Maple 9.Maplesoft (57 Erb St., W., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L N2L Liquid Nitrogen N2L Newton's Second Law (mechanics) 6C2; 800-267-6583 or 519-747-2373; www.maplesoft.com). c2003. Windows ME/98 (64 MB, 128 MB rec.), XP/2000/Professional (128 MB, 256 MB rec.); Macintosh, OS X, v 10.2.3 with JRE See Java Runtime Environment. JRE - Java Run-Time Environment 1.4.1, G3 processor, 128 MB (256 MB rec.); for both: 200 MB free disk space, CD-ROM drive, min. 16-bit color, internal TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. connections enabled. CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). disk, user guides. Single-user commercial license: $1795.00. For academic pricing, contact Maplesoft at 800-267-6583 or info@maplesoft.com. SA Maple 9 is the newest version of this powerful mathematical software and problem-solving environment (previous version reviewed in KLIATT, September 2002). Improvements and updates include a series of structured student lessons in pre-calculus, calculus, and linear algebra; a simpler and more powerful user interface; and new capabilities in discrete transforms and scientific error analysis. For example, in the student pre-calculus module, there is a step-by-step linear inequalities tutor, and another tutor for function slopes. The Calculus 1 student package introduced in Version 8 has been upgraded with 14 interactive tutors to help students learn topics from differentiation to Taylor series. The discrete transforms package computes the fast Fourier transform See FFT. (algorithm) Fast Fourier Transform - (FFT) An algorithm for computing the Fourier transform of a set of discrete data values. Given a finite set of data points, for example a periodic sampling taken from a real-world signal, the FFT expresses the data in terms of and inverse transforms of single or multi-dimensional data. The user enters problems on a command line and the software calculates the solution. However, since Maple 9 is also a programming environment, multi-step procedures can also be written and executed. Problem-solving capabilities range from elementary to extremely complex. Symbolic and numeric calculations, linear algebra, calculus, and a wide selection of two-and three-dimensional graphs are easily available. With 3-D graphing, the user now has the ability to make the graph translucent and to rotate it in any direction to allow easy viewing of all surfaces. A sketch region allows the user to draw freehand See Macromedia FreeHand. within the Maple worksheet. In addition to the comprehensive capabilities of the software, the online Maple Applications Center (www.mapleapps.com) is a free online exchange of additional applications. This software, while expensive, is a product that few users will outgrow outgrow verb To change the relationship with a condition or structure by dint of ↑ age or size; while children outgrow clothing, and certain behaviors, they rarely outgrow diseases–eg, asthma . Eric Fortess, Assoc. Prof., Suffolk Univ., Boston, MA |
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