Smart Pack

Age Ranges: 12-Adult (Algebra Smart), 14-Adult (Word Smart), 15-Adult (Science Smart)
Platforms: Windows and Mac
Medium: CDROM
Cost: $29.99

Company: Mindscape
Phone: (800) 231-3088

Description:

The Smart Pack set includes three favorites from The Princeton Review collection: Algebra Smart, Word Smart, and Science Smart.

Algebra Smart

The Princeton Review's Algebra Smart features an entire year's curriculum of Algebra I with twelve in-depth and interactive lessons. Students get to match their newly learned skills through "The Algebra Games" with rival students. In addition, this program features over 120 videos, animated response, spot drills, and more than 500 practice problems. Users can also cross-reference lessons to ten current algebra textbooks, and continually download new drills and textbook questions through the Internet connection.

Word Smart

Students will build a better vocabulary and learn over 1,600 new words using Princeton Review's Word Smart. The program helps users write better reports and resumes, improve their presentation and interview skills, and score higher on their SAT, ACT, and GRE tests. Pop quizzes and an interactive multimedia glossary are also included.

Science Smart

With Science Smart, users review every key concept in the three major sciences. The program is especially useful for high school and college students wishing to improve their scores on Advanced Placement, SAT II-Achievement, and pre-med exams. A search engine provides instant access to over 1,200 screens of information, hundreds of diagrams, practice problems, and clearly written explanations.

Features

• Endless question module generates an infinite number of Algebra I problems (Algebra Smart)
• More than 130 videos (Algebra Smart)
• Homework helper for matching Algebra Smart lessons to chapters in 10 of the best-selling Algebra I textbooks (Algebra Smart)
• Pop quizzes repeatedly test you on words you've missed (Word Smart)
• Multimedia glossary lets you listen to each word's pronunciation (Word Smart)
• Entire program improves scores on SAT, ACT, and GRE (Word Smart)
• Moving diagrams illustrate scientific operations (Science Smart)
• Over 70 animations to explain key concepts (Science Smart)
• Over 600 practice problems (Science Smart)

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