Vol.14, Issue 1, Year 2005

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MuPAD Workshops in Asia

Recently MuPAD is getting popular in South East Asia. In December 2004 Malaysian company Unik Set Solutions started a series of MuPAD workshops. First of them was in Singapore during the ATCM'04 conference. Next three workshops will take place in January and February 2005, in Malaysia. Finally another workshop will take place in Mumbai, in India, April 2005. MuPAD users from South East Asia can choose the place that is the most convenient for them and attend each workshop for free. A small fee is charged for the workshop in Mumbai. All workshops are in particular suitable for mathematics, science and computer science teachers and university faculty who want to use computer technology in their classroom. Details of each workshop are given in the table below.

Workshop title	Date	Place	Organizers, instructor
Multimedia Tools for Communicating Mathematics - MuPAD tutorial for mathematics teachers	15 December, 2004	National Institute of Education Singapore	Unik Set Solutions, Dr Miroslaw Majewski
Introducing MuPAD - the open Computer Algebra System	24-26 January, 2005	Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi Universiti Kebangsaan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Unik Set Solutions, Dr Miroslaw Majewski
Introducing MuPAD - the open Computer Algebra System	27-29 January, 2005	Sekola Sains dan Teknologi Universiti Malaysia, Sabah	Unik Set Solutions, Dr Miroslaw Majewski
Introducing MuPAD - the open Computer Algebra System	1-3 February, 2005	Fakulti Sains Kognitif dan Pambangunan Manusa Sarawak, Malaysia	Unik Set Solutions, Dr Miroslaw Majewski
Mathematical Software Applications to Mathematics/Engineering Teaching	19-22 April, 2005	Department of Applied Mathematics Institute of Chemical Technology Matunga, Mumbai 400019 INDIA	Dr. Ajit Kumar & Dr Miroslaw Majewski

More information about workshops in Malaysia is available from:

Unik Set Solutions Sdn. Bhd.
25, Jalan 6/149J,
Bandar Sri Petaling,
57000 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Tel: +6 03 9056 2180, Fax: +6 03 9056 2180
Email: info@ unikset.com; URL: www.unikset.com

More information about workshop in India is available from:

Dr. Ajit Kumar
Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019
Tel: 0222141 5616 (Ext. 466) E-mail: ajit@ udct.org

MathPAD 2005 - The Fourth Meeting of MuPAD Users

The fourth meeting of MuPAD users will take place in Poland, at the Nicholas Copernicus University. Like in previous years MathPAD 2005 will gather mathematics and computer science teachers as well as university instructors. One of