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Multi-threading, multi-core and parallel calculation in Mathcad
One of the features of Mathcad Prime 2.0 is enabling use of multiple processors/cores for worksheet calculations. A natural question is: “How does this help?” As with all finer things in life (and I consider Mathcad in this category), the answer depends on many factors. Before answering the question, let me clarify some of the basic concepts. Multi-threading and parallelism …
Posted in Mathcad, The Inside Scoop
Tagged engineering calculations, Mathcad Prime 2.0, multi-threading, performance, processor
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Submit Your Mathcad Ideas and Vote!
Because we want to hear from you, we’ve added Ideas to the Mathcad Community. You can now share your ideas for new Mathcad features publicly and add your comments to others’ ideas and suggestions for enhancing Mathcad. Posting an Idea Start at the Mathcad Community page. If you or your company has an active maintenance account, you will see an …
Teaching and Learning Corner: Using Include Worksheets
As a teenager I was, I realize now, a terrible learner. I attribute this fact to having developed the wrong priorities – I am not sure it was entirely my fault. Success was measured by test scores. High test scores could be attained via rote memorization. Therefore, I focused on memorizing facts in history, formulas in math and science, and …
Posted in Education, Mathcad, Tips & Tricks
Tagged engineering calculations, Function Toolkit, Mathcad Prime 2.0, Physics, reuse, students
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Design World Calls Mathcad Prime 2.0 “A Solid Tool for Documenting Engineering Calculations”
On April 17th, Evan Yares, Senior Editor and Analyst of Software at Design World reviewed both Mathcad Prime 2.0 and Maple 16 in an article titled, “Math for Engineers: A Look at Mathcad Prime 2.0 and Maple 16.” In this article Yares explored how more and more frequently engineers are running into hidden errors when using spreadsheets and how important …
Industry Solutions
In today’s fast-paced world of engineering product development, companies in diverse industry sectors face many business drivers and structural constraints. For instance, in today’s fast paced world of continually accelerated product development cycles and increasing amounts of data, engineering analysis not only needs to be accurate but also timely. Engineers today no longer do product development analysis in “silos” but …
Temperature Units
Simple units conversion Unit conversion are simple (in most cases): Converting a quantity, say length, from one unit (e.g. inches) to another (e.g. meters) involves multiplying the quantity by a factor (namely 0.0254). This is very convenient because the following calculations can be done without any ambiguity: Why am I even writing about this? This stuff is trivial. A paradox …
Posted in Mathcad, The Inside Scoop, Uncategorized
Tagged engineering calculations, Mathcad, temperatures, unit conversion, units
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Mathcad Prime 2.0 Nominated for Desktop Engineering’s Editor’s Pick of the Week
On Wednesday April 25th, Desktop Engineering presented the Editor’s Pick of the Week Award to Mathcad Prime 2.0. Desktop Engineering explains, “Each week, DE’s Editor at Large, Tony Lockwood, combs through dozens of new product releases and uses his years of engineering industry knowledge to choose a few products and services that he thinks will help engineers innovate by working smarter and …
ABET Accreditation: Capturing Evidence of Skill Development
Engineering programs at US colleges and universities keep the ABET accreditation criteria in mind when developing new course content, but the critical piece is the current curriculum. A challenging aspect of the ABET accreditation process is capturing evidence that students are not just passing tests, but developing engineering skill through their course work. What constitutes evidence of assimilation and application …
Posted in Best Practices, Education, Future Engineers, Mathcad
Tagged ABET, Accreditation, college, math education, STEM, University
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Go FIRST-y, not Hungry
In about a week I will be in St. Louis for the FIRST Championship Event at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. I am really pumped. If you have never been to a FIRST Robotics competition (there are many around the country each year), here is a little taste of why I am excited: And, that was …
Posted in Education, Events, Future Engineers, Mathcad
Tagged FIRST Championships, FIRST Robotics, Mathcad, PTC Academic Program
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Uncovering Mysteries with Mathcad – A Conversation with Ronald Satz, Ph.D.
A few months ago Ronald Satz, Ph.D. commented on a Mathcad blog post with a licensing question. After continuing the conversation with him and Brent Edmonds, a Senior Director of Mathcad at PTC, via email, we realized that Ronald would be an excellent candidate for our Contributors Program on Engineering Resources, powered by Mathcad- Mathcad’s online Resource Center. I asked Ronald …
