Upcoming Live Webinars

Featured Webinar Educational Techniques for the Next-Generation of Engineers Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:00 am ETD It’s been more than a decade since the turn of the century and for the most part, the way we teach undergraduates mathematical and design concepts in engineering modeling have remained unchanged for almost half a century. This webinar makes two bold assertions: Industry is undergoing a major transformation and we stand to fall behind in our pedagogy. New software is finally emerging that promises to reconcile theory with application and design in industry, research, and ultimately in the classroom. With fresh thinking new engineering challenges such as interdisciplinary and optimal design can begin influencing the curriculum in a way that is accessible to most undergrads, is relevant to industry, and does not sacrifice rigor. Advanced physical modeling and simulation technology offers increased capabilities for educators, and is also easy and intuitive enough to be used by undergrads so they can gain greater insight into the nature of physical systems.

Physical Modeling and Simulation with MapleSim Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT In this step by step introduction to MapleSim, a Maplesoft expert will demonstrate the essential techniques needed to begin building models and performing analysis. Topics will include: • Components • Setting up models • Simulation and plotting • Attachments and templates for enhanced analysis In addition, this webinar will explore some of the new features in MapleSim 5, including enhanced diagnostics, improved parameter and initial condition handling, movie exporting, and new API features. Maple 16 Training for Educators and Researchers Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT This webinar offers educators a quick and easy way to learn some of the fundamental concepts of Maple. Learn a few simple techniques that will allow you to use Clickable Math™ features to compose, visualize, and solve a wide variety of mathematical problems without commands. This webinar will also provide an introduction to some of the technical documentation features in Maple, including the use of interactive components such as buttons and sliders. We’ll also explore some of the new features in our latest release, Maple 16, including new Clickable Math teaching and learning tools. Maple T.A. MAA Placement Test Suite 8 Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT This interactive session will provide an overview and demonstration of the Maple T.A. MAA Placement Test Suite. A result of the ongoing partnership between the MAA and Maplesoft, this exciting product gives you the ability to provide MAA placement tests over the Internet. Find out how the Maple T.A. MAA Placement Test Suite will give you easy administration, instant results, and flexible scheduling for your incoming students. Hollywood Math Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 2:00 pm EDT Over its storied and intriguing history, Hollywood has entertained us with many mathematical moments in film. John Nash in “A Beautiful Mind,” the brilliant janitor in “Good Will Hunting,” the number theory genius in “Pi,” and even Abbott and Costello are just a few of the Hollywood “mathematicians” that come to mind. Although the widespread presentation of mathematics on the silver screen is not always entirely accurate, it does serve as a great introduction to the study of mathematics in general. The recent television series “Numb3rs” is a perfect example of how math becomes exciting when demonstrated in a unique and intriguing context. Math is turning up with increasing frequency in today’s movies and television programs, and as a result, interest in the study of mathematics is increasing. By placing a particular subject like math in a new light, you can increase your students’ appreciation of the topic, and of course, with an increase in appreciation comes a corresponding increase in comprehension! During this webinar Maplesoft will present a number of examples of mathematics in film. See relevant, exciting examples that you can use to engage your students. Have you ever wondered if the bus could really have jumped the gap in “Speed?” We’ve got the answer! Anyone with an interest in mathematics, especially high school and early college math educators, will be both entertained and informed by attending this webinar. At the end of the webinar you’ll be given an opportunity to download an application containing all of the Hollywood examples that we demonstrate. Clickable Calculus Series - Part #5: Linear Algebra Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 2:00 pm EDT In this webinar, Dr. Lopez will apply the techniques of “Clickable Calculus” to standard calculations in linear algebra. These calculations include Gaussian