Software:f(g) Scholar

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Short description: Graphing, spreadsheet, and calculation software from Future Graph

F(g) Scholar
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Developer(s)Future Graph, Inc.
Operating systemDOS,[1] Windows,[2] Macintosh,[2] OS/2[3]
TypeEducational 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 InfoWorld. InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.. 1993-10-18. p. 120. https://books.google.com/books?id=-zoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA120. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sullivan, John M. "MATH 302: Topics in Geometry". Computer Based Mathematics and Internet Resources. Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois. http://torus.math.uiuc.edu/jms/m302/labs/o-progs.html. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
  3. "f(g) Scholar". Social Science Computer Review 13 (1): 109–111. 1995. doi:10.1177/089443939501300116. http://ssc.sagepub.com/cgi/pdf_extract/13/1/109. Retrieved 2010-06-29. 
  4. "Future Graph, Inc.: Private Company Information – BusinessWeek". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=774110. Retrieved 25 April 2017. 
  5. "Future Graph, Inc. Home Page". Future Graph, Inc.. Archived from the original on November 5, 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/19961105015716/http://www.futuregraph.com/. Retrieved 25 April 2017.  Alt URL
  6. Services, Corporate Technology Information; Services, OneSource Information (1997). CorpTech directory of technology companies. Corporate Technology Information Services, Inc.. ISBN 978-1-57114-013-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=3P1OAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  7. "f(g) Scholar". Stanford. http://ldt.stanford.edu/~jvanides/math/Math%20Learning%20Issues%20v6-102.htm. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
  8. "Mathematics Archives – Other Software Sites". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619024859/http://archives.math.utk.edu/cgi-bin/k12_software.pl. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  9. F. Crabill, Eugene. "#02 The Aspirin Shelf-Life Scenario". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060928103849/http://www.terrificscience.org/freeresources/lessonpdfs/AspirinShelfLife.pdf. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 

Bibliography

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. 

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