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Mathcad vs. Excel!
Competitive overview!
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Linda SIMONSEN!
Sales and Channel Manager!
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Mathcad benefits over Excel!
SOFTWARE, SOLUTIONS, SERVICES
FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
• Ease of use!
– Whiteboard interface!
– Natural math notation!
– Self-documenting!
• Verification and validation!
– All formulas are in the foreground, visible at all times!
• Math functions/programming!
– Additional included functionality such as unit management, symbolic calculations,
and calculus !
– Engineering-specific tutorials !
– Intuitive programming with new debugging capabilities!
• Interoperability!
– Out-of-the-box integrations with CAD, CAE, other engineering applications!
– Open XML standard !
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Spreadsheet/Excel maths!
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=($B$1*$D$1/2)*((PI()*$F$1*$D$1-$H$1)/
(PI()*$D$1+$F$1*$H$1))+$B$1*$F$2*$D$2/2!
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=9.774428429!
Mathcad!
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Spreadsheet/Excel maths!
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=((G15*(1+bank_tol_fac)*Fp/100)*IF(loop="Port",BJ15/BH15,IF(loop="Stbd",BK15/
BI15))*IF(stream="mixed",AZ15/
BC15,IF(OR(stream="port",AND(stream="sided",loop="port")),AX15/
BA15,IF(OR(stream="stbd",AND(stream="sided",loop="stbd")),AY15/BB15)))
*(1-Cal_DHF)+BM15)*(1+ IF(op_mode= "SSG",SSG_corr,0))+BL15!
BJ
if1 ( op_mode :=
)
Mathcad!
SSG_corr
if op_mode "SSG"
if2 ( loop) :=
15
if loop
"port"
if loop
BH
"stbd"
15
0 otherwise
BK
15
BI
15
if3 ( stream , loop) :=
t ← ( 1 − Cal_DHF
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0 otherwise
AZ
15
BC
if stream
"mixed"
15
AX
15
BA
⋅ t + BM
if ( stream
"port" ) + ( stream
"sided" ) ⋅ ( loop
"port" )
⋅ t + BM
if ( stream
"stbd" ) + ( stream
"sided" ) ⋅ ( loop
"stbd" )
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AY
15
BB
BM
15
H
15
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15
15
otherwise
:= G ⋅ ( 1 + bank_tol_fac) ⋅
15
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Fp
100
⋅ if1 ( op_mode ⋅ if3 ( stream , loop) ⋅ ( 1 + if1 ( op_mode ) + BL
)
)
15
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Mathcad benefits over Excel!
SOFTWARE, SOLUTIONS, SERVICES
FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
No unit support!
– Manual conversions can lead
to errors!
Results and equations not displayed
at same time!
– Many errors may go unnoticed!
No mathematical notation!
– Difficult auditing and IP
maintenance!
– Must be familiar with Excel to
understand equations and cell
referencing!
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Authoring, formatting &
presentation of Mathcad!
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Over 200 built-in units!
– Maintained throughout
calculations and most
programming!
– Eliminates conversion errors!
Natural maths notation!
– Readable for those who
understand maths!
Equations and results in
same window!
– Reduces errors!
– Prevents loss of valuable IP!
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