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Mackichan Software Inc. produces four software packages. Scientific WorkPlace , Scientific Word, Scientific Notebook and MuPAD Pro. This page describes the main features of each package and differences between these packages.
Scientific WorkPlace, Scientific Word, and Scientific Notebook are designed to increase productivity for anyone who writes technical documents, especially those containing mathematics. They are perfect for writers in all technical fields: mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, statistics, medical research, operations research, logic, and more.
When you need to publish mathematics-intensive documents on the Web, create them with Scientific WorkPlace, Scientific Word, or Scientific Notebook. Then, your readers can use a free Scientific Viewer software to view and print your read-only .tex documents containing text, mathematics, and graphics.
Which Product is Right for You?
Customers often wonder which product is best for them because these products have so many features and applications. At the highest level, our products help people develop and communicate ideas that involve mathematics. Many other software products are not designed with mathematics in mind. Some of our products provide computational capability; others also provide beautiful typesetting.
| Scientific WorkPlace |
Mathematical word processor, with typesetting and two computer algebra systems built in. |
| Scientific Word |
Mathematical word processor, with full typesetting capabilities. |
| Scientific Notebook |
Mathematical word processor, with two computer algebra systems built in. |
| MuPAD Pro |
The computer algebra system for those who need comprehensive programming and debugging mathematical applications. |
Key Questions to Consider:
- Do you publish in journals or work with colleagues who use LaTeX? Choose Scientific WorkPlace or Scientific Word.
- Do you need publishing features such as a Table of Contents, a Bibliography, and numbered references? Choose Scientific WorkPlace or Scientific Word.
- Will you benefit from built-in computer algebra features such symbolic and numeric calculation and 2-D and 3-D plotting? Choose Scientific WorkPlace or Scientific Notebook.
- Do you create exams that you would like to create algorithmically? Choose Scientific WorkPlace
- or Scientific Notebook for the Exam Builder.
- Does your problem-solving involve condition
- al branching and looping? MuPAD Pro is the right choice. (Our other products do not have these capabilities, although they work very well in conjunction with MuPAD Pro).
- Do you want a simple alternative to Microsoft Word and the Equation
- Editor? Choose our entry-level pro
- duct, Scientific Notebook.
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Typesetting
Scientific WorkPlace and Scientific Word are perfect for writers in all technical fields: mathematics, physics, engineering, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, statistics, medical research, operations research, logic, and more. They are ideal tools for academic, industry, and government institutions.
Both technical and non-technical users can quickly learn to perform such tasks as entering and numbering equations, creating tables and matrices, importing graphics, and performing document-based tasks such as generating a table of contents or an index. Scientific WorkPlace and Scientific Word simplify working on books and other large documents.
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Computation
Scientific WorkPlace and Scientific Notebook are your gateway to interactive teaching and learning in the sciences. Far more powerful and easier to use than a calculator, Scientific WorkPlace and Scientific Notebook are ideal for reports, research papers, exams, and homework.
These two products are optimized for handling mathematical content. Entering and editing mathematical expressions is simple and direct using correct mathematical notation. All expressions are live; you can compute directly with mathematics in standard form. Working in a document, you can perform numeric and symbolic computations and plot expressions with MuPAD or Maple (but without having to know their commands).
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Differences between Scientific WorkPlace, Scientific Notebook and Scientific Wod
| Feature Comparison |
Scientific WorkPlace |
Scientific Notebook |
Scientific Word |
| For Windows95/NT4.0 on CD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Print without typesetting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Print with typesetting |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Create/read WWW documents |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exam Builder |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Computational Capability with Maple V R.4 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Create TeX files |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Save as Portable LaTeX |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| TrueTeX typesetting |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Style Editor |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
This Mackichan Web is Copyright of Timberlake Consultants Limited and Mackinchan Software Inc
Last revised: 5/18/2008
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