Doing algebra, trigonometry, and calculus on a computer is even easier and more enjoyable. A Windows version of DERIVE® is available!
DERIVE is the mathematical assistant software relied upon by students, educators, engineers, and scientists around the world. Users and reviewers already rate it as the easiest symbolic math system to use (PC Week, R&D, Syllabus, etc.). DERIVE for Windows carries on the tradition by combining the "point and click" ease of Windows with the reliability users have come to expect from DERIVE.
Soft Warehouse, Inc. has targeted October 1996 as the release date for DERIVE for Windows. Its suggested retail price is $250. Registered users of DERIVE and DERIVE XM will soon be receiving their discount offer.
The following are a few of the many innovations incorporated into DERIVE for Windows:
Command toolbar: Issuing frequently used DERIVE commands is as easy and effortless as a mouse click. Just highlight an expression and click on the desired operation on the command toolbar. The algebra window toolbar includes buttons for authoring, simplifying, solving, differentiating, and integrating expressions. Helpful tool tips indicate the purpose of each button.
Substitution dialogs: Simply click on the variables from the list that DERIVE for Windows presents to you and then enter the desired value for that variable. If you want to change a value for a variable already entered, simply click again on that variable and edit its value.
File menu commands: Navigate through directory trees using standard Windows dialog boxes to load, save, and print files.
Context sensitive help: Press the F1 key to instantly get detailed help on any command dialog box. Extensive on-line help is available on DERIVE's built-in mathematical functions and operators. The utility files distributed with DERIVE is also fully documented on-line.
Greek toolbar: Entering Greek variable names and mathematical symbols on the author line is as easy as clicking on the desired name or symbol in the Greek toolbar. Or, if you prefer, enter them using Ctrl key combinations.
2D matrix input: After entering the dimensions of the matrix, DERIVE for Windows displays a two-dimensional expression entry array ready for your input. You can move around the array using the mouse or direction keys.
Multiple expression highlighting: Click and drag with the mouse to highlight multiple expressions. Then you can easily remove them, or drag and drop them at a new location.
Subexpression highlighting: Click on an expression to highlight the entire expression. Then click on a subexpression to highlight it. Just keep clicking to highlight more deeply nested subexpressions.
Print page setup: Customize the header and footer lines of DERIVE expression and plot printouts. Using &-macros it is easy to include the file name, page number, date, and time in headers and footers. You can also specify the page size, margins, and orientation of DERIVE printouts.
Print preview: Preview the print image of DERIVE expressions and plots before actually sending them to the printer. Zoom the preview in and out and view one or two pages at a time.
Printer support: If your printer is set up for Windows, it is set up for DERIVE. Support is provided for all types of black & white and color printers.
Fast and accurate plotting: Plotting is as easy as highlighting an expression and clicking on the plot command. Almost instantly your 2D or 3D plot appears.
Cross positioning: With just a click of the mouse, move the cross to any point in a 2D plot window and view the point's coordinates displayed on the status bar.
Plot range: Use a drag box to specify the boundaries of a new 2D plot range or enter boundary coordinates in a dialog box.
Command toolbar: The 2D-plot window toolbar makes it easy to annotate and print plots, position the plot region, and scale the plot.
Plot annotation: Annotations can be placed at any location in a 2D or 3D plot window. They can include Greek letters or mathematical symbols as well as normal text. Each annotation can be displayed in any color-for example, to match the color of a particular plot line.
System requirements: A PC-compatible computer with at least 8 megabytes of memory running Microsoft Windows. DERIVE for Windows will be distributed on high density 3.5 inch diskettes.
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