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Old 5th Sep 2006, 12:46
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Martin4
 
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Thought id post a small review on the OAT Media CD-ROM's, I bought 'Part 1' of both 'Essential Maths' and 'Essential Physics'

I havent looked much at the Physics one yet (Leaving that untill I have got the basic mathematics out of the way ).

The maths one is great, there are 32 lessons covering the following:

Number & Algebra:
  • General Number Work
  • Parts of a Whole
  • Use of Symbols
  • Equasions
  • Formulae
  • Working with Fractions
  • Working with Decemals
  • Working with Percentages
  • Working with Radios
  • Symbols, Roles & Manipulation
  • More Decemals & Fractions
  • More Percentages
  • Symbols, Rules & Manipulation 2
  • More Equasions
  • More Forumulae
Shape, Space & Measure:
  • Angles
  • Circles
  • Permimiter
  • Volume
  • Measures
  • More Angles
  • Triangles
  • Area
  • Right Angled Triangles 1 (Pythagoras' Theorem)
  • Right Angled Triangles 2 (Sin, Cos & Tan)
  • Measures 2
  • Vectors
  • Perimiter, Area & Volume
  • Further Trigonometry 1 (3D Work)
  • Further Trigonometry 2 (Sine & Cosine Rules)
  • Further Trigonometry 3 (More Sin & Cos)
  • Vectors 2
So as you can see there is a wide range of subjects you can chose from and they each come with a test in which you can chose how many questions you would like to answer on that given lesson. I havent worked my way through all the lessons yet but if the first few is anythign to go by then each lesson will last about a hour! so great value for money if you ask me.

The Physics topics are:

Electric Charge
  • What is Charge?
  • More about Charge
  • Flow of Charge
  • Electrostatic Case Studies
Fundamentals of Electricity
  • Current
  • Voltage
  • Power
  • Introduction Alternating Current
Electricity in the Home
  • Household Electricity
  • Power and Energy in the Home
Electrical Circuits
  • Electrical Components
  • Ohm's Law
  • Conductors & Insulators
  • Components Transfer Energy
  • Series & Parallel Circuits
  • Electronic Choices
Magnetism
  • Magnetism
  • Electricity & Magnetism
  • The Motor Effect
  • Electromagnetic Introduction
And thats only Part 1 of each subject, you can get Part 2 of Physics already and Part 2 of Maths is still in the making, so theres lots to learn if you have the time and motivation.

Cheers,
Martin
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