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The following information is from the Table of Contents of OPT312.HLP,
the Application File included with the OPT312.ZIP package. It
summarizes topics used to demonstrate the versatile
spreadsheet/calculator program AstroFormulaCalculator 3. This
application file is read by the program. Follow the instructions at
the end of this file to get started.
┌─────────────────────────┐
│╒════════════════════════╧╕
││ Application File ├─────────────────────────────────────
││ └──────────────────────────────────────
││
││ Interactive Problem Solving in
││
││ GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
││
││ Using AstroFormulaCalculator 3
││
││ Application File Version 3.12 03-01-1994
│
by P. DuBois Murphy, Ph.D.
(c) Copyright 1981, 1994 PC SuperComputer Capital, Inc.
All rights reserved.
╒══════════╕
│ CONTENTS └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
0.00 Table of Contents
SECTION TITLE PAGE│LINE
0.00 ... Table of Contents ................................... 1 29
1.00 ... Introduction ........................................ 2 85
2.00 ... An Introduction to Calculations Using ............... 4 148
AstroFormCalc 3.
3.00 ... Electromagnetic Radiation: The IR Source ............ 6 264
(Blackbody)
4.00 ... Circumference of an Ellipse: Calculation by ......... 7 315
Series and Integration
5.00 ... Behavior of the Aspherical Refraction Surface ....... 9 369
(Cartesian Ovoid).
6.00 ... Behavior of the Spherical Refraction Surface ........ 9 394
(Paraxial Rays).
7.00 ... Thin Lenses, Lensmaker's Formula, Gaussian ......... 11 461
Formula and Newtonian Formula.
8.00 ... Thin lenses, Focal Planes and Lateral or ........... 13 553
Transverse Magnification.
9.00 ... Compound Thins Lenses, Effective Focal Lengths ..... 14 622
and Dioptric Power.
10.0 ... Thick Lenses, Principal Planes and the Paraxial .... 15 658
Approximation.
11.0 ... Compound Thick Lenses, Principal Planes and ........ 15 684
Effective Focal Lengths.
12.0 ... Reflections from Planar, Aspherical and ............ 16 719
Spherical Mirrors.
13.0 ... Finding Best Values of Transistor Parameters ....... 18 783
from Experimental Data by Nonlinear Least
Squares.
14.0 ... Shooting a Marble into a Moving Ferris Wheel ....... 23 1023
Car: Solution of Simultaneous Nonlinear
equations
15.0 ... Resource Allocation in an Instrument Company: ...... 28 1280
Solving Simultaneous Linear equations
16.0 ... Glossary of Terms .................................. 32 1460
17.0 ... Product License and Warranty. ...................... 33 1496
18.0 ... User Support. ...................................... 34 1562
19.0 ... Product Information and How to Order Complete ...... 35 1582
Package.
20.0 ... Software Included in Astro 3 Registration .......... 37 1672
21.0 ... Order/Registration Form ............................ 39 1757
22.0 ... Instructions for Manually Installing Package. ...... 40 1822
23.0 ... Interested in Becoming the Author of Your Own ...... 41 1861
Interactive Application File?
24.0 ... Help File: Summary of File Viewing Commands ........ 41 1882
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Shareware Policy
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This file contains information for anyone who uses OPT312.ZIP. PCSCC,
Inc. will follow the published guidelines of the Association of
Shareware Professionals and will attempt to maintain its policies and
documentation consistent with their guidelines. Published guidelines
of the Association of Shareware Professionals will take precedent over
any current policies or documentation.
Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy" software, it is not free. We urge
all parties who distribute Shareware to help educate the public about
the true nature of Shareware distribution. Information on registering
can be found in the file REGISTER.DOC which is part of this package
(OPT312.ZIP)
Information on distribution of the OPT312.ZIP package can be found in
the file VENDOR.DOC which is part of this package.
Detailed information on licensing policies is found in the file
LICENSE.DOC which is part of this package.
A discussion of ASTRO 3 software products can be found in the file
ABOUT_IT.DOC which is part of this package.
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Product Description for AstroFormulaCalculator 3
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AstroFormulaCalculator 3 Product Description 10-1-1993
AstroFormCalc 3 is a unique and innovative mathematics tool
which offers productivity enhancements not found in any other
software package either retail or shareware. This hands-on
program combines the functions of both a spreadsheet and
calculator; but it is better. Why? Because it is right
between the two: Easier than a spreadsheet and more powerful
than a calculator. With its special format-free interface,
formula or equation-based iterations are much easier to set up
than in a spreadsheet. It is designed to be "smarter" which
makes it very user-friendly for Professionals of all levels,
especially for the infrequent or "computer-shy" user.
AstroFormCalc 3 should be your choice when the results of
calculations are most important, not the math!
Broad applications exist in many disciplines where calculations
with formulas, equations or other math recipes are required
such as in Economics, Genetics, Chemistry, Electrical
Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics &
Hydraulics, Finance, Physics, Statistics and even Nursing.
Features include:
■ DOS or Windows as non-Windows application. Runs on all PC
compatibles. DOS 2.1+, Monochrome display, <256K RAM, floppy
or disk.