elimination, projecting a vector onto a one- or two-dimensional subspace, and exploring the relationships between eigenvalues, singular values, and the matrix norm. Clickable Calculus™, the idea of powerful mathematics delivered using very visual, interactive point-and-click methods, offers educators a new generation of teaching and learning techniques. Clickable Calculus introduces a better way of engaging students so that they fully understand the materials they are being taught. It responds to the most common complaint of faculty who integrate software into the classroom – time is spent teaching the tool, not the concepts. Dr. Robert J. Lopez, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA, is an award winning educator in mathematics and is the author of several books, including Advanced Engineering Mathematics. For over two decades, Dr. Lopez has also been a visionary figure in the introduction of math technology into undergraduate education and has received numerous awards for outstanding scholarship and teaching. Educational Techniques for the Next-Generation of Engineers Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT During this webinar, education-focused applications of MapleSim will be demonstrated. This technology differs from traditional modeling software in that it offers a richer and more relevant treatment of the underlying mathematics and physics of models. MapleSim and other such physical modeling tools have experienced rapid adoption in industry in recent years and institutions are now starting down the path to curriculum reform. A Guide to Coding Embedded Components Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 10:00 am EDT In this seminar, Dr. Lopez details how to program Maple's Embedded Components. All the lore and wisdom he has accumulated by trial-and-error, practice, and badgering of the Maplesoft programmers will be revealed during the presentation. Embedded Components are those buttons and boxes that can be assembled to create math apps. They are inserted into a document by clicking in the Components palette. They can be coded interactively "within" the component, or programmatically, from "without" the component. Many examples of math apps exist in Maple. The Math Apps accessed from the Tools menu provide many examples of these Embedded Components. Many of the newer Task Templates also illustrate the use of Embedded Components. The code for any of these built-in applications is readily available for the user - it lurks just a right-click away, behind the components themselves. Physical Models of Automotive Batteries for EV and HEV Applications Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 2:00 pm EDT The automotive industry is in transformation. New generation vehicles deploying hybrid (HEV), fully electric (EV), and fuel cell powerplants are presenting significant challenges to automotive engineers. The complexity of the automobile has increased exponentially in the past decades with higher performance components and digital control. This has triggered a design revolution in the industry which stresses detailed modeling and simulation steps prior to committing to metal and plastic. With new generation vehicles the need for advanced physical modeling solutions is considerably greater due to increasing system complexity, and the battery is becoming one of the most critical components in alternative powerplant development. This webinar covers new approaches to modeling and simulation for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and fully electric vehicle (EV) applications with particular emphasis on the development of high fidelity physical models of automotive batteries. Developed as part of the research program for the NSERC/Toyota/Maplesoft Industrial Research Chair for Mathematics-based Modeling and Design, these models will plug into comprehensive system models for HEV and EV applications. Conventional lead-acid, but also NiMH and Lithium battery models will be presented. Portuguese Webinars   Estudos com EDPs com Maple-Parte 1: Equação de Laplace,Equação da Onda e Equação do Calor Friday, May 11, 2012 1:00 pm S. America ETD (Brasilia, GMT-03:00) Nessa apresentação, estudaremos as EDPs que são normalmente abordadas em cursos padrão. Apresentaremos suas soluções através dos comandos pré-determinados do Maple para tratar diversos problemas de valor inicial e de contorno. Abordaremos as soluções com séries de Fourier e usaremos também as transformadas de Laplace nas EDPs e suas implicações. Estudos com EDPs com Maple-Parte 2: Equação de Laplace,Equação da Onda e Equação do Calor Monday, May 21, 2012 12:00 pm S. America ETD (Brasilia, GMT-03:00) Nessa apresentação, continuaresmos o estudo das EDPs lineares que são normalmente abordadas em cursos padrão de EDPs. Estudaremos suas soluções através dos comandos pré-determinados