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MathChamp! User Guide |
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Copyright © 2004 Leading Step, Inc. |
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MathChamp! Overview MathChamp! OverviewWelcome to MathChamp! Ciggy the MathChamp! is here to help you practice your math. Ciggy can help you learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Our youngest friends can practice catching a matching number, and for those who are really ready to be challenged, they can have fun with fractions! The faster you go, the more points you'll earn. And depending on how many answers you get right, you'll have the chance to catch Bonzai the Bonus Hero to earn more equations and bump your score up even higher! See if you can make the high score list and track your scores for each type of game so you can see how you're improving as you get better and faster with MathChamp! Getting StartedTo start the MathChamp! application, select the MathChamp! icon from the Applications Launcher. This will display the MathChamp! main screen. On this screen, tapping on the Select A Game button will allow you to select which game you'd like to play. Once you are happy with the game you've chosen, select the Start button to begin a new game. Game ControlsTo choose which type of game you'd like to play or to see which one is currently selected, tap on Select A Game button on the main screen. This will bring up a Game Controls screen like the one shown here.
Using the Game Controls screen, select which type of game you'd like to play by tapping on the current game displayed under 'Which game shall we play?' This will bring up the list of games available. Choose between addition (Add'em Up), subtraction (Let's Subtract), multiplication (Multiplying), and division (Let's Divide). The Catch a Number game let's our youngest friends practice their pattern matching by choosing the number that matches the one displayed, and the Fun with Fractions game let's those who are ready for more of a challenge identify an equivalent fraction, percentage, or decimal value that matches the displayed fraction. Along with choosing the type of game, you can also select how big you'd like the numbers of the equations to be. For practicing addition, subtraction, and multiplication, the first number will be in the range you select. The second will always be in the range from 1-10. For division and the fractions game, the numbers will always be kept in the small range, so there's no option for selecting larger numbers. You'll get more points for each equation when you use bigger numbers, so once you get comfortable with the smaller numbers, you might want to try the bigger ones to see how you do. Finally, you can choose the number of equations you'd like to have in the game. More equations will mean you can get a higher score and potentially a longer bonus round so you might want to challenge yourself and see how high you can go! Once you're happy with your choices for which game you'd like to play, select the OK button to return to the main screen. Playing MathChamp!
To play MathChamp!, select the Start button from the main MathChamp! screen and you'll see a screen similar to this. You'll see an equation at the top and three boxes where Ciggy has a different answer on her back in each one. Your goal is to tap on the Ciggy that has the right answer. If you do, Ciggy will give you a big smile and show you how many points you got for that equation. The faster you answer the question, the more points you'll get, but be careful because if you don't guess the right one, Ciggy will just tell you she's sorry and you won't get any points for that problem. While you're playing the game, you can watch the top right-hand corner to see how many points you've earned so far. Each time you guess an equation, the score will be updated so you can see how you're doing along the way. If you need to take a break while you're playing, you can tap on the title bar or select the menu icon and you'll have the option to Pause or Stop the current game. If you pause the game, just select OK when you're ready to continue. If you want to stop the game, confirm that you really want to stop by selecting the Stop button, or choose Continue to cancel and keep playing. The Bonus RoundAfter you finish the number of equations selected for the game, you may get to enter a Bonus Round to try to earn a few more equations to answer. For every three equations that you guessed right, you'll get one second in the bonus round. When you start the bonus round, Bonzai the Bonus Hero will appear on the screen. Your goal is to catch Bonzai as many times as you can by tapping on him. Each time you do, he'll show up in a different place. And each time you catch him, you'll get one more equation to answer which can make your score go even higher! ScoringWhen the game is finished, you'll see what your final score was. You can record your score by entering your name. If this is your first game, select the New Player button and enter your name. If you've played before, you can select your name from the list. The list can have up to eight players at a time. You can remove players if you need to, but removing a player will delete all of the scores stored for that person, so make sure you really want to before you do. High Scores From the main MathChamp! screen, you can view the high score list from the High Score option under the Scores menu. The high score list tracks the top eight scores since the last time the list was reset. Player Scores To see the scores for each individual player, select the Player Scores option under the Scores menu. Choose which player you'd like to see scores for and which type of game. MathChamp! stores the last 50 scores for each player and each type of game they play. The trial version of the application will only store the last 20 scores. You can choose how you want to view the scores. The score table will