Mathcad for students – everything you need to know
We often hear about how Mathcad is a powerful engineering math software used broadly in industry, but with over 2000 colleges and universities around the world currently using Mathcad, it’s fair to say that education is another area where this calculation software excels.
Mathcad’s versatility is especially useful in the academic environment, where it’s being used to teach scientific and technical subjects such as Maths, Physics, Fluid Dynamics, Engineering, Statistics, etc. It can be a tool for teachers and professors to deliver information, but equally, it can be used by their students in the learning process.
For students, Mathcad is a powerful software solution that allows them to document and perform complex calculations while maintaining the same natural math notation that they are used to from their coursebooks. That means there’s no need to learn a programming language or to decipher odd notations.
Some of Mathcad’s functionality includes:
Vector and matrix operations;
Over 7000 built-in functions for statistics, data analysis, image processing, signal processing, and many more;
Support for unit systems and automatic unit conversion;
Solving systems of equations, including ODEs;
Root finding for polynomials;
Symbolic manipulation of mathematical expressions;
Parametric 2D and 3D plotting;
Programming functionality for creating multiline functions and iterative calculations;
Curve fitting and data regression analysis;
Import from and export to other applications and file types, such as Microsoft Excel.
Ways to utilise Mathcad if you’re a student:
Homework assignments
Lab work
Documenting projects
Presenting your work. Mathcad’s ability to combine text, maths, images, tables, graphs and Excel spreadsheets makes it an ideal tool to present your work to others.
Creating static or interactive web pages to present and share your work with others
In addition to this, knowing how to use Mathcad will prove to be a valuable skill set when you’re ready to join the workforce, as Mathcad is an industry-standard tool in the engineering and scientific worlds.
Mathcad Student licenses come at a fraction of the price of the Professional licenses while still offering the same extensive functionality because we know that being a student can be financially challenging. Plus, we offer license bundles to schools and universities, so please check with your education provider – you might already be entitled to a Mathcad license.
If you’re ready to save time on your calculations, download our Mathcad Free Trial today!