| Maple-Based E-Book is the Essential Companion to Any College or High School Math Course WATERLOO, CANADA, August 16, 2006 — Maplesoft™, the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science and mathematics, announced today the publication of “The Mathematics Survival Kit: Maple™ Edition.” The e-book, which is based on Maple, the most powerful and intuitive tool for solving complex mathematical problems, taps the power of interactive technology to provide a much more valuable resource for college and high school students than a print-only textbook.
Based on the popular book, “The Mathematics Survival Kit” published by Thomson Nelson, the e-book was written by award-winning teacher Jack Weiner. It provides students with quick, concise and friendly five-minute reviews of 115 mathematical concepts, allowing them to navigate through challenging homework assignments with greater ease. By combining standard first-year university calculus and algebra curricula and high school course outlines with his 30 years of teaching experience, Weiner identifies those topics that both university and high school students find most problematic. He also offers two great strategies—“How to Get an A in Math” and “How to Get Extra Help” —for tackling those concepts in a step-by-step fashion.
“Maplesoft first approached me about working together on an interactive version of‘The Mathematics Survival Kit’ because the CEO’s own high school-aged daughter had brought the book home as an aide for her math homework,” said “The Mathematics Survival Kit” author Jack Weiner. “Jim Cooper saw how much the book helped her and thought it made sense to collaborate on an interactive version, which could take away the drudgery of math and give students the insight to better master the subject.”
"The electronic version takes the student into an educational journey that would have been impossible with a 231 page book,” said Utkarsh Dang, a University of Guelph student. “Almost every function or equation has a graph associated with it, which helped me see it visually and made me think more.”
Features of the interactive Mathematics Survival Kit: Maple Edition include short introductions to mathematical concepts, followed by straight-forward examples. There are also interactive, randomly-generated questions for each topic, where a student may fill in the answer, press a button and instantly learn if he or she is right. If the answer is incorrect, the student is then automatically directed to review the appropriate example. The e-book also provides hints and extensive use of graphical models in the questions, answers and feedback to the student.
“With his highly accessible teaching style and through the development of materials such as ‘The Mathematics Survival Kit,’ Jack has been helping students earn A’s in math for over 30 years,” said Maplesoft CEO Jim Cooper. “Maplesoft, as a first-class provider of mathematical software for thousands of students and professionals worldwide, quickly saw the value of working with Jack to produce an insightful, often humorous, interactive learning experience that enables easier understanding and better productivity and results.”
Availability and Pricing
The Mathematics Survival Kit: Maple Edition is currently available from the Maplesoft Web store at http://webstore.maplesoft.com. Students may purchase a specially priced bundle containing Maple 10 Student Edition, the Survival Kit, and two additional Study Guides for $139 USD. As a standalone purchase, the Mathematics Survival Kit is available for $29 USD.
About Maplesoft
Maplesoft is a leading developer and provider of interactive mathematical software. Its suite of products includes Maple, the most powerful and intuitive tool for solving complex mathematical problems and creating rich, executable technical documents; BlockBuilder™ for Simulink®, a First Principles physical modeling environment that offers automated export to Simulink; Maplesoft-MAA Placement Test Suite, a powerful Web-based placement testing system, automatically assessing student responses and performance; Maple T.A.™, a system for creating Web-based tests, assignments and exercises; and MapleNet™, a platform that allows Maple users to publish their live Maple documents on the Web.
Over two million users at thousands of organizations have applied Maple in nearly every technical field, including aerospace, automotive, biotechnology & pharmaceuticals, chemical systems, control theory and design, electronics, finance, mechanical systems, optimization, and signal processing. Maplesoft's commercial customer base includes Allied Signal, BMW, Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, DreamWorks, Ford, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Raytheon, Robert Bosch, Sun Microsystems, Toyota and Tyco. Additionally, over 90% of advanced research institutions and universities worldwide, including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Department of Energy, have adopted Maplesoft products to enhance their education and research activities. For more information, visit www.maplesoft.com.
About Nelson
Nelson is part of the Thomson Learning family of companies dedicated to providing innovative approaches to lifelong learning. Visit Nelson online at: www.nelson.com. For learning solutions: www.thomsonlearning.com. |