show you a list of the number right, the number wrong, and the score of each game. It will also display a letter indicating what size numbers were used for that game. An 'S' is for small numbers, an 'M' for medium numbers, an 'L' for large, and an 'H' for Huge. The graphs let you see how you're doing in a picture. You can choose to see a graph of your scores, or graphs of how many equations you guessed right or wrong. On color devices, you can also see a mixed graph of the number right and wrong together. The top color shows the number right and the bottom color shows the number wrong. When you're looking at a graph that shows the number you got wrong, you may not see anything for some games. That probably means you didn't get any wrong for that game and means that you did a great job! If you want to check to make sure, you can look at the score table to see what it shows. Trial Period and RegistrationThe trial period for the MathChamp! application lasts for 15 days, beginning when you first install the application on your device. You can use it for free during that time to see if you like it and want to keep playing. At the end of the 15 days, you must either:
Feel free to make as many copies of MathChamp! and the documentation as you want and distribute them to your friends. Or better yet, just beam it to them. But make sure the copies aren't modified in any way and that you don't charge any fees or request any donations for doing so. If you like MathChamp! and want to keep playing, you can purchase a license to use it at www.leadingstep.com. When payment is received, you'll be sent a registration code for the application. You should enter this code on the Registration form in the application, available from the Options menu on the main MathChamp! screen. Using the MathChamp! application after the 15-day evaluation period isn't allowed, so make sure to either purchase a license or stop using the application. InstallationInstalling MathChamp! To install MathChamp!, download the application and documentation to your computer. Follow the instructions that came with your Palm Powered™ device to install the application during your next HotSync® operation. Uninstalling MathChamp! To uninstall MathChamp! from your device, complete the following steps:
Thanks and SuggestionsThanks for choosing MathChamp! We hope you have fun playing and would welcome any comments or suggestions you might have! Let us know what you think by sending us an email. We also plan to have new applications available shortly, so if you like playing MathChamp! be sure to check back soon on our website. Software License AgreementCAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE MATHCHAMP! SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. The MathChamp! application ("Software" or "Application") provided along with this License, is licensed, not sold, to you by Leading Step, Inc. ("Leading Step") for use only under the terms of this License, and Leading Step reserves any rights not expressly granted to you. You own the media on which the Software is recorded, but Leading Step retains ownership of the Software itself. 1. License Grant "You" means the person or company who is being licensed to use the Software or Documentation. "We," "us" and "our" means Leading Step, Inc. We hereby grant you a nonexclusive license to use one copy of the Application on any single computer, provided the Application is in use on only one computer at any time. The Software is "in use" on a computer when it is loaded into temporary memory (RAM) or installed into the permanent memory of a computer - for example, a hard disk, CD-ROM or other storage device. 2. Title We remain the owner of all right, title and interest in the Software and related explanatory written materials ("Documentation"). 3. Software and Documentation Copies You may copy the Software and Documentation for back up and archival purposes. You may also make as many copies of this Software and Documentation and distribute them as you wish, provided that the copies are unmodified from their original form. You are specifically prohibited from charging for any copies or requesting donations for them. 4. Restrictions The Software and Documentation are protected by United States copyright laws and international treaties. You must treat the Software and Documentation like any other copyrighted material - for example, a book. You may not:
5. Transfers You may transfer all your rights to use the Software and Documentation to another person or legal entity provided you transfer this Agreement along with the Software and Documentation, and provided that the other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 6. Term and Termination This license agreement takes effect upon your use of the software and remains effective until terminated. You may terminate it at any time by destroying all copies of the Software and Documentation in your possession. It will also automatically terminate if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this license agreement. You agree on termination of this license to destroy all copies of the Software and Documentation in your possession. Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the Agreement will survive any termination. 7. Limited Warranty We warrant that for a period of 90 days from your date of purchase that the Software will perform in substantial accordance with the Documentation. To the extent permitted by applicable law, THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, regardless of whether we know or had reason to know of your particular needs. No employee, agent, dealer or distributor of ours is authorized to modify this limited warranty, nor to make any additional warranties. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 8. Limited Remedy Our entire liability and your exclusive remedy for breach of the foregoing warranty shall be, at our option, to either:
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