Downloading the Computer Homework Programs for CBU Students

(If you are not a CBU student, you can download the programs free of charge, but please access them at http://www.cbu.edu/~jvarrian/physcai.html )

Choose the volumes you wish to download.

  1. pv0.exe
  2. pv1.exe
  3. pv2.exe
  4. pv3.exe
  5. pv4.exe
  6. pv5.exe
  7. pv6.exe
 NOTE: These versions should be used for

Fall 2008 and later.


Make sure you use these versions for your homework!
Directions for running the programs

Once you have the *.exe files, you can open a volume in Windows using the Run command or you can create icons for the volumes and open a particular volume by double clicking its icon.

The computer will grade and record the score each time a program is run. The scores are stored in a file called stres.dat. This file will collect all of the scores until it is read and cleared by your instructor.

Wide-screen Monitor Users!

If you are using a wide-screen monitor, please make sure you set the screen area so that the ratio is 1.33 before you run a program. You can do this by choosing either a 1024x768 or 800x600 screen area. If you don't know how to do this, follow the directions below.
  1. Right click on the desk top.
  2. Click on "Properties".
  3. Click on "Settings".
  4. Adjust the screen area slider to one of the above settings.
When you are done running the programs, you can set the area back to its normal setting.

Vista Users!

If you are running the Windows Vista operating system, some of the programs may not run properly because of Vista's incompatibility with DOS. To correct the problem, you can download a free DOS emulator and run the programs in the emulator. Click here to get a Word document with instructions.