Program Info

Partially due to the increased usage of calculators mental maths skills seems to be in decline… but you can change that with LotaMath! Equally suitable for all ages it supports 7 difficulty levels that range from easy to ultra hard, and you can choose to have addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, a mixture of all or squares. You easily can see how you’re progressing as scores are tracked for unlimited different users via a built in database, and there is an overall rating displayed. Various options are supported such as user notes and auto advance.

Installation

Run “Setup.exe” and follow the instructions. To remove LotaMath, use the “Add/Remove Programs” option in the Control Panel, or the start menu if you did a low privilege install. LotaMath stores all its data files in the designated application data area, often “C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\ACAPsoft\LotaMath”. If you would prefer that it saves in the same directory as LotaMath either run the program from a removable drive, such as a floppy of a USB drive, or delete the “DefSet.txt” file from the LotaMath directory.

Use

When LotaMath is installed it creates a new user database with random names. You can either change these names or add a new user. In any case, first right-click the main window, and then either pick “Edit NAME” or “Add User”. Once the “User Details” window is shown, change the name in the top window to whatever you want, and then press “OK.”. Right click the window again and from the “User” sub-menu pick your wanted name. Next, using the right-click menu as well, you can change the level and mode if necessary.

Once the initial set-up is done, LotaMath is ready! Click the screen to start testing! Modes, levels and users can be changed at any time, but the session time and score will be reset. Answers are entered via the keyboard (backspace works), and you have a maximum of six seconds to answer questions from the first five levels, and twelve for the hardest two. For more details on LotaMath operation please refer to the explanations below.

User Details

The details window shows the user, including comments, a detailed report, and an overall level plus grade. From here you can also add or delete users.

As an extra explanation, the Level / Grade is directly related to the score shown in the report window. Each type of question is given a partial score, and if you get 85% or better you get full points, otherwise you get a fraction of it. Overall there are seven levels, and a level grade from D to A+. You start out at Level 0, but it is very easy to get to Level 1. Most people should find it hard to get to Level 5. Do note though that these scores are meant as an easy comparison tool only; the exact numbers were decided by us.