Maple 12 Targets Education with 'Clickable Math'
 WATERLOO,
Canada,
May 7, 2008 – Maplesoft, the leading provider of high-performance software
tools for engineering, science, and mathematics today announced a major new
release of Maple, the company’s flagship product, which is used to solve
complex mathematical problems and seamlessly create rich technical
documents.
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The development of Maple 12 was driven by the belief that math software
should be instantly accessible and easy to use. In Maple 12, “Clickable
Math” features eliminate the traditional complex command sets that still
encumber other math systems. Necessary operations are now accessible
entirely through mouse movements, built-in assistants, tutors, embedded
components, and button clicks, saving significant time and effort for users.
“Clickable Math” responds to the most common complaint of faculty who
integrate software into the classroom – time is spent teaching the tool, not
the concepts. With Maple 12 and Clickable Math, students are instantly
productive and engaged.
Maple 12 also significantly broadens Maple’s applicability to engineering
departments. In addition to many new features such as CAD connectivity and
MATLAB code import and translation, Maple 12 brings the concept of
“Clickable Engineering” to life. By using the same philosophy as “Clickable
Math,” which delivers powerful mathematics through very visual, interactive
point-and-click methods, “Clickable Engineering” shifts the way in which
engineering faculty approach instruction and research.
“Maple 12 truly redefines how mathematics can be taught and is the core
of our total solution for the modern academic institution,” states Jim
Cooper, President and CEO, Maplesoft. “From classroom instruction, to
cutting edge academic research, to testing and assessment, Maplesoft is the
only math technology provider that covers every aspect of academic life.”
In parallel with these product developments and the continual
enhancements to the mathematical engine, Maplesoft is seeing rapid
penetration of its tools in industry. The most prominent example of this
success is the recent announcement of Toyota and Maplesoft entering a
multi-year partnership to produce new tools for knowledge-rich physical
modeling. This adoption in industry is important to engineering, math, and
science educators, since it is critical that students are exposed to the
tools that they will use in their technical careers.
Pilot users of Maple 12 have responded positively. “Maple 12’s Clickable
Engineering concept seems like the start of a new revolution in the
instruction and use of mathematics in engineering disciplines, second only
to the Web revolution. You can take tremendous advantage of the powerful
computation engine and plotting capabilities by using Maple’s
point-and-click tools. I am particularly impressed by the new Exploration
Assistant as a flexible exploration tool. For my students, the Student
Portal is an especially valuable addition to Maple 12, making it even easier
for them to profit from the power of Maple,” says Dr. Michael Komma,
Director of Studies, Isolde Kurz Gymnasium Reutlingen, Germany.
Major new features of Maple 12 include:
"Clickable Math" and "Clickable Engineering" Tools
New features include plotting and visualization tools, additional
support for document creation, and more resources for easy “clickable”
interaction.
- More plot types include dual axis plots, polar plots, and
specialized engineering plots.
- The Exploration Assistant allows users to instantly create
interactive mini-applications used to explore the parameters of their
expressions.
- Document layout templates and headers and footers make polished
documents even easier to create.
- Improved “clickable” tools include palettes, task templates, drawing
canvas, and new interactive embedded components, including dials and
gauges.
- The Maple Student Portal acts as a guide for hundreds of common
tasks from mathematics courses. The portal makes use of interactive
assistants, context menus, and task templates, including over a dozen
new task templates created for the portal.
- The Teacher Resource Center provides a rich archive of “clickable”
applications and new media resources.
New Tools for Engineers
- Connectivity to CAD systems allows users to deploy powerful
mathematical capabilities to dramatically extend the range of analysis
on CAD models. In addition, Maple 12’s knowledge-documentation tools
allow engineers to tag designs electronically with rich technical
documentation and calculations.
- MATLAB code import and translation enable the easy migration of
legacy code to new Maple documents.
- Dynamic Systems modeling tools are essential in dynamic modeling,
control design, and signal processing. These tools add convenient
frequency domain analysis, state space analysis, and more to Maple’s
extensive mathematical tool set.
- New Wavelets support provides easy access to the most powerful suite
of wavelet tools in any general-purpose computation package.
- New plotting capabilities dramatically simplify the creation of
complex engineering plots. New plot types include dual axis plots, polar
plots, and specialized engineering plots such as frequency domain
responses and root-locus plots.
Stronger Mathematical Engine
In addition to the mathematical enhancements listed above, Maple 12
offers:
- Improvements to differential equation (ODE), partial differential
equation (PDE), and differential algebraic equation (DAE) solvers, which
continue to strengthen Maple’s world-leading position in differential
equation solving
- An updated Student Vector Calculus package that takes advantage of
recent enhancements in vector calculus support inside Maple
- A variety of additions and improvements to Maple’s mathematics,
efficiency, and programming capabilities, including the new ability to
analyze and solve systems of parameterized polynomial equations and
inequalities, fast block copy for matrices, and multi-threaded
enhancements
Pricing and Availability:
Single user academic licenses of Maple 12 are available for US $995.
Volume, upgrade, and student discounts apply. Maple 12 is available directly
from the Maplesoft Web Store or
by contacting Maplesoft Sales at 1-800-267-6583. Outside of the US and
Canada, the product is available from your local Maplesoft reseller.
About Maplesoft
Maplesoft is the leading provider of high-performance software tools for
engineering, science, and mathematics. Its product suite reflects the
philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things. Over the
years, it has redefined the instruction of mathematics and created a total
solution for the modern academic institution.
Using Maplesoft products, teachers can bring both simple and complex
problems to life; students can focus on concepts more than the mechanics of
solutions; and researchers can develop more sophisticated algorithms or
models.
Visionary ideas such as “Clickable Math” and Clickable Engineering” that
deliver powerful mathematics through very visual, interactive
point-and-click methods are embedded in the company’s flagship product
Maple. It eliminates traditional complex command sets, ensuring time is
spent teaching the concepts rather than the tools, making students instantly
productive and engaged.
Over 90% of advanced research institutions and universities worldwide,
including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the
U.S. Department of Energy, have adopted Maplesoft solutions to enhance their
education and research activities.
From classroom instruction, to cutting edge academic research, to testing
and assessment, Maplesoft offers great tools for every aspect of academic
life.
For more information visit
www.maplesoft.com
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