The graphics calculator is an outstanding piece of software that is built into the QAX Mathematics software program but can also be purchased separately. It can out-perform most hand-held graphics calculator functions and also doubles as a scientific calculator.

Calculator Capabilities:
Equations: solves quadratic, cubic and quartic equations for real and complex roots of.

Solver: will solve any equation where there is only one unknown.

Algebra: factorises quadratics, expands 2, 3 or 4 binomial products, division of polynomials.

Statistics: will calculate mean, median, mode, quartiles, inter-quartile range, stem and leaf, box plots, skew and kurtosis.

Conics: sketches and gives details on circles, parabolas, ellipses and hyperbolas in both Cartesian and polar form.

Probability Distributions: Binomial, Normal, t-Distributions, Chi-Squared, F-Distributions, Poisson, Log Normal, and Exponential forms.

Tables: will calculate a table of y and y’ for any x.

Financial: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Annuities, Future Value, Present Value and Depreciation.

Vectors: 2D & 3D vectors, add, subtract, find scalar product and cross product. Produces a diagram which demonstrates the addition and subtraction of vectors in 2D and 3D.

Simultaneous Equations: solves simultaneous equations with up to 9 unknowns.

Complex Numbers: add, subtract, multiply divide, square, square root, nth Power, nth Root, Conjugate, scalar multiple and inverse, all in both polar and rectangular form.

Matrices: will add, subtract, multiple, find the inverse, transpose, find the determinant, and scale of matrices.

Fractions: will add, subtract, multiply, divide, simplify and convert to decimal form.

Curve Fitter: will find the curve of best fit for any set of points using many models of regression.

Grapher: will plot graphs and find definite derivatives and integrals along with points of intersection, maxima and minima.

Here are some key features of "Qax Graphics Calculator":

· The program’s pre-test highlights areas of proficiency and guides students to the work that best suits their level of understanding.
· Complete solutions to over 50,000 maths questions, including working out, gives teachers more time to focus on helping students.
· Worksheets are quickly and easily created and can be saved, printed or used online.
· Teachers can quickly tailor work for an individual student or modify work for the class.
· Interactive software allows proficient students to become self–sufficient and work ahead at their own pace, allowing teachers to spend time with those that need help.
· The program’s marking and reporting capabilities monitor student progress, and restore teachers’ valuable time.
· The pre–test ensures that students enter the program at the correct level and are neither overwhelmed nor bored.
· Students receive instant feedback.
· Students enjoy the variety of questions and animations and are motivated to complete homework and extra practice at home.
· Students receive assistance in the form of examples, hints, full working, animations, a graphics calculator and further knowledge building questions.
· Students spend less time waiting for help from the teacher.
· Proficient students can accelerate their learning and work at a pace that challenges them.
· You can create teaching plans that best suit the school, and modify them as required or use the pre–programmed plans.
· Progress reports for parents and teachers can be generated for individual students, whole classes or year levels.
· Replacement teachers can continue with the syllabus so that students don’t fall behind.
· More one–on–one teaching time means better results.
· Comprehension is improved by explanations, hints, examples and knowledge building questions.
· Motivated students and 24 hour access from home result in rapid improvement.
· Grasp of new concepts is increased because they are explained by the teacher and then interactively practised using the program.
· Parents see their children interacting with the program at home.
· Parents see improvement in results as QAX improves their children»s understanding.
· Parents can receive regular updates owing to ease of reporting.
· Our technical support team can guide your IT administrator through the installation process over the phone.
· Training will be provided to teachers via our computer based training module. Once initial training is completed, further support is available via phone or email.
· There is a comprehensive help file within the program that will provide information and instructions to the administrator, teacher and student.
· Help files can be searched and contain hyperlinks to other appropriate information.
· The QAX help feature also contains many screen shots, examples and menus that give the user a high level of support when needed.
· Maintenance & upgrades are included in the price of the QAX Mathematics Complete School Edition (this includes access for teachers, administrators and students).

Requirements:

· Intel Pentium IV 1.8 GHz, Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz, or AMD Athlon XP 1800+ or higher
· 256 MB RAM or higher
· At least 1GB free disk space (including swap space for the operating system)
· Windows XP Home or better
· An ADSL connection

Limitations:

· 7 days trial