Mathcad User’s Guide with Reference Manual Mathcad 2001i
| Title |
|---|
| Mathcad User’s Guide with Reference Manual Mathcad 2001i |
| Number of Page |
| 513 page |
| File Type |
| File Size |
| 7 MB |
1: Welcome to Mathcad 3
What Is Mathcad? 3
Highlights of Mathcad 2001i Release 4
System Requirements 6
Installation 6
Contacting MathSoft 7
2: Getting Started with Mathcad 8
The Mathcad Workspace 8
Regions 10
A Simple Calculation 13
Definitions and Variables 14
Entering Text 15
Iterative Calculations 16
Graphs 18
Saving, Printing, and Exiting 20
3: Online Resources 21
Resource Center and Electronic Books 21
Help 26
Internet Access in Mathcad 28
The Collaboratory 28
Other Resources 32
Creating Mathcad Worksheets
4: Working with Math 33
Inserting Math 33
Building Expressions 39
Editing Expressions 43
Math Styles 51
5: Working with Text 54
Inserting Text 54
Text and Paragraph Properties 57
Text Styles 60
Equations in Text 62
Text Tools 63
6: Working with Graphics and Other Objects 65
Overview 65
Inserting Pictures 65
Inserting Objects 70
Inserting Graphics Computationally Linked to Your Worksheet 73
7: Worksheet Management 74
Worksheets and Templates 74
Rearranging Your Worksheet 80
Layout 84
Safeguarding an Area of the Worksheet 86
Safeguarding an Entire Worksheet 88
Worksheet References 89
Hyperlinks 90
Creating Electronic Books 92
Printing and Mailing 93
Computational Factors
8: Calculating in Mathcad 96
Defining and Evaluating Variables 96
Defining and Evaluating Functions 103
Units and Dimensions 106
Working with Results 109
Controlling Calculation 116
Animation 118
Error Messages 120
9: Operators 122
Working with Operators 122
Arithmetic and Boolean Operators 124
Vector and Matrix Operators 127
Summations and Products 129
Derivatives 132
Integrals 134
Customizing Operators 138
10: Built-in Functions 141
Inserting Built-in Functions 141
Core Mathematical Functions 143
Discrete Transform Functions 148
Vector and Matrix Functions 150
Solving and Optimization Functions 156
Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis Functions 162
Finance Functions 172
Differential Equation Functions 176
Miscellaneous Functions 187
11: Vectors, Matrices, and Data Arrays 192
Creating Arrays 192
Accessing Array Elements 197
Displaying Arrays 199
Working with Arrays 202
Nested Arrays 205
12: 2D Plots 207
Overview of 2D Plotting 207
Graphing Functions and Expressions 209
Plotting Vectors of Data 212
Formatting a 2D Plot 215
Modifying a 2D Plot’s Perspective 218
13: 3D Plots 221
Overview of 3D Plotting 221
Creating 3D Plots of Functions 222
Creating 3D Plots of Data 225
Formatting a 3D Plot 231
Rotating and Zooming on 3D Plots 240
14: Symbolic Calculation 242
Overview of Symbolic Math 242
Live Symbolic Evaluation 243
Using the Symbolics Menu 251
Examples of Symbolic Calculation 253
Symbolic Optimization 263
15: Programming 265
Defining a Program 265
Conditional Statements 267
Looping 268
Controlling Program Execution 271
Error Handling 273
Programs Within Programs 275
16: Extending Mathcad 278
Overview 278
Exchanging Data with Other Applications 278
Scripting Custom OLE Automation Objects 289
Accessing Mathcad from Within Another Application 295
17: Functions 296
Function Categories 296
Finding More Information 297
About the References 297
Functions 298
18: Operators 426
Accessing Operators 426
Finding More Information 427
About the References 427
Arithmetic Operators 427
Matrix Operators 432
Calculus Operators 435
Evaluation Operators 441
Boolean Operators 445
Programming Operators 447
19: Symbolic Keywords 451
Accessing Symbolic Keywords 451
Finding More Information 452
Keywords 452
Appendices 462
Special Functions 463
SI Units 465
CGS units 467
U.S. Customary Units 469
MKS Units 471
Predefined Variables 473
Suffixes for Numbers 474
Greek Letters 475
Arrow and Movement Keys 476
Function Keys 477
ASCII codes 478
References 479
Index 480
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