4.0.01

released

05/01/08

New in this version:

1) fixed a few minor display problems with previous version.

2) Added a Blinds slider to the notes facility to only show parts of the examples.

3) Added several more Notes/Examples (Total notes =38)

4.0.00

released

02/01/08

1) added better support for resizing graphics to produce a better quality image. (better quality backgrounds)
2) Changed the sidebar for a large/small option that can be moved to any position on the screen.
3) Changed the timer to fit more with the side panel which can be moved to any position on the screen.
4) Added a number of Notes/Examples (currently 28 topics also have notes/examples)
5) Added a long multiplication topic
6) Added a "Telling the Time" topic to SSM
7) Enhanced the angles in parallel lines for more variety
8) Added support to open the notes/examples from the topic selector

9) Added an "Area of Parallelograms" Topic to SMS
10) Added an "Area of Trapeziums" Topic to SMS

NOTE: due the substantial work that I have put in to this product and its increasing popularity the price has had to be increased.

3.1.05

released

02/12/2007

1) Fixed a problem with the size of the numbers in subtractions of numbers 1 to 10 with 1 dp
2) Fixed an intermittent bug in probability - occasionally not showing the correct number of Red counters
3) Added a keyboard event for the Questions form.
4) Added Simplifying fractions to the fraction section
5) Added an option to turn off Alpha Blending on the answer balloon, which may cause a problem on some VISTA systems.
6) Added ordering fractions smallest to largest.
7) Added ordering fractions, decimals, percentages to the MIXED section.
8) Added two more types of Pie chart questions and a mixed section.
9) Added a mixture of the current volume questions.
10) Added a complete set of new buttons. Also changed some of the visual aspects.

11) Added a Example/Notes button which is available only for topic where examples have been written. At present only a small number of topics have been included.

12) Changed the default location for the creation of the TenQQ.ini file to the users

My Documents folder. In this way individual users of the same computer can have their own settings for the program. Also added a license file support for site licenses such that the program can be run from a network shared drive.  For more details on this please contact the author.

The size of the program file TenQQpro.exe has been dramatically reduced to 2.5Mb
 

3.1.04

released

20/06/2007

This version changes the location of the programs settings file (TenQQ.ini) In previous versions this file was created by the program when it was first used and it saved the file in the Windows folder. This has now been changed so that the file is created in the same place as the program resides. In this way the program can be used and registered on a memory stick (pen drive) or memory card or removable disk, making it more portable for single users. Note that any settings file that is found in the windows directory will be given  priority and as such users wishing to register their copy to a specific removable media will need to first check for the existence of this settings file in the windows folder and delete it before entering their registration details. If the software is to be run from a network share then you will want each user to have their own settings file in the users windows folder so that they can have their own settings for the program.

3.1.03

released

13/05/2007

1) Fixed a wrong answer for one of the graph questions.

2) Fixed some spelling problems.

3) Added 4 types of questions related to Quadratics in the Graphs section
 

          i) find the roots of an equation - ie factorize and solve given the graph
          ii) given the graph with roots find the equation.
          iii) find the minimum point of an equation - complete the square
         iv) given the minimum point for f(x) write down the coordinates of the new min
             after a translation of Af(Bx+C)+D only C and D are used at the same time.
         v) Transformations of Trigonometric Graphs - only Sine and Cosine used.
 

4) Added a Quadratic Manipulations topic which includes the following sub topics

          i) Solve by factorising (Coefficient of x²=1)
          ii) Solve by factorising (Coefficient of x²>1)
         iii) Solve using the quadratic formula (to 1 D.P.)
         iv) Completing the Square to find the values of p and q

3.1.02

released

08/05/2007

1) Fixed some wrong answers with Indices (Reciprocals and fractional indices) and added a couple more types.
2) Fixed the problem of the Selector not opening at the correct position for Indices within the Number Topic
3) Fixed a small error in the Convert 12h clock to 24h clock which occasionally gave a time of 04:61 for instance :(
4) Added a Proportionality Topic to Number - includes Direct and Inverse Proportionality + mixed
5) Added a set of fractional probability questions to the probability sub topic
6) Added a sub topic of Histogram questions to Data Handling
7) Added a Graph sub topic to Algebra which currently only has one option to describe which graph best suits the equation given.
8) Added an option in the General settings panel to create a text file of the current topics available. This will list the hierarchical topics in reverse order to that shown in the program but sub topics will be in the correct order. Sorry there is nothing I can do about this at the moment.
9) When the program is closed it will now remember the last topic used and automatically go back to this when the Topic Selector is clicked.
10) Added a SEARCH facility to the Topic Selector - this should now make it easier to find what you are looking for :)

3.1.01

released

08/03/2007

1) Added 24-hour/12-hour Time Questions to SSM
2) Added difference between two 24 hour times
3) Added 3D Coordinates to Algebra-Coordinates
4) Added Volume of cuboids to SSM - Volume
5) Added Surface Area of cuboids to SSM - Area topic
6) Added Surface Area of triangular Prisms to Pythagoras topic
7) Added Volume of cylinders to SSM - Volumes
8) Added Surface Area of a Cylinder to SSM - Area topic
 

3.1.00

released

04/02/2007

1) The ability to show all questions when finished is now available when using the timer.
2) Added mixed rounding for nearest 10,100 and whole numbers.
3) Added Upper and lower bounds to the rounding section
4) Added Simple Interest and Compound Interest questions to percentages.
5) Added Dimensions of formula to Shape, Space and Measure.
6) Added two options for Inequalities to Algebra.

3.0.09

released

11/01/2007

1) Added Sine and Cosine Rule section with mixed questions
2) Added Surds section to Number - simplify, rationalize and simplify
3) Added Decimals to fractions topic - normal and recurring decimals
4) Added item to the Solve equation section - (?a)^?=? solve for a
5) Added item to the indices section of Algebra - ?^n=? find n
6) Added options in rounding for mixed D.P. and mixed S.F.
7) Added option to substitution for expressions involving brackets
8) Added Area of combined rectangles questions
9) Added Harder Perimeter questions
10) Added equivalent side length identifiers to the 2D shapes
11) Added Mean from frequency table (shoe sizes)
12) Added Estimated Mean from grouped frequency table (test scores)

3.0.08

released

11/12/2006

1) Fixed the display of the angle with the trigonometry questions
 

2) Added simplifying ?(?a + ?) ± ?(?a ± ?)

3) Changed the way that the questions are displayed having finished the 10 questions or clicked on Stop. The questions are now displayed in a separate window which means that graphical questions can also be displayed. The questions can be displayed before and after the Answers are displayed which enables you to backtrack to questions that cause a problem for the students. Any question can be copied to the clipboard either as a picture or text and where possible there is also the option to display all questions in one go which enables you to copy 10 questions for the students to have a go at in their own time or use within a worksheet. The All questions option wil only be available for questions that are not drawn in a graphical manner.

3.0.07

released

3/12/2006

When registering Ten Quick Questions Pro the registration data entered into the registration form is first validated - encrypted and saved in the file TenQQ.ini The file TenQQ.ini file is just a text file that should be automatically created in the windows folder and holds the users settings as well as the registration information when the user first accepts the license agreement. It would appear however that on some computer this file does not get created and as such any settings or registration information is not saved. It is likely that this is due to Administrator restrictions. This version has an extra function to make sure that the ini file is created when the program is first run however should this fail the file will need to be created manually.

To create this file, start notepad.exe from the start menu - run dialog and save the empty file as TenQQ.ini in the windows folder on the computers hard drive i.e.  c:\windows\TenQQ.ini

As long as this file exist it should be possible to run the program from any destination.

If you are a registered user of version 3.0.06 and the software doesn't have a problem keeping your registration details, you do not need to upgrade to this version.

3.0.06

released

3/12/2006

1) Fixed a small bug with the amswer to a particular simplifying question and a missing factorising question/answer
2) Added Reflection, Rotation, Translation, Mixed, and Enlargement to Transformations Topic in Shape
3) Added the start of a Pie Chart Sub topic
4) Moved Ratios to its own sub category under number
5) Added the ability to copy questions/answers to the clipboard for pasting (Ctrl+V) into other applications such as Smartboard / Interwrite / MS word. Just right click on the question, When the question is text based then text will be pasted allowing it to be altered and when the question is picture based the picture will be pasted. At present it is not possible to see previous questions when the question is picture based because they are generated on the fly and there is not enough desktop space, however I am working on a solution to this.
6) extended the sound effect option so that you can start the sound at a particular point in the countdown. You can use this together with the sound file (51.wav) to countdown from 5 to 1 aloud.

3.0.05

released

26/11/2006

1) Added some of the Rules of Indices to Algebra
2) Made the Topic selector open at the same places as previously selected
3) Added a Mixed Topic with Negative Numbers
4) Added some basic probability sub topics
5) Moved Measure to Shape and Space
6) Moved Sequences to Algebra
7) Added another sub topic to Factorising and a mixed sub topic.
8) Added finding the gradient between 2 coordinates which can be negative or positive
9) Changed the "Finding the equation of a line between 2 coordinates" so that it also produces negative gradients.
10) Added finding the median from a stem and leaf diagram
11) Added multiplication/Division of standard form numbers

3.0.04

released

28/09/2006

1) moved coordinates to the algebra section
2) changed series to sequences
3) changed the question text size in 2D shapes to fit correctly
4) A bug found in the estimating routine for numbers less that 0.1 has been fixed.
5) Added another topic to Coordinates.

3.0.03

released

17/09/2006

1) Added the ability to be able to change the Timer value using the keyboard.
Double-click on the Timer value next to the slider - enter the value you want and press enter - you can also use the right and left buttons to slide the values up/down.
2) Made sure that the "Register Now" button on the splash screen works. Thanks to everyone who informed me of this omission.
3) Added a Shapes section to the Shape, Space and Measure category. There are 2 options - Name the 2D shapes drawn and Name the 2D shapes based on their properties.
4) Changed the display of the standard Form Questions so that the indices are displayed correctly instead of using the ^ character to denote the index. This is not feasible in the answers or the display of all questions when finished.
5) Fixed a little bug with standard form numbers < 1 being displayed wrongly i.e. 0.5x10^-3
6) Added a couple of indices topics to the Number category.
- Square and Cubic numbers
- Reciprocals and Fractional indices

3.0.02

released

13/09/2006

ADDED - To the averages section:
1) mixture of mean, mode median and range questions
2) given the mean, what is the data value that is missing
3) Combined mean of 2 groups of data

ADDED - To the algebra section:
1) a substitution sub topic with 2 types of simple substitution at present
2) to the factorising section - factorizing quadratics with a coefficient of x^2 >1
3) to the rearrangement section - B ± ¾x = C and Ax ± B = Cx ± D

ADDED = To the Number section:
1) a Trial and Improvement sub category with 3 types of cubics to solve to 1 dp.

3.0.01

released

09/09/2006

Ten Quick Questions Pro - first release following the success of the freeware version.

This is the first version of the professional version available to everyone. The PRO version is considerably different to the freeware version in many ways. The interface has been redesigned to aid in further development and the addition of numerous new topics. Topics are now easily orgranised into attainment targets and further categorised in terms of difficulty.

A full list of topics included will be available here shortly.

2.00.03

released 8/3/2006

The current version which has just been uploaded contains:

1) A fix for the mixed rounding questions not displayed correctly after having added and estimating category to this section.

2) Simultaneous equations sub category of the algebra section.

3) Added text to the Area and Perimeter questions section.