f(g) Scholar
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Developer(s) | Future Graph, Inc. |
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Operating system | DOS,[1] Windows,[2] Macintosh,[2] OS/2[3] |
Type | Educational Software/Graphing Software |
f(g) Scholar also known as fg Scholar was a graphing, spreadsheet, and calculator software package published by Future Graph, Inc.[4][5][6] The software received a number of awards as well as extensive press coverage.[7] Although originally targeted towards technical academia in the fields of math, science, and engineering[8] primarily college students and teachers, the software did gain acceptance in the business world.[1][2][9]
fg Scholar featured a calculator, its own programming language with macro support, the ability to import graphics, an automated formula builder, math templates, a spreadsheet with graphing capability, a full featured vector drawing module, and the ability to export files in a number of formats.[1]
Features
f(g) Scholar provided 12 types of charts including: bar, pie, area, three-dimensional area.[1]
f(g) Scholar supported the following graphic types: .WPG, .WMF, .CLP, .CGM, and .PIC.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Inc., InfoWorld Media Group (1993-10-18). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 120. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b c Sullivan, John M. "MATH 302: Topics in Geometry". Computer Based Mathematics and Internet Resources. Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "f(g) Scholar". Social Science Computer Review. 13 (1): 109–111. 1995. doi:10.1177/089443939501300116. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "Future Graph, Inc.: Private Company Information – BusinessWeek". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Future Graph, Inc. Home Page". Future Graph, Inc. Archived from the original on April 11, 1997. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Services, Corporate Technology Information; Services, OneSource Information (1997). CorpTech directory of technology companies. Corporate Technology Information Services, Inc. ISBN 978-1-57114-013-5. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ "f(g) Scholar". Stanford. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Mathematics Archives – Other Software Sites". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ F. Crabill, Eugene. "#02 The Aspirin Shelf-Life Scenario" (PDF). Internet Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
Bibliography
- Educom (1995). Educom review. Educom. p. 14. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- PC magazine: the independent guide to IBM-standard personal computing. PC Communications Corp. 1995-01-01. p. 54.
- Synergy, Information; inc (1992-08-01). THE journal: technological horizons in education. Information Synergy, Inc. p. 46–47. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
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has generic name (help) - Technological horizons in education journal. Information Synergy, Inc. 1995. p. 6.
- Education, American Society for Engineering (1993-01-01). ASEE prism. American Society for Engineering Education. p. 33. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- Lehnert, Wendy G. (1998-01-15). Internet 101: a beginner's guide to the Internet and the World Wide Web. Addison Wesley Longman. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-201-32553-9. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- THE journal: technological horizons in education. Information Synergy, Inc. 1995. p. 12.
- David C. Arney; Daniel J. Arney (November 1995). "Software Reviews". The College Mathematics Journal. 26 (5). Mathematical Association of America: 401–404. doi:10.1080/07468342.1995.11973739. JSTOR 2687389.
- "Undergrads help beta test physics SW". Technological Horizons in Education. 20. December 1, 1992.
Further reading
- F(g) Scholar. Future Graph, Inc. August 1995. ISBN 978-1-886943-15-5.
- Bittinger, Marvin L. (1998). Algebra and Trigonometry, Graphs and Models Bundled with Addison Wesley's Ti-82 Simulator by Futuregraph, Inc. Macintosh Version. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-201-30562-3.
- Inc., InfoWorld Media Group (1993-10-18). InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. p. 120. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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External links
- F(g) Scholar Diskette, Amazon