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        | ACADEMIC EDITION | April 2012 | Issue 4 |  
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 Maplesoft recently announced a major new release of its flagship product, Maple.   With Maple 16, Maplesoft introduces new tools and techniques in its Clickable   Math™ collection, setting new standards for ease of use in mathematical software   and providing new, innovative ways to explore mathematics. In Maple 16, Drag-to-Solve™ and Smart Popups join palettes, interactive   assistants, context-sensitive menus, tutors, and other Clickable Math tools that   provide a point-and-click interface for solving, visualizing, and exploring   mathematical problems.  With Drag-to-Solve, users can solve equations   step-by-step, simply by dragging individual terms.  They can also explore   expressions to deepen their understanding of the problem and determine the next   steps in the solution. Smart Popups instantly show mathematical identities,   plots, factorizations, and more for the highlighted expression, helping the user   choose the next operation to perform. The interface is only one of the many areas of Maple that were enhanced in   Maple 16.  Substantial improvements were made across the entire product in   mathematical algorithms, visualization, programming language, engineering tools,   documentation, education features, authoring tools, and more.  Highlights   include: 
  Important enhancements to visualization, including a smart plot view that   automatically focuses on points of interest. Significantly faster performance on both core Maple operations and   calculations using multiple cores and multi-threading. World-leading algorithms in differential equations and computational physics   that are beyond the reach of any other software system. Over 100 new Math Apps to provide insight into concepts from math,   statistics, physics, and finance. New statistical algorithms and visualizations. New functionality to support programming and application development.  Check out the blog post  written by Dr. Laurent Bernardin, Maplesoft's                 Executive Vice-President & Chief Scientist. To learn more about all the new features in Maple 16, click here. Next Steps:        | 
                      
                            | Maplesoft Events  
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                            | SAE 2012 World Congress April 24th-26th
 Austin, Texas
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                            | Computeralgebra-Tagung 2012 May 10th-12th
 Kassel, Germany
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                            | 6th International CTi Symposium and Exhibition, Innovative Automotive Transmissions   and Hybrid & Electric Drives May 22nd-23rd
 Rochester, Michigan
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                            | For further details about these events, click here. |  
 
 
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                  | Featured Live Webinar: Introduction to Maple 16: See What's New!Tuesday, April 24th at 10:00am ET
 
  Maple 16 is a major new release of Maple, the technical computing software for   mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. With Maple 16, Maplesoft introduces   new tools and techniques in its Clickable Math collection, setting new standards   for ease of use in mathematical software and providing new, innovative ways to   explore mathematics. Of course, the interface is only one of the many areas of   Maple that was enhanced in Maple 16. Substantial improvements were made across   the entire product, in mathematical algorithms, visualization, programming   language, engineering tools, documentation, education features, authoring tools,   and more. In this webinar, we’ll explore many of the new features of Maple 16.
 
 
 
 Live Sponsored Webinar: Educational Techniques for the Next Generation of EngineersTuesday, March 29th at 10:00am ET
 
 This webinar highlights the work of three engineering   educators:
  1. Dr. Thomas Doyle: Transforming the freshman ‘cornerstone’ design course through modeling and   simulation.
 2. Dr. Venkat Krovi:
 The use of   symbolic computation to enhance robotics education and control education.
 3.   Dr. James Andrew Smith:
 The benefits of using a   dynamic modeling software package in electrical engineering courses.
                       In   this panel discussion lead by Dr. Derek Wright of Maplesoft and moderated by Mr.   Mike Sanoff of ASEE, learn firsthand how advanced physical modeling and   simulation technology can enrich your classroom and accelerate   learning.
 During this webinar, education-focused applications of MapleSim   will be demonstrated. This technology differs from traditional modeling software   in that it offers a richer and more relevant treatment of the underlying   mathematics and physics of models. MapleSim and other such physical modeling   tools have experienced rapid adoption in industry in recent years and   institutions are now starting down the path to curriculum reform.
 
 
 
 
 Do you have an idea for a book on Maple or MapleSim? Let us know! 
 Maplesoft has an exciting  program that supports authors who want to write books on Maplesoft products. Eligible authors will get free copies of our products, and we will promote the  book to the Maplesoft user community across the globe. The book will be  promoted also through our website, newsletters, as well as social media tools  such as Facebook and Twitter. It is a great way to showcase your book and get  recognised.  We would like to hear from  authors who are writing books that involve Maple, MapleSim, or any of our other  products. We are particularly keen to see new books on engineering topics where  we don’t have many titles at this point. If you are interested in writing a  book on MapleSim, do let us know. You can find more information on the Maplesoft Author Support  Program page on our website.  If you have ideas and  suggestions on how we can help you further, send them over to us.  We recently released a new Maplesoft Books section on  our website. These pages give details on books that feature Maplesoft products.  The pages highlight featured publications, and it is very easy to browse and  search for books that involve Maplesoft products.  If you know of a recent book  that is not in our database, please tell us about it by emailing books@maplesoft.com. |  |  
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                      |  | Maple 16 is here! |  
                      |  | Our mission is to make powerful mathematical computations easily accessible and Maple 16 is the next big step along that road. I invite you to come along for the ride and share your experiences with us. |  |  |  |  
            
              
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                      |  MAPLESOFT WEBINAR SERIES  |  
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                          | Live Webinars |  
                          |  | Featured: Introduction to Maple 16: See What’s New! Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT
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                          |  | Clickable Calculus Series - Part #4: Differential Equations Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT
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                          |  | Maple T.A. 8 Testing & Assessment Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm EDT
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                          |  | Custom Palettes, Snippets, and Task Templates Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:00 pm EDT
 
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                          |  | A Guide to Evaluating Maple 16 Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT
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                          | Recorded Webinars |  
                          |  | Maple 16 Training for Educators and Researchers 
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                          |  | Clickable Calculus:  Differentialgleichungen, Lineare Algebra und Vektoranalysis 
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                      |  MAPLESOFT IN THE PRESS  |  
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                          |  | Maple 16 Scientific Computing World, March 30, 2012
 Maple 16 features interactive assistants, palettes, context-sensitive menus,   tutors and other Clickable Math tools that provide a point-and-click interface   for solving, visualising and exploring mathematical problems.
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                          |  | Simulation Speeds Quadricopter   Designs Design Product News, March 30, 2012
 Typically, design engineers resort to making various model   simplifications or compromises for the model; ultimately, this reduces the   accuracy and effectiveness of the simulation process. Since MapleSim   automatically derives the system equations directly from the model diagram, the   Quanser engineers developed a very high fidelity model with gyroscopic effects   in very little time and with little effort.
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                          |  | Design Apps for the Mobile   Engineer Design News, March 15, 2012
 Maplesoft dipped its toe in the mobile engineering design tool   waters with Maple Player for the iPad, a free version of its technical computing   software that can be used for technical computing calculations.
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