The current release of Quercus is 3.1, dated 1st September 1996.

See simulation of Quercus.

What modules are avaliable.

Quercus Manual and Teaching Notes.

Student GuideBook.

Ordering Quercus.

Obtaining Quercus by ftp.

Year 2000 compliance.

Quercus is a suite of interactive tutorial software designed to tutor bioscience students in the basic techniques of statistical analysis and report writing. Written using Authorware Pro, Quercus consists of a series of applications known as WorkBooks. Each WorkBook deals with a different topic within an introductory statistics course. The first WorkBooks train the students in the use of Minitab. In subsequent WorkBooks they are guided through the analysis of experimental data, from exploratory to confirmatory statistics. Supplementary modules (ExerciseBooks), compliment the WorkBooks by providing exercises to reinforce learning and self-assessment tests.

Quercus is available for any PC running Windows 3.1. To use Quercus you will also need MINITAB and a simple text editor for making notes and report writing (e.g. Windows Write).

The complete version of Minitab is due to be released in January 1996. If you would like to try Quercus, a beta version of the first 9 Workbooks is available on request. Please send your details to the address below. There will be a £5 charge to cover the cost of distribution.

It is funded through the TLTP project.

Please send any queries about Quercus to cal@stams.strath.ac.uk