■ DOS command line support for any direct calculation such as
addition, multiplication, subtraction and division.
■ Format-free entry of up to 63 equations with at least 256
independent variables and 256 constants. Smart and
"hassle-free" interpreter.
■ Equations and formulas are written according to the BASIC
conventions. Versatile library of built-in functions.
■ Advanced calculator functions including many automated
numerical methods such as:
∙ Newton-Raphson for solving x in y=f(x)
∙ Advanced simplex for solving x at W=Y=Z... in W=f(x), Y=g(x),
Z=h(x)...
∙ Numerical integration (two methods)
∙ Numerical differentiation
∙ Finding maxima and minima
. Summation on integer index
∙ Plotting equations
∙ Saving/retrieving data files with full file management
support
∙ Screen dumps as DOS text files for inclusion in documents
■ Highly-structured documentation, on-line with Table of
Contents, Glossary and search function. Help file
is interactive with program.
∙ On-line helpfile. Comprehensive summary of
commands/functions with step-by-step examples on uses of all
advanced functions.
∙ On-line user manual. A "learn by example" document which
illustrates the universal nature of problem-solving with many
step-by-step examples from Science, Engineering and Finance.
■ Full support for ACTION21 and ACTION11 data sets.
■ Comments from users:
∙ "... calculate circuit board drilling and routing speeds...easy to
use, versatile and powerful with good documentation."
J. L. New York
∙ "...used the integration capability to determine defect density...do
not have any tool (either PC or host based) that does for me what
...(AstroFormCalc 3)...does."
J. R. Virginia
∙ "...for Electrical Engineering practice it is better than a
spreadsheet and a calculator..."
C. B. Florida
∙ "...used to do frequency spectrum work and calculations on circuits,
...of real value and a productivity tool."
E. S. California
∙ "...one of a handful of scarcely available packages...in the types
of numeric problems they solve."
W. C. Chile
This productivity-enhancing tool has been developed by the team at PC
SuperComputer Capital, Inc. Order the complete version of
AstroFormulaCalculator 3 today!
PCSCC, Inc. Dept. OPTC
P. O. Box 173
Botsford, CT 06404 USA
Support ONLY, Call 1-203-270-9079
[November 1993] Prices subject to change without notice.
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Support and Arbitration Policies
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The author will remedy the deficiencies of the program in accordance
with the published guidelines of the Association of Shareware
Professionals <ASP>. The Support and Arbitration Policies can be found
in the on-line help file ACAL3HLP.HLP which is accessed from the
program ACAL3.EXE by the (F1) key.
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Manually Installing Instructions
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The following are minimal instructions for manually installing
AstroFormulaCalculator 3.
■ Minimum distribution files: README.1ST, ACAL3.ICO, ACAL3.EXE,
ACAL3HLP.HLP, OPT312.HLP and *.EQU files. These files may be
distributed in compressed formats such as OPT312.ZIP.
■ Create a DOS directory named ASTRO3 and change to it:
cd\ (enter) md\astro3 (enter) cd \astro3 (enter)
■ Copy distribution file(s) into this directory.
■ If necessary, decompress OPT312.ZIP as follows:
pkunzip OPT312 (enter)
■ Add these statements to AUTOEXEC.BAT in the base directory:
∙ SET ASTRO3=C:\ASTRO3
∙ append to existing PATH statement ;C:\ASTRO3;
· reboot the computer (ctrl alt del).
■ Running Under Windows as a Non-Windows Application
Follow the installation instructions and install on the hard drive C.
Start WINDOWS (tm, MicroSoft). Click on FILE then click on PROPERTIES.
Enter the following information for each of the fields. Description:
AstroFormCalc 3, Command: ACAL3.EXE, Working Directory: \ASTRO3.
Click on CHANGE ICON. Enter Filename: C:\astro3\acal3.ico. Click on
OK to exit and click on OK to exit FILE. The AstroFormCalc 3 icon
should appear in the accessory window. Click on it to run ACAL3. At
"Get file" prompt type YES (enter) and at filename prompt type (end
esc) OPT312.HLP (enter).
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Running AstroFormulaCalculator 3
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■ To begin with the 'Optics' application file, type:
cd\astro3 (enter) demo (enter) or OPT312 (enter)
■ To start from DOS with any Application Manual (ends in .HLP) like
OPT312.HLP, enter DOS commands:
cd\astro3 (enter) acal3 OPT312.HLP (enter)
■ To start from DOS with the ACAL3 on-line helpfile, enter DOS
commands:
cd\astro3 (enter) acal3 ? (enter)
■ To start from DOS with a listing of *.equ files in directory \ASTRO3,
enter DOS commands:
cd\astro3 (enter) acal3 \astro3 (enter)
■ To start from DOS with a formula like y=m*x+b, enter DOS commands:
cd\astro3 (enter) acal3 y=m*x+b (enter)
■ To start from DOS with a one-shot calculation, enter DOS commands:
cd\astro3 (enter) acal3 55.72+16.34+21.32-48.45 (enter)