Mac Version
Installation & Release Notes
Version 2.2 Build 6, last updated September 22, 2009
(Access to Evaluation Copy Terminates Automatically after 120 days)
Installing SimCalc MathWorlds®
- Find the MacOS image file — SimCalcMathWorldsForComputersv2.2.6.dmg.
- Double-click the image file to mount the image.
- Find the MathWorlds application in the mounted image and drag it to your Applications folder. Note: If you run the application from the installer, it will not run properly hence it is important that you place the app in the application folder.
- You should now be able to run SimCalc MathWorlds® by double-clicking the application file.
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.4 or greater with the latest updates (including java updates)
- 1 GHz processor
- At least 512 MB of memory
Setting Up a Classroom Network
Please download this technical guide to help you set up a classroom network using SimCalc MathWorlds® for Computers.
Language
The first time you launch the software, you'll be asked to choose a language (a dialog will prompt you). Once you have chosen the language,
SimCalc MathWorlds® will re-launch itself. You will not see this dialog on subsequent launches.
User Level
When you install SimCalc MathWorlds® for Computers, the software is set to "full" level, which presents the user with full
access to the software. When you purchase a license, you will be provided 2 keys – "full" and "standard".
Standard level is a simplified version of the software, which takes away access to classroom management and authoring capabilities; this level
should be used for student computers.
Who do you contact with technical issues?
In the event that you experience difficulty installing or using SimCalc MathWorlds®, contact our support staff via email
at: kaputcenter@umassd.edu.
Known Issues
- Users with MacOS 10.5 Leopard on non 64 bit (non-Intel Core 2 Duo) machines will see choppy animations if any of their graph, world, table or function windows are overlapping. If you see this problem, minimize any of those views you are not using and arrange the windows so that they do not overlap at all.
- Intermittent update issue(s) on Function Edit Window, especially on MacOS Leopard. [651]
- Notepad arrows hard to use on MacOS. [642]
- Intermittent minor Live Edit issues. [552]
- Derivative handling for sample functions is incomplete. [645]
- When using laptops to do connectivity "Sleep Mode" can sometimes interfere with communications if it cuts power to the network card. For connected classrooms it is best to disable any sleep or low power modes.
