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mvenich14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
October 2, 2019
Question

Mathcad Prime 6.0 Symbolic Engine, based on Axiom/Fricas

  • October 2, 2019
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So Mathcad Prime 6 has a new symbolic engine.

 

There's no indication within the product what the symbolic engine is. However, if you poke around in the installation directory, there's a new folder called Axiom with an executable for the computer algebra system called FriCAS somwhere inside.

 

So I guess the new symbolic engine is based on this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FriCAS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_(computer_algebra_system)

 

[edited to include reference to FRICAS]

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    Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    October 2, 2019

    Looking at the links provided, it looks like Axiom could be a competitor rather than a supplement to Prime.

     

    "It features 'HyperDoc', an interactive browser-like help system, and can display two and three dimensional graphics, also providing interactive features like rotation and lighting."

     

    The displayed 3D surface plot would put Prime to shame!

    skunks
    skunks19-Tanzanite
    19-Tanzanite
    October 3, 2019

    can anyone test this in 6.0?

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    wzelik12-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    October 3, 2019

    Please find below.

     

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      ChrisKaswer16-Pearl
      16-Pearl
      October 3, 2019

      Wow, the result looks like it's giving us is the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything", ...42. It must be correct!

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      Werner_E25-Diamond I
      25-Diamond I
      October 3, 2019

      Here is my first test of the new symbolic engine.

      As you can see neither the old nor the new engine come up with the result 1/(n+1) but the result of the new engine sure is nonsense (a further evaluation yields a wrong 0, of course).

      Also Wolfram Alpha is not able to come up with the result 1/(n+1) but at least points to the general harmonics.

      @LucMeekes  What about Maple in MC11. Is it able to come up with the simple result?

      clipboard_image_0.png

      The limit of course can be seen as Riemann sum of a simple integral. The way the new engine shows the result is not promising, too 😞

      clipboard_image_1.png

       

       

      BTW, have you all already noticed that we can copy and paste pics directly in our posts now w/o having to save as files?

       

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      LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
      23-Emerald IV
      October 3, 2019

      Mathcad 11/Maple:

      clipboard_image_0.png

      😞

      (No need to take a screenshot either, this was just a copy of 4 regions)

       

      Luc

       

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      Werner_E25-Diamond I
      25-Diamond I
      October 3, 2019

      Thanks for trying.

      Interesting that this little beast is causing the programs so much trouble.

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      prop_design15-Moonstone
      15-Moonstone
      October 3, 2019

      thanks for determining what the new symbolic solver was based on. i was curious about this. i never thought licensing tech from a competitor made any sense.

       

      anthony

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