Mathcad 14

Features

Math formats and display:

  • Real, imaginary, and complex number support
  • Decimal, binary, octal, and hexadecimal formats
  • 18 built-in units with user-defined default options
  • Support for creating user-defined unit systems
  • Engineering and scientific notation display
  • Mixed integer display
  • Improved distinction of subscript characters
  • New explicit calculations enable variables to be displayed in the equations as defined values, improving visual audit and review of calculations

Live math and symbolics capabilities:

  • Define and evaluate variables and functions numerically or symbolically
  • Manipulate, transform, and extract information from matrices
  • Expand, factor, and simplify expressions algebraically

Built-in operators:

  • More than 17 arithmetic operators, 12 vector and matrix operators, and 5 summation and product operators
  • 2 derivative operators and 5 integration and limit operators
  • 9 evaluation operators
  • 10 Boolean operators
  • Customized user-defined operator support
  • Arithmetic operations are IEEE-adherent

Graphing and visualization:

  • x-y plots, a secondary y-axis, polar plots, bar charts, vector, contour, scatter, and surface plots
  • 2-D QuickPlot™ and plot annotation capabilities
  • 3-D graph rendering and properties formatting
  • More color options available in an easy-to-use menu
  • Image viewer with support for BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, TARGA, PGM, TIFF
  • Image manipulation functionality (zoom/pan/crop, brightness/contrast, rotate/flip/transpose, etc.)
  • Better line and symbol markers enhance 2D plot graphics

Built-in functions:

  • 80+ core mathematical functions and 10 discrete transform functions
  • 110+ statistics, probability, and data analysis functions
  • 18 differential equation and partial differential equation solvers
  • 28 file access functions
  • 14 expression-type and string functions
  • 18 finance functions
  • Optimized genfit algorithm for faster calculation time and increased accuracy for certain model functions

Application customization and extensibility:

  • Native XML file format for simple integration
  • Ability to add user-created functions created in C or C++
  • Embed, link, and automate any OLE-compliant application or ActiveX control in Mathcad using VBScript or JScript
  • Use OLE Automation & Visual Basic to develop solutions incorporating Mathcad computations
  • New software development kit (SDK) for building custom C++ components for integrating with third-party applications inside Mathcad
  • Support for setting user's own function libraries
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