do Maple para tratar diversos problemas de valor inicial e de contorno. Abordaremos as soluções com séries de Fourier e usaremos também as transformadas de Laplace nas EDPs e suas implicações. Estes dois encontros serão uma ótima forma de estudar EDPs e os comandos do Maple para diversas outras aplicações. Conhecendo o MapleSim Monday, May 21, 2012 1:00 pm S. America ETD (Brasilia, GMT-03:00) Visa apresentar o MapleSim, seus principais recursos, funções e comandos para a modelagem e simulação. Mostrar seus componentes embutidos pré-construídos para modelagem e simulação nas diversas áreas da Engenharia. Mostrar exemplos de construção de sistemas multidomínio e suas potencialidades nas áreas industriais. Introdução à Álgebra Linear com Maple-Parte 1 Friday, May 25, 2012 1:00 pm S. America ETD (Brasilia, GMT-03:00) Iniciaremos o estudo da Álgebra Linear com uma abordagem básica, aprendendo como trabalhar com matrizes, determinantes e sistemas lineares e muitos outros tópicos com Maple. Usaremos comandos e pacotes do Maple e também os tutores para realizar os cálculos, e posteriormente usaremos o conhecimento adquirido para diversas outras aplicações. Introdução à Álgebra Linear com Maple-Parte 2 Monday, May 28, 2012 1:00 pm S. America ETD (Brasilia, GMT-03:00) Nessa apresentação, continuaresmo o estudo da Álgebra Linear utilizando a partir de aplicações em sistemas de EDOs, sistemas de equações modelando problemas reais entre outros. Utilizaremos os comandos do Maple e os tutores e ferramentas interativas sempre que for possível. Criando um Componente Personalizado no MapleSim Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:00 pmS. America ETD (Brasilia, GMT-03:00) Como construir um subsistema ou componente personalizado com o MapleSim, com o uso de Templates do Maple para analizar equações, modificar parâmetros, etc. MapleSim na Indústria Automotiva e Energia Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1:00 pm S. America ETD (Brasilia, GMT-03:00) MapleSim é um software de Simulação algébrica e numérica. Uma oportunidade ímpar de unir ciência e inovação. Em vez do ‘chão da fábrica’ permitir que produtos sejam dimensionados através de equações matemáticas. Nesta apresentação focamos aplicações na engenharia acadêmica, indústria automotiva e energias. Italian Webinars   Maple 16 per la didattica e la ricerca: scopri le novità Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:00 am European Summer Time (Rome, GMT+02:00) Maple 16 è una nuova importante versione di Maple, il software di calcolo tecnico-scientifico per matematici, ingegneri e scienziati. Con Maple 16, Maplesoft introduce nuovi tool e tecniche nella sua raccolta di strumenti Clickable Math™, fissando nuovi standard in termini di facilità d’uso del software matematico e fornendo nuovi modi innovativi per l’esplorazione della matematica. L’interfaccia è solo una delle molte aree che sono state potenziate in Maple 16. Sostanziali miglioramenti sono stati apportati all’intero prodotto in termini di algoritmi matematici, strumenti di visualizzazione, linguaggio di programmazione, tool ingegneristici, documentazione, funzionalità per l’insegnamento, tool di authoring e altro ancora. Durante questo webinar esploreremo le principali novità presenti nella nuova release. Un’ora di presentazione che vi consentirà di scoprire, in modo rapido ed efficace, alcuni concetti fondamentali di Maple. Saranno illustrate alcune semplici tecniche che vi consentiranno di sfruttare le funzionalità Clickable Math™ per comporre, visualizzare e risolvere un’ampia varietà di problemi matematici in modo assolutamente intuitivo, senza utilizzare i comandi. Saranno altresì presentate alcune funzionalità per la creazione di documentazione tecnica in Maple, incluso l’utilizzo di componenti interattivi come bottoni e slider. L’ambiente Maple per le applicazioni industriali Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:00 am European Summer Time (Rome, GMT+02:00) Durante questo webinar avrete modo di apprendere, in modo rapido ed efficace, alcuni concetti fondamentali per l’utilizzo di Maple. Scoprirete i passaggi essenziali per comporre, rappresentare graficamente e risolvere svariati tipi di problemi matematici. Questo webinar vi consentirà anche di comprendere come creare documenti professionali utilizzando Maple, così come l’utilizzo dei singoli pacchetti applicativi offerti da Maple. Esploreremo alcuni dei nuovi tool e risorse offerti dalla versione 16 di Maple. Con oltre 270 nuove funzioni matematiche e migliaia di miglioramenti apportati agli algoritmi già esistenti, gli utilizzatori di Maple 16 possono risolvere problemi complessi più rapidamente. Scopriremo come sia possibile risolvere un numero sempre maggiore di problemi ingegneristici andando più in profondità e affrontando ogni aspetto matematico delle applicazioni ingegneristiche.