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Mathcad and the Production of Currency
Money. It is something most of us either handle or think about every day. Especially during this time of the year, when we are fast approaching “Black Friday”, the day after Thanksgiving which traditionally marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Recently after work, when I was trying to dig through my wallet and get out my Charlie Card …
A Response to Wolfram’s CDF
Over on cnet news, we recently commented on Wolfram’s new Computable Document Format (CDF) and the challenge that it aims to solve. We agree that recipients of digital documents should have a much richer experience than static text and images. Without actually seeing the complex relationships of an engineering problem, for instance, complete absorption and understanding can be compromised. Live, …
Our Promise to the Calculation Crowd: A New Mathcad Puzzle
Attention, everyone! As promised, we are coming up with a new puzzle to test your calculation skills with Mathcad! Many of you have given positive feedback to our recent raffle and asked for more… So, without further ado, here’s the problem: One Very Tired Horse An army 40 miles long advances 40 miles while a messenger on horseback rides from the …
On a Mile High Mathcad Mission at ICTCM
I recently returned to Needham from the International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM) in Denver, CO. ICTCM is a modest-sized conference for mathematics educators. The attendees are all passionate about teaching collegiate mathematics and curious about the ways that their colleagues employ technology to increase student achievement in the early years of collegiate mathematics. This year, the PTC …
Show Your Calculation Skills with Mathcad – And Win!
Today is Friday and thus time to use Mathcad for some less serious problems than calculating open channel flow, voltage drops across circuits, or the transmission gear ratio for a geared drive. Less serious? Well, some of the insects coming to life in springtime and summer may turn into a serious problem to some of us. Believe me, I have …
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I Stumbled Upon Some Math Today…
… and I recently stumbled upon a blog with this very tagline — the Math Encounters Blog by Mark Biegert. It’s full of stories of everyday math – such as “Magic Number Analysis – ‘Money Factor’ in Auto Leasing” or “Designing a stairway for my cabin” – and many of them involve Mathcad. Of course, I immediately thought of pulling …
