December 2010

The Physics of Santa and His Reindeer

For me, there is still one more workday ahead, but some of you may already be on vacation as of today or tomorrow. Before I happily close my office door from the outside to celebrate a traditional German Christmas with my beloved ones, I would like to wish all of our readers a Happy and Peaceful Holiday Season. I look …

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Wikipeaks: Santa Uses Mathcad to Make Naughty or Nice List

Just searching the web for silly Christmas videos to watch on a quiet day. The search Mathcad Santa brought me straight to an unusual website called Wikipeaks. I’d never heard of it before and apparently it is now off the internet. There is a rumor that the entire organization disappeared — only a sleigh bell was found in their now …

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Looking for an Agile ALM Vendor?

The top 3 criteria in picking an Agile ALM vendor are: Flexible platform that supports various software development methodologies. Agile is key but how well does it incorporate into the rest of the lifecycle? For example, are formal requirements management needed in your organization? If so, you might require a vendor that can allow you to trace from Requirements to …

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The Math in Beer Brewing

Today I have read an article in Popular Mechanics featuring the Top 10 Home Brew Beer Recipes. Being a native of a country that is famous for its brewing tradition (To those of you who don’t know me: I am German), this article naturally caught my attention. I don’t want to repeat the details of the article here, but I was surprised to …

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Mathcad Demo Series – Engineering Calculations Done Smarter

Hi folks, We’re getting ready to kick-off a series of demo videos in the next few weeks.  The intent here is to create and provide content for engineers who are generating calculations related to their specific role and industries they work in.  For instance the first of the series of videos coming out discusses using Mathcad to perform and document …

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Matrices in Algebra 1: Mathcad 15.0 Illustrates the Solutions Clearly

Easy Solutions and Visualizations: Exploring a System of Three Equations in Three Variables Using Mathcad In modern middle school and high school mathematics algebra is a gatekeeper course. Success in Algebra 1 in grade 8 is considered a prerequisite for college preparedness. My own first experience in Algebra 1 was at South Side Junior High School. At the time, a …

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Getting Out of the Office and Speaking to Customers

It’s been a week or so since I got back from PlanetPTC Live events in Paris and Stuttgart, and I had some time to reflect on the events. Since this is my first time attending PTC user event, I cannot compare, but I have been very impressed with style, organization and, foremost, the content of these events. It is not …

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The Solution to the STEM Crisis Begins at Home

Last week I started writing about my experiences at the National Science and Engineering Festival (NSEF). I highlighted some of the STEM Heroes and Heroines that made the event such an amazing success. Tens of thousands of kids were inspired by the incredible demonstrations, exhibits, and presentations offered at the festival. Congratulations to Lockheed Martin for sponsoring this amazing event! The …

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