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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 15 years and 195-plus tons of stone

January 15 is the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  In the United States, we commemorate his birthday as a federal holiday, recognizing his role as a chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement.  In the summer/autumn of 2011, I visited the Maryland-Virginia-Washington DC area with my family to catch up with some old friends.  I …

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Mathcad Prime: Performance and Presentation in One Package

Although Mathcad Prime 1.0 has been available since mid-January 2011, we find that many users shopping for engineering software don’t fully recognize the benefits that Mathcad Prime offers. Especially now that we are anticipating the upcoming launch of Mathcad Prime 2.0, which combines the easy-to-use interface of Mathcad Prime 1.0 with many of the key features of Mathcad 15.0, we …

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Mathcad A-Z: L is for Labels

Labels what you might ask? Labels are a new feature in Mathcad Prime 1.0 that allow you to assign different meanings to the same character. A label is a way of designating a math type such as variables, constants and units. A label allows you to format all units, say to a certain look. We developed labels because sometimes you …

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Greek Characters in Mathcad

Question on Greek characters

During my regular Internet research (I spend a portion of my daily work time on listening what is being said in forums, blogs, on Twitter and Facebook about Mathcad and some other PTC products), I just came across this forum question by a student: “I’m studying computer science and I’m starting to come across a lot of math! I thought …

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