Best Software 2002

500 Pure Science

The Complete Collection of the Amateur Scientists on CD-ROM 1928-1999. Tinker's Guild, 405 El Camino Real PMB 326, Menlo Park, CA 94025; 2000. $89.95. [EI-YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 334]

510 Mathematics

Comparing with Ratios. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2001. School unlimited: $699.99; Single user: $79.95. [EP-YA, T Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 381]

520 Astronomy

Learn about Earth Science: Astronomy. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street , Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2001. Single user: $89.95; School, unlimited: $699.95. Teacher's guide. [K-EI Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 382]

540 Chemistry

Naming Chemical Compounds. CyberEd, P.O. Box 3480 , Chico, CA 95927-3480; 2000. $109.95.

Solutions. CyberEd, P.O. Box 3480 , Chico, CA 95927-3480; 2001. $129.95.

[YA, C, T Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 382]

570 Life Sciences

DNA: The Molecule of Life. CyberEd, P.O. Box 3480 , Chico, CA 95927-3480; 2001. $109.95. [YA, C Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 335]

EcoBeaker HS. BeakerWare, 148 Grandview Ct. , Ithaca, NY 14850; 2001. Single user: $49.00. Teacher's guide. [YA Vol. 38 No. 2 p. 383]

Learn about Life Science: The Senses. Sunburst Communications, Inc., 101 Castleton Street, Pleasantville, NY 10570-3498; 2001. Single user: $89.95; School unlimited: $699.95. [EP, EI Vol. 38 No. 3 p. 432]

620 Engineering

The New Way Things Work. DK Multimedia, 10th Floor 95 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-7801; 1998. $29.95. [EP-EA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 480]

630 Agriculture

Genetically Engineered Food. (from the Decisions, Decisions Series.) Tom Snyder Productions, 80 Coolidge Hill Road , Watertown, MA 02172-2817; 2001. $59.95 (one user), $349.95 (site license). [EA-YA, GA Vol. 38 No. 4 p. 480]

900 General Geography and History

American Science Leaders. ABC-CLIO, P.O. Box 1911 130 Cremona Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911; 1998. $199 (Network, unlimited use); $129 (Labpack, 5 discs); $49 (each). [YA, C, T, GA Vol. 38 No. 1 p. 336]