Maplesoft Releases Maple 16

By DE Editors

Maplesoft has released Maple 16, an update to its flagship technical computing software for mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. With Maple 16, the company 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 the new release, 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.

According to the company, substantial improvements were made across the entire product in mathematical algorithms, visualization, programming language, engineering tools, documentation, education features, authoring tools, and more.  

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.