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Welcome to
the August 2005 Issue of the Maple Reporter e-newsletter! We
aim to keep you up-to-date on the latest news from Maplesoft,
with articles highlighting new products, innovative application
areas, tip and techniques, events and much more.
This month’s issue highlights the release of Maple T.A.™ 2.5,
the latest release of the Web-based testing and assessment system.
In addition, check out the Barry Simon review of Maple, the NI Consortium,
and the Back-to-School Maple 10 promotion.
We hope you find this month’s issue an enjoyable and informative
read. We have many more exciting developments in the works at Maplesoft
and we look forward to sharing them with you in the future. |
Read the full independent review of Maple
10 by the renowned Barry Simon, “Maple
Gets an Extreme Makeover”.
"Can an upgrade be so good that it can make you think of switching loyalties?
Wow! Upgrades of mature products can introduce significant enhancements, but
they rarely make you think you’re using a totally different product." |
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News & Announcements |
 Maple
T.A. 2.5
Launched this month, Maple T.A. 2.5 the upgraded
Web-based testing and assessment system is integrated with
Maple 10, Maplesoft’s powerful math engine, and its new
Equation Editor. Maple T.A. 2.5 also includes updates to the
Assignment Editor, Question Bank Editor and Class Management.
Get
Yourself Back-to-School with Maple 10!
Maplesoft is now offering a special back-to-school
promotion on Academic and Student purchases. All academic and
student Maple 10 purchases (permanent licenses) will include
a free copy of the Precalculus and Calculus Study Guides. Visit
the Maplesoft
Web Store to order. Offer ends September 30th,
so don’t delay!
Numerical
Mathematical Consortium
The Numerical Mathematics Consortium, comprised of leading
mathematics software vendors and individuals from industry
and academia are working together to define a consistent and
manageable foundation for numerical programming. The organization
is committed to establishing an open mathematical semantics
standard for numerical algorithm development to enable portability
and reuse among tools, platforms and disciplines.
Advanced
Engineering Mathematics
Maplesoft announces Advanced Engineering Mathematics
with Maple™ the definitive reference software and textbook
for engineering mathematics. The only fully electronic book
of its kind on this popular subject, it is an essential resource
for every engineering professional or student.
New
Training Videos Now Available
New to Maple? Try our new free interactive video
training movies. It offers a quick and easy way to learn some
of the basic concepts for using Maple 10.
Maplets
for Calculus
The new Maplets for Calculus, a MapleConnect Third
Party Product, will be of interest to a wide audience: students
who are studying single variable, differential and integral
calculus, including simple differential equations, sequences,
series, and polar coordinates. Students will find these Maplets
useful when studying for a quiz or exam and when working on
homework problems from their textbook. |
| Maple
Adoption Program |
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If you are a faculty member teaching with Maple and
have not yet registered for the Maple Adoption Program,
what are
you waiting for? Join the thousands of faculty members and
students who’ve benefited from a free home use license
of Maple, discounts on Student Edition purchases, special
training sessions and more – all from simply continuing
to utilize Maple in their courses.
Since its inception 3 years ago, we’ve made many improvements
to the Adoption Program as we continue to further meet the
needs of faculty and students. We have just finished making
some very significant improvements for your Fall 2005 term
that will make the whole program much more streamlined. |
| Maplesoft
Seminar Series |
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Wednesday,
September 7th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT.
Control
System Development using System Identification
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Wednesday, September
21st, 2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT.
Advanced Engineering Mathematics with Maple
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Wednesday, September
28th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM EDT.
Advanced Mathematical Applications in LabVIEW
Maplesoft’s monthly web seminars provide an excellent
opportunity for you to learn about interesting applications,
new techniques, and upcoming products. Hosted live by
senior Maplesoft product experts, these 1 hour interactive
sessions offer the opportunity to ask questions and interact
with the presenter. Whether you are a seasoned Maple
user, or someone looking to find out what Maple is all
about, this seminar series will offer an opportunity
to learn something new and interesting.
Please visit maplesoft.webex.com for
additional details and to register.
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| Maple Quick Start
Training courses |
In this
introductory course, you will become fluent in the
Maple 10 environment, without ever having to leave
your desk. Visit the Training
area of the Maplesoft site for details.
• Thursday, September 8th • 2:00
- 4:00 PM EDT
• Thursday, September 22nd • 10:00 AM - 12:00 EDT
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| Application Center
Highlights |
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| Maplesoft in the Press |
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what the press is saying about Maplesoft. This month
there was a review of Maple 10 in Evaluation Engineering.
A
Nerd’s Paradise
"Maple 10 = math at multiple levels, quick and easy to use or as
complex as you require. Maple is used by scientists and engineers both to model
and analyze solutions to mathematical and engineering problems. That description
applies to many software applications, but what sets Maple 10 apart is its depth.
This program provides the comprehensive set of tools you need to completely address
difficult problems.”
For a complete listing of recent coverage, check out
the Reviews & Press
area of
the Maplesoft Web site. |
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Maple
Primes Community Site Update
MaplePrimes is a new site designed to help the Maple user community to work together. Even though the site is barely a few weeks old, the MaplePrimes community is growing rapidly. People who post questions to the forums regularly get answers to their questions in less than an hour. Often, a simple question can turn into a full lively debate between many Maple users. For example when a member asked how to modify Maple’s code generation to solve a unique problem, three members replied each with their own solutions to the problem. There are also some very interesting blog entries that have been posted to MaplePrimes. Jan’s entry about Image processing in Maple 10 shows off how to use the new feature in interesting ways. Visit the site at beta.mapleprimes.com and check it out!
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| Maplesoft
Resources |
Recorded
Seminars
Maplesoft offers a series of recorded downloadable demonstrations and
seminars highlighting key features and functionality of Maplesoft products. Click
here to view the available seminars.
Customized Seminars
Maplesoft is pleased to offer personal online seminars. These seminars
assist users in learning new techniques to increase their effectiveness
with Maplesoft products. Contact
Maplesoft today to schedule your seminar.
Books and Publications
Proceedings of Maple Conference 2005
Author: Ilias S. Kotsireas
Publisher: Maplesoft
ISBN: 1894511859
Visit the Books
section on the Maplesoft Web site to view new publications. |
www.maplesoft.com
1-800-267-6583
(US & Canada)
1-519-747-2373
(Outside US & Canada)
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