Mathematics software upgrade

Maplesoft, a provider of software tools for engineering, science and mathematics, has announced a major release of Maple, the company's flagship product.

Maple 10 has been developed to be intuitive and easy to use while providing what is claimed to be the most advanced, complete, and error-free set of mathematics capabilities available. Users can solve complex mathematical problems while creating rich, executable technical documents that provide both the answer and the thinking behind their analysis.

Maple 10 is claimed to dramatically reduce the learning curve, changing maths from a burden to an enabling competitive advantage. Maple 10 equips users with a single tool to perform advanced, error-free mathematics and to capture and share their analysis. As a result, users can share, update, validate and reuse critical research and design information, making it possible to learn from past projects, build on success and deliver better overall designs.

By shifting the emphasis from creating maths to making it more accessible and easy to use, Maple 10 helps ensure the best designs are achieved quickly and easily using mathematically optimised solutions. The product delivers powerful maths capabilities that were developed and tested over the last 25 years and supported by a host of tools that make it faster and easier to put complex maths into action.

Maple 10 seamlessly combines numeric and symbolic calculations, explorations, mathematical notation, documentation, buttons and sliders, and graphics and animations that can be shared and reused. Maple 10 enables users to convey information in a familiar way, such as a textbook or technical paper, and also as executable documents that provide the final answer.