I am happy with the product, and would buy it again.

Excel Mathematics
This product is good, but you have to do alot of reading like over 20 pagses per little lesson. It dosen't really have a great deal of video interaction. it is good but it is going to take about 2 months to get through it and it bores you after a well. and you have to take breaks or you won't be able to go on. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Not the game that takes you back to Titanic
Unlike other reviewers of this game, this game is NOT the popular 1997 game that offered a realistic version of the ship for people to explore whilst solving a series of mysteries. That was called "Titanic: Adventure Out of Time." This is a game released around the same time that takes a more scientific approach, letting you go under the sea in a submersible with Robert Ballard (who discovered the Titanic). It is hard to navigate and not nearly as "fun" as it is educational. If you're looking to really explore the ship in all it's glory, this is NOT the game for you. You'll want "Adventure Out of Time."

This game was awesome!
First off I love the whole story behind the Titanic, so when I saw this game I was so excited. I loved exploring the rooms that I have imagined in my head for the longest time. I was quite dissapointed at the fact that I could pace around the halls. You actually have to save the Titanic and do other little favors for people you meet along the way. I tried to ignore them but they found me.
That was the only problem I had, not too much exploring time or the ship goes down. I thought the beginning was kind of weird but I guess it was suposed to be like that. Overall the game is cool.

Could be better
This game was okay, but it wasn't as excciting as I thought it would be. Though the graphics were good there just wasn't alot to do. ... Read more