Written by senior Physics teachers, the AS/A2 Level Physics interactive CD-ROM is suitable for all examining boards and has been designed to help A level student revise coursework and prepare for end of year examinations. The opening menu-your only options are the Revision Notes and Exam Questions buttons-is a good indicator of how focused the product is, and once you've clicked on your choice you can follow the AS or A2 level curriculum depending on where you are in the course. The A2 module for example, includes sections on astrophysics, fields, oscillations and waves, as well as quantum effects and relativity. Clicking on any of the main headings takes you straight into a scrollable list of all the subjects covered in the chapter, which allows you to work your way through systematically or jump from topic to topic as necessary. In terms of text, it's cleverly reduced to short paragraphs and bullet points (remember this is for revision, so things are best kept short) lavishly illustrated with diagrams and other supporting visual material. You can print out sections of the revision notes or search for a particular word by clicking the magnifying glass icon. The exam papers are a cross section of genuine questions set by different examining boards over the last few years and as such are extremely useful to practice on. The best way to "sit" them is to print out the question and then write the answer in the space provided. When you've finished, go back to the program and click the "eye" button and you'll see the examiner's answer. One last point. [+]

This CD-ROM, designed for use within Windows 95 or 98 on a PC, endeavours to form the basis of revision notes for the A level Mathematics course-in particular the pure maths, mechanics and statistics modules. It is not intended as a substitute in any way for initial study or reference. Scores of sample questions, culled from actual examinations, are available by number along with full working out. Screens, which include some well-designed "cribs" (short, useful summaries presented in a visually easy to remember format) can usually be printed. This will prove to be a useful tool as part of a purposeful revision programme. Though the subjects covered are comprehensive and helpfully summarised on a few screen pages each, they are presented in no special order, so a student may find it difficult to locate, for example, clarifying information about a particular weak point in understanding. No part of the information on the CD is installed on the PC's hard disk. It's important to note that this product is in no way interactive. There are no multiple-choice questions with which a student can measure recall or performance. Also, operation is not spelled out, though it's hardly intuitive: loading a subject (or a sample exam question) can take twenty seconds, even on a high-speed CD reader, while the user is left wondering whether the program is responding at all. [+]