Tag: Mathcad

Balancing a Semi-circle (My Answer to a NY Times Puzzle in Mathcad)

A recent NY Times puzzle (http://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/numberplay-sameweight/) has a problem asking if areas C and D have the same weight when balanced as in the following picture A number of solutions have been submitted, but I decided to provide one. See PlanetPTC for a full solution and downloadable Mathcad worksheet. The idea is simple: use a double integral to compute both areas/weights: …

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Mingling with Mathcad Users in China and Japan

Hi Folks, Mathcad General Manager Jake Simpson and Director of Operations, Brent Edmonds had the opportunity to meet and talk with customers at the PlanetPTC events in China and Japan.  These events attracted over 2000 total attendees and received a significant amount of press coverage due to the announcement of several new products.  The event kicked off with presentations from …

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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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Mathcad Strives to Improve Customer Service

I want to acknowledge that some of our customers have been experiencing challenges installing the Mathcad software and acquiring a license with the release of Mathcad 15.0 – and we’ve been listening.  The Mathcad team has spent time reviewing the process, and identified a few areas causing the issues. Here are the fixes we’re working hard to implement and solve …

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Mathcad Virtual Conference – Sept 8th!

Due to great attendance and positive feedback we received from the first Mathcad Virtual Conference held in March, we decided to hold a second, full-day virtual conference called PlanetPTC Virtual – Mathcad, on September 8th from 8am to 4pm EST. I’m excited about this event because it gives us another opportunity to engage with you in an exciting online forum …

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