Mathcad
Sign in to saveMathcad is computer software for the verification, validation, documentation and re-use of mathematical calculations in engineering and science, notably mechanical, chemical, electrical, and civil engineering. Released in 1986 for MS-DOS, it introduced live editing (WYSIWYG) of typeset mathematical notation in an interactive notebook, combined with automatic computations. It was originally developed by Mathsoft, and since 2006 has been a product of Parametric Technology Corporation.
Key facts
- Software.name
- Mathcad
- Software.logo
- Ptc mathcad logo standard color.png
- Software.screenshot
- top right Prime screengrab.png
- Software.caption
- Mathcad Prime 1.0
- Software.developer
- Mathsoft, PTC
- Software.latest release version
- Prime 11 (11.0.0.0)
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows
- Software.language
- 10 languages
- Software.genre
- Computer algebra system
- Software.license
- Proprietary
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.ptc.com/en/products/mathcad
- Image
- Top right Prime screengrab.png
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- inception
- 1986-01-01
- software version identifier
- Prime 10.0
- publication date
- 1986-00-00
- Commons category
- Mathcad
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Overview
- Summary of capabilities
- Current releases
- Computer operating system platforms
- Support
- Release history
- Screen captures of previous Mathcad versions
- See also
- References
- External links
Mathcad is computer software for the verification, validation, documentation and re-use of mathematical calculations in engineering and science, notably mechanical, chemical, electrical, and civil engineering. Released in 1986 for MS-DOS, it introduced live editing (WYSIWYG) of typeset mathematical notation in an interactive notebook, combined with automatic computations. It was originally developed by Mathsoft, and since 2006 has been a product of Parametric Technology Corporation.
==History== Mathcad was conceived and developed by Allen Razdow and Josh Bernoff at Mathsoft founded by David Blohm and Razdow. It was released in 1986. It was the first system to support WYSIWYG editing and recalculation of mathematical calculations mixed with text. It was also the first to check the consistency of engineering units through the full calculation. Other equation solving systems existed at the time, but did not provide a notebook interface: Software Arts' TK Solver was released in 1982, and Borland's Eureka: The Solver was released in 1987.