Abstract :
The venerable math programs Maple and Mathematica long ago outgrew pure math to include numerical and symbolic math, graphics, document preparation, and more. Maplesoft and Wolfram have each recently released a major update-Maple 12 and Mathematica 7-and Maple has a new simulation package as well. The company is increasingly pitching to engineers-an approach that has long been successful for another big math program, MathWorks´ Matlab.
