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User Case Studies - Academic -- Please Select -- User Stories Home Professional Academic MapleSim Revitalizes the Freshman Engineering Design Course at McMaster University September 9, 2011 Maplesoft The freshman design engineering course, or "cornerstone" course, is a critical component of the curriculum at most institutions. It introduces students to the fundamental techniques of design and the various tools of engineering. The modern incarnation of this course integrates general design and analysis concepts and the application of computing tools such as CAD. In a general sense, it is intended to answer the question "What do engineers actually do?" for a young student. Smart teaching at Forest Hill gets more from students May 15, 2011 Maplesoft The use of Maple T.A., the assessment and grading software from Maplesoft, by a comprehensive school in the UK has brought a host of benefits to students,teachers and the school. Maple T.A. is an easy-to-use web-based system for creating tests and assignments. University of Waterloo Improves Learning while Saving Money with Maple T.A. March 9, 2011 Maplesoft The University of Waterloo faced an all-too-familiar problem: increasing enrollment and decreasing budgets. The University of Waterloo chose Maple T.A . to automate the assessment tasks for many of their mathematics-based courses. Today, Maple T.A. is used to deliver tests and assignments to approximately 9000 students/year, spread over more than 40 courses. Students in the mathematics, engineering, and science faculties use Maple T.A. every day.“Maple T.A. has made a huge difference to us, on many levels,” says Carrie Howells, Instructional Support Coordinator for the Mathematics Faculty Computing Facility. "After moving to Maple T.A., we've found that we can save approximately $100,000 per year on our grading budget, which we can use to support activities and programs we couldn't otherwise offer." Learning to walk faster with high performance modelling March 1, 2011 Maplesoft The ability for robots to mimic humans is one of science's most talked about issues. The rewards for reproducing human movement and actions go far beyond engineering, having applications and ramifications for medical treatment, computer technology, defence, exploration and much more. A project using MapleSim physical modelling software at the University of Manchester, is helping to perfect the process of humanoid walking in robots. MapleSim and Maple Used in Advanced Research Projects at the Automation, Robotics, and Mechatronics Lab at SUNY Buffalo January 12, 2011 Maplesoft The Automation, Robotics and Mechatronics (ARM) Lab is a research laboratory in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences in The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. The lab combines an in-depth understanding of mathematical theory with experimental validation to develop a new generation of smart mechanical and mechatronic systems. Their work includes projects in haptic devices for surgical simulations, musculoskeletal simulation to refine human-machine interactions, cooperative payload transport by robot collectives, and omnidirectional wheeled robots. Maple the ideal vehicle for algebra students at Bath University July 15, 2010 Maplesoft Maplesoft’s mathematics software, Maple, is being used at Bath University to provide a framework for the teaching of complex mathematics problem solving and for students to complete course work and assessment. The Art of Modeling Seashell Morphology May 27, 2010 Maplesoft Modeling the varied shapes of seashells is an appealing application of several mathematical concepts that are introduced in multi-variable calculus. And despite the staggering variety of shell shapes found in nature, the growth of almost all seashells can be described in terms of three exponential functions and a closed curve that describes the shape of the shell’s aperture, or opening. The challenge in modeling the morphology of these seashells is that the process requires a tool that combines mathematical muscle, outstanding 3D graphics, and a powerful programming language. It’s in this combination of requirements that Maple truly excels. Advanced teaching benefits with control hardware and modeling software March 8, 2010 Maplesoft Products supplied and supported by Adept Scientific are providing real teaching and research benefits at Bristol University. Use of a Quanser design control system is challenging students to look beyond the immediate project confines to find new solutions, whilst MapleSim modeling software is aiding postgraduate students in the development of robotic systems. Chalmers University of Technology uses Maple T.A. to improve student success in mathematics February 9, 2010 Maplesoft Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, is considered one of Sweden’s most distinguished technical universities. The university’s programs are focused on research and teaching within technology and natural science, and mathematics is foundational to all technical programs offered at Chalmers. When the faculty at Chalmers realized that new students were struggling with advanced mathematics, they took immediate action. Maple: A Natural Fit for Natural Convection October 14, 2009 Maplesoft At Gonzaga University, Professor Abdul Aziz teaches undergraduate mechanical engineering students about heat transfer, the study of how systems behave under the influence of heating or cooling. His students use the extensive symbolic capabilities in Maple to explore the principles and equations that govern natural convection without getting bogged down in complicated numerical methods. Exploring Chaos and Dynamical Systems with MapleSim March 16, 2009 Maplesoft Dr. Stephen Lynch is a world class leader in the use of mathematical software in teaching and learning, and a renowned expert on dynamical systems and their applications. He teaches a range of courses at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, and has been nominated for a second time by MMU for a National Teaching Fellowship. Dr. Lynch has chosen to feature MapleSim in the second edition of his best-selling book, Dynamical Systems and Applications using Maple. The book introduces readers to the theory of dynamical systems through theoretical and practical examples, all illustrated with programs created with software tools from Maplesoft. MapleSim used in the field of renewable energy engineering February 9, 2009 Maplesoft David Parker, an engineer with many years of experience working in electronics engineering and related fields, has always been interested in the topic of renewable energy, particularly solar energy. For a recent course on Laplace Transforms and Applications, Parker wrote a paper on the analysis in the s-domain of a series RLC circuit. In the paper, he predicts the response of a bandpass filter RLC circuit using theoretical Laplace transform techniques, and then compares his calculated results with simulated measurements from MapleSim and with the actual physical response of a breadboarded circuit. The resultant MapleSim simulations for frequency, impulse, step, and ramp responses matched the theoretical predictions extremely well. “[My work] would have been much more difficult without Maple and MapleSim,” said Parker. Building Better Mathematicians January 23, 2009 Maplesoft Math software technology from Maplesoft™ is helping Professor Roger Kraft to better teach math students at Purdue University Calumet. He uses Maple™, the award-winning math tool, to give students a greater understanding of the subject, help clarify concepts taught in the classroom, and deliver an interactive medium for exploring and visualizing functions. Students and lecturers solve assessment problems using Maple T.A. December 18, 2008 Maplesoft The marking of mathematical questions is time consuming and prone to inconsistency, particularly when assessing problem-solving skills. At the University of Portsmouth Maple T.A., a web-based system developed by Maplesoft for creating tests and assignments and automatically assessing student performance, has not only enabled the efficient and accurate marking of examinations papers, but has also allowed their peer moderation by students. Maple and Moodle Transform Math Teaching at the University of Turin:The E-Learning Project of the Faculty of Sciences December 18, 2008 Matteo Baldoni, Sandro Coriasco, Marina Marchisio, Sergio Rabellino The Faculty of Sciences at the University of Turin started in 2007 the Project “E-learning and interactive teaching”, financially supported by the Compagnia di SanPaolo of Turin. This Project is aimed at extending the e-learning services offered by the Faculty to its students and enriching the traditional teaching of Mathematics with the new technologies available nowadays. One of the highlights of this project has been the use of the Maplesoft suite of products (Maple, MapleNet, Maple TA), making them the “core” of the preparation and distribution of the didactic material. Maplesoft products were made available mainly within the open source e-learning platform “Moodle”, widely adopted in Italian Universities. 1 2 3 Page 1 of 3