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Calculating the Thickness of a Steel Pole – So Easy With Mathcad!
Today, I ran into this forum discussion where a student asked for help doing a calculation. The task was to calculate how thick a steel pole would need to be to hold a hanging object with a defined weight: “… If I have a solid steel pole with a length of 50 cm, hang this from a roof, and want …
Posted in Tips & Tricks
Tagged 2D diagram, beam calculation, download, equations, Excel, Knovel, standard math notation, structural engineering, units, worksheet
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Mathcad A-Z: K is for Knovel Math
The validity and ultimately the acceptance of a solution to any engineering or scientific problem may be directly impacted by the lack of provenance for any of the critical elements used in this new design or concept. It is therefore imperative when performing calculations that relate to these designs that any references utilised have been obtained from a trusted or …
Posted in Literature, Mathcad A to Z
Tagged design trade-offs, engineering calculations, Knovel, Mathcad Prime 1.0, reference handbook, units, worksheet
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Mathcad Learns from Rock Star Math Teachers
At risk of being a Bandwagon jumper…no, I am not going to apologize for giving Dan Meyer his props. I think that all professions must have a rock star and Dan has been at the top of the charts this year in mathematics education. For me, watching Dan Meyer’s TED Conference Presentation was incredibly energizing, perhaps more so because it …
Mathcad’s First User Event is Coming
Hi Folks, In my last update I mentioned that we’re holding the first-ever Mathcad user event on March 16th called Mathcad Engage – Virtual User Conference. I thought I’d expand on this a bit. I’m excited about this event because it will give you a chance to engage with us in an online forum that is dedicated solely to the …
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Tagged Bodie, Knovel, PlanetPTC Virtual, PTC, true engineering
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Mathcad and Knovel Math
At PTC/User last week, Knovel released Knovel Math. Here in Mathcad Product Management, we’re pretty excited about this. We’ve provided solid, useful engineering reference content in Mathcad for a long time now. However, as versions of the product increased, the engineering reference content remained static. We’ve heard requests from customers that they’d like to see the content we provide to …
