Posted in Software on March 27th, 2007 4 Comments »
I have tried to do a little research into the compatibility of Maple 11 with Microsoft Vista. A student of mine report that he attempted to run his new copy of Maple 11 on his new Vista machine and was unsuccessful. I could not find a statement on the Maplesoft website confirming or [...]
Posted in Mathematics on March 27th, 2007 2 Comments »
I am LaTEX disciple when it comes to writing up my own papers (No, not as in spandex, but the typesetting language). However, when I work with undergraduate students who have not had any exposure to such a language, I tend to encourage them to use Microsoft Word. I also encourage them to use the Equation Editor in the their math papers even though I must cringe as I read them. I don’t cringe because they are using a Microsoft product, but that the mathematics typesetting is still just so unsightly.[..]