The leading math solver gets even more advanced.
Mathcad Prime 10 is indeed a powerful tool for engineers and scientists, effectively bridging the gap between traditional calculators and more complex software. Its WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface allows users to write and format equations as they would on paper, making it user-friendly and visually intuitive. The ability to handle units seamlessly is a standout feature, enabling users to work with both Imperial and Metric systems without worrying about conversions. This flexibility, combined with real-time calculations, makes Mathcad an invaluable resource for anyone needing precise mathematical solutions in their work. Its role in engineering and scientific computation is comparable to how AutoCAD revolutionized design and drafting.
Using slider bars in Mathcad Prime 10 changes the plot. (Image: PTC.).
With Mathcad Prime 10, you can click on an item in an input list and edit the script. (Image: PTC.)
The new advanced input scriptable controls include a list box, checkbox, textbox, radio button, group, slider, and button, all configurable for input and output. Users can right-click to reveal or modify the underlying script, which supports both VBScript and JavaScript. Additionally, items in each input type can be dynamically populated, and sliders can be placed with any input variable, allowing adjustments to independent variables to directly affect dependent variables, such as in an X-Y plot.
With Mathcad Prime 10, the color’s background of a text box will change depending on the values contained (Image: PTC.)
Another new feature in Mathcad Prime 10 is using a script in a text box. Users can automatically set the text content and background color of the textbox based on a condition defined in the script.
Mathcad Prime 10 gives two options for solving the genfit function. (Image: PTC.)
Mathcad Prime 10 allows users to select solving algorithms for functions and definite integrals. For functions like pdesolve, odesolve, numol, genfit, polyroots, find, minimize, maximize, and minerr, users can right-click to choose an algorithm or use the default option. The pdesolve function specifically supports mixed, implicit, and explicit boundary conditions for partial differential equations (PDEs) and understands units within PDE sets.
Symbolic math
Mathcad Prime 10 supports Big-O notation with series expansion. (Image: PTC.)
Mathcad Prime 10 introduces Big O notation for describing a function’s limiting behavior near singularities, along with support for series expansion. The new version displays the constant of integration in indefinite integrals and improves handling of the keywords fully, fact, and max.
There are enhancements for the keywords rewrite, solve, and simplify, with rewrite now featuring five new modifiers (arg, atan2, fact, sign, and Φ) for expression rewriting. Additionally, solve and simplify support more use cases. The update also adds more integrals and functions for rewriting, solving, or simplifying.
Overall, Mathcad Prime 10 strengthens its role as an advanced math solver for academics, scientists, and researchers.