
- •User’s Guide
- •Contents
- •About This Guide
- •Other Documentation
- •Other Resources
- •Technical Support
- •Comments
- •Chapter 1
- •Welcome to Mathcad
- •What Is Mathcad?
- •Highlights of the Mathcad 14 Release
- •Internationalization of Mathcad
- •Usability Features
- •New and Improved Functions
- •Math Enhancements
- •New Symbolics
- •PTC integration
- •System Requirements
- •Installation
- •Chapter 2
- •Getting Started with Mathcad
- •The Mathcad Workspace
- •Working with Worksheets
- •Regions
- •A Simple Calculation
- •Definitions and Variables
- •Defining Variables
- •Calculating Results
- •Defining a Function
- •Formatting a Result
- •Graphs
- •Creating a Basic Graph
- •Formatting a Graph
- •Saving, Printing, and Exiting
- •Saving a Worksheet
- •Printing
- •Exiting Mathcad
- •Chapter 3
- •Online Resources
- •Mathcad Resources
- •Resources Window and E-books
- •Finding Information in an E-book
- •Annotating an E-book
- •Web Browsing
- •Help
- •User Forums
- •Logging in
- •Communicating with Other Mathcad Users
- •Other Resources
- •Web Resources
- •Release Notes
- •Technical Support
- •Mathcad Downloads on the PTC Web Site
- •Chapter 4
- •Working with Math
- •Inserting Math
- •Numbers and Complex Numbers
- •Greek Letters
- •Inserting an Operator
- •Building Expressions
- •Typing in Names and Numbers
- •Controlling the Editing Lines
- •Typing in Operators
- •Multiplication
- •An Annotated Example
- •Editing Expressions
- •Changing a Name or Number
- •Inserting an Operator
- •Applying an Operator to an Expression
- •Deleting an Operator
- •Replacing an Operator
- •Inserting a Minus Sign
- •Inserting Parentheses
- •Deleting Parentheses
- •Moving Parts of an Expression
- •Deleting Parts of an Expression
- •Math Styles
- •Editing Math Styles
- •Applying Math Styles
- •Saving Math Styles
- •Chapter 5
- •Range Variables and Arrays
- •Creating Arrays
- •Vectors and Matrices
- •Insert Matrix Command
- •Iterative Calculations
- •Creating a Range Variable
- •Entering a Matrix as a Data Table
- •Accessing Array Elements
- •Subscripts
- •Accessing Rows and Columns
- •Changing the Array Origin
- •Displaying Arrays
- •Changing the Format of Displayed Elements
- •Copying and Pasting Arrays
- •Working with Arrays
- •Performing Calculations in Parallel
- •Graphical Display of Arrays
- •Chapter 6
- •Working with Text
- •Inserting Text
- •Creating a Text Region
- •Selecting Text
- •Greek Letters in Text
- •Changing the Width of a Text Region
- •Text and Paragraph Properties
- •Changing Text Properties
- •Changing Paragraph Properties
- •Text Styles
- •Applying a Text Style to a Paragraph in a Text Region
- •Modifying an Existing Text Style
- •Creating and Deleting Text Styles
- •Equations in Text
- •Inserting an Equation into Text
- •Text Tools
- •Find and Replace
- •Spell-Checking
- •Chapter 7
- •Mathcad Worksheets
- •Worksheets and Templates
- •Creating a New Worksheet
- •Opening a Worksheet
- •Saving Your Worksheet
- •Creating a New Mathcad Template
- •Modifying a Template
- •Rearranging Your Worksheet
- •Selecting Regions
- •Region Properties
- •Moving and Copying Regions
- •Deleting Regions
- •Aligning Regions
- •Inserting or Deleting Blank Space
- •Separating Regions
- •Highlighting Regions
- •Changing the Worksheet Background Color
- •Layout
- •Setting Margins, Paper Size, Source, and Orientation
- •Page Breaks
- •Headers and Footers
- •Safeguarding an Area of the Worksheet
- •Inserting an Area
- •Locking and Collapsing an Area
- •Unlocking and Expanding an Area
- •Deleting an Area
- •Worksheet Protection
- •Worksheet References
- •Hyperlinks
- •Creating Hyperlinks to a Mathcad File
- •Creating Hyperlinks to Other Files
- •Distributing Your Worksheets
- •Printing
- •Printing Wide Worksheets
- •Print Preview
- •Creating PDF Files
- •Creating E-books
- •Creating Web Pages and Sites
- •Saving Your Worksheet to Microsoft Word
- •Mailing
- •Chapter 8
- •Calculating in Mathcad
- •Defining and Evaluating Variables
- •Defining a Variable
- •Names
- •Built-in Variables
- •Evaluating Expressions Numerically
- •How Mathcad Scans a Worksheet
- •Global Definitions
- •Range Variables
- •Built-in Functions
- •Assistance for Using Built-in Functions
- •Applying a Function to an Expression
- •Defining and Evaluating Functions
- •Variables in User-Defined Functions
- •Recursive Function Definitions
- •Units and Dimensions
- •Dimensional Checking
- •Defining Your Own Units
- •Working with Results
- •Formatting Results
- •Displaying Units of Results
- •Copying and Pasting Numerical Results
- •Controlling Calculation
- •Calculating in Manual Mode
- •Interrupting Calculations
- •Disabling Equations
- •Error Messages
- •Finding the Source of an Error
- •Fixing Errors
- •Chapter 9
- •Solving
- •Solving and Optimization Functions
- •Finding Roots
- •Linear/Nonlinear System Solving and Optimization
- •Chapter 10
- •Overview
- •Inserting Pictures
- •Creating Pictures from Matrices
- •Formatting a Image
- •Inserting Objects
- •Inserting an Object into a Worksheet
- •Editing an Embedded Object
- •Editing a Link
- •Inserting Objects Computationally Linked to Your Worksheet
- •Chapter 11
- •2D Plots
- •Overview of 2D Plotting
- •Creating an X-Y Plot
- •Creating a Polar Plot
- •Graphing Functions and Expressions
- •2D QuickPlots
- •Defining an Independent Variable
- •Plotting Multiple 2D Curves
- •Creating a Parametric Plot
- •Plotting Vectors of Data
- •Plotting a Single Vector of Data
- •Plotting One Data Vector Against Another
- •Formatting a 2D Plot
- •Setting Axis Limits
- •Adding Custom Titles, Labels, and Other Annotations
- •Modifying a 2D Plot’s Perspective
- •Zooming in on a Plot
- •Getting a Readout of Plot Coordinates
- •Animations
- •Creating an Animation Clip
- •Playing an Animation Clip
- •Playing a Previously Saved Animation
- •Chapter 12
- •3D Plots
- •Overview of 3D Plotting
- •Inserting a 3D Plot
- •3D Plot Wizard
- •Creating 3D Plots of Functions
- •Creating a Surface, Bar, Contour, or Scatter Plot
- •Creating a Space Curve
- •Creating 3D Plots of Data
- •Creating a Surface, Bar, or Scatter Plot
- •Creating a Parametric Surface Plot
- •Creating a Three-dimensional Parametric Curve
- •Creating a Contour Plot
- •Graphing Multiple 3D Plots
- •Formatting a 3D Plot
- •The 3D Plot Format Dialog Box
- •Changing One 3D Plot to Another
- •Annotations
- •Modifying 3D QuickPlot Data
- •Chapter 13
- •Symbolic Calculation
- •Overview of Symbolic Math
- •Live Symbolic Evaluation
- •Using Keywords
- •Using More Than One Keyword
- •Keyword Modifiers
- •Ignoring Previous Definitions
- •Using the Symbolics Menu
- •Displaying Symbolic Results
- •Examples of Symbolic Calculation
- •Derivatives
- •Integrals
- •Limits
- •Solving an Equation for a Variable
- •Solving a System of Equations Symbolically: “Solve” Keyword
- •Solving a System of Equations Symbolically: Solve Block
- •Symbolic Matrix Manipulation
- •Index

User’s Guide
Mathcad 14.0
February 2007
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Contents
About This Guide |
1 |
Other Documentation |
1 |
Other Resources |
1 |
Technical Support |
1 |
1: Welcome to Mathcad |
3 |
What Is Mathcad? |
3 |
Highlights of the Mathcad 14 Release |
4 |
System Requirements |
6 |
Installation |
7 |
2: Getting Started with Mathcad |
9 |
The Mathcad Workspace |
9 |
Regions |
11 |
A Simple Calculation |
11 |
Definitions and Variables |
12 |
Graphs |
14 |
Saving, Printing, and Exiting |
15 |
3: Online Resources |
17 |
Mathcad Resources |
17 |
User Forums |
21 |
Other Resources |
23 |
4: Working with Math |
25 |
Inserting Math |
25 |
Building Expressions |
27 |
Editing Expressions |
31 |
Math Styles |
35 |
5: Range Variables and Arrays |
39 |
Creating Arrays |
39 |
Iterative Calculations |
40 |
Accessing Array Elements |
43 |
Displaying Arrays |
45 |
Working with Arrays |
47 |
6: Working with Text |
51 |
Inserting Text |
51 |
Text and Paragraph Properties |
53 |
Text Styles |
55 |
Equations in Text |
57 |
Text Tools |
58 |
7: Mathcad Worksheets |
61 |
Worksheets and Templates |
61 |
Rearranging Your Worksheet |
63 |
Layout |
67 |
Safeguarding an Area of the Worksheet |
69 |
Worksheet References |
71 |
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Hyperlinks |
72 |
Distributing Your Worksheets |
74 |
8: Calculating in Mathcad |
79 |
Defining and Evaluating Variables |
79 |
Defining and Evaluating Functions |
88 |
Units and Dimensions |
90 |
Working with Results |
93 |
Controlling Calculation |
98 |
Error Messages |
100 |
9: Solving |
103 |
Solving and Optimization Functions |
103 |
10: Inserting Graphics and Other Objects |
109 |
Overview |
109 |
Inserting Pictures |
109 |
Inserting Objects |
112 |
Inserting Objects Computationally Linked to Your Worksheet |
114 |
11: 2D Plots |
117 |
Overview of 2D Plotting |
117 |
Graphing Functions and Expressions |
119 |
Plotting Vectors of Data |
122 |
Formatting a 2D Plot |
125 |
Modifying a 2D Plot’s Perspective |
127 |
Animations |
129 |
12: 3D Plots |
131 |
Overview of 3D Plotting |
131 |
Creating 3D Plots of Functions |
132 |
Creating 3D Plots of Data |
134 |
Formatting a 3D Plot |
139 |
13: Symbolic Calculation |
143 |
Overview of Symbolic Math |
143 |
Live Symbolic Evaluation |
144 |
Using the Symbolics Menu |
149 |
Examples of Symbolic Calculation |
149 |
Index |
157 |
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