Updates and enhancements to the new Symbolics engine in PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0.0.0.
User Interface Location: Click Math > Operators and Symbols.
Release: PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0.0.0
Benefits and Description
PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0.0.0 fully embraces the new symbolics engine that was introduced in PTC Mathcad Prime 6.0.0.0. The legacy symbolic engine is removed. The new engine enables updates and enhancements of symbolics with each new release of PTC Mathcad Prime.
In PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0.0.0, the following symbolics updates and enhancements have been made:
• Better error notification―Issues with input expression are reported more precisely
• Improved performance, including keyword simplify, keyword solve and definite/indefinite integrals.
• Enhancement of keyword simplify and keyword simplify using max modifier. Faster calculation and more simplified results.
• Enhancement of keyword solve and keyword solve using fully modifier. Solves the following cases:
◦ System of equalities and inequalities
◦ Polynomial and cubic equations
◦ Equations with symbolic functions
◦ Logarithmic equations
◦ Trigonometric and inverse trigonometric equations
◦ Exponential equations
◦ Equations of special functions
• Enhancement of keyword float―Improved calculation accuracy for Bessel functions and improved rounding.
• Updates to variable assumptions―You can now replace assumption real (default) with assumption complex using a modifier.
• Improved support of definite/indefinite integrals and limits―Added supported cases and improved performance. Support for integrals of piece-wise functions.
• Improved keyword series―Support binomial series, improved series expansion of functions at infinity.
• Improved work with polynomials, powers, and roots. Improved performance for large exponents.
• Improved support of limits and integrals with polynomials.
• A new modifier generated―Makes assumptions about generated variables in solutions when used along with keyword solve.
• Improved support of functions numer and denom.
The new symbolic engine in PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0.0.0 operates to a specific set of calculation rules and as such, differs in several ways from the legacy symbolic engine in previous versions of PTC Mathcad. Refer to
this topic for information about these differences.
