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Service Release 1 for Mathcad 11 Now Available
This update to Mathcad 11 corrects several issues in numeric and symbolic calculation and also adds new features such as redefinition warnings, and the ability to copy and paste locked areas. To obtain the latest service release for Mathcad 11, please visit the downloads section of our website at http://www.mathcad.com/download. Note: This update is currently available for English language versions of Mathcad 11 only.
Mathcad Application Server Now Shipping!
Mathcad Application Server, a new server-based deployment solution for technical content and calculations, is now available. Mathcad Application Server offers anytime, anywhere access to interactive technical material via any Web browser, without requiring end users to install any plug-ins or client software. For more information and live examples, visit http://www.mathcad.com/advisorMAS/.
Mathsoft at NIWeek 2003
Mathsoft will be at the LabVIEW Design Pavilion at the NIWeek 2003 Worldwide Virtual Instrumentation Conference. This conference, hosted by National Instruments, runs from August 12-15 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. We will be showing how well Mathcad integrates with LabVIEW. Drop by, say hello, and get a demo! For more information about the show, please visit http://www.ni.com/niweek/.
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| Tips and Techniques |
Working with Degrees
The default unit of angular measure in Mathcad is the radian. This tip discusses how to use degrees in both function arguments and results.  Read this article.
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Inserting and Deleting Blank Lines
Mathcad offers a right-click menu option for easily inserting and deleting several lines at once. Read this article.
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Redefinitions Warnings
Mathcad now offers the option to flag any definitions which overwrite previously defined values. The warnings can be set to flag conflicts with both built-in and user-defined items. Read this article.
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| In Depth |
3D Plots of Matrices
This article discusses working with 3D plots of arrays. Topics include determining how the labels on the axes are chosen and plotting several surfaces. Read this article.
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Send Us Your Mathcad Worksheets
Are you using Mathcad with SmartSketch? If so, we'd love to see what you're doing. Send us your Mathcad worksheets showing your innovative use of Mathcad and SmartSketch. If we publish your work, we’ll give you a $50 Amazon gift certificate! Submit your Mathcad worksheets, along with a brief description of your work, to [email protected]. [By submitting your worksheets, you grant Mathsoft the rights to use them.]
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This month, we look at a file from the Mathcad Library.
Jim Boyd uses Mathcad to calculate the effects of chromatic dispersion (CD) and polarization mode dispersion (PMD) on a 10010110 NRZ optical signal through a single mode optical fiber.
Note: It may not be possible to do the correlation that is called for in the paper in real time at 40 GHz, where the polarization dispersion effects are most bothersome. Nonetheless, this worksheet shows how Mathcad can be used to visualize some very real problems in optical transport.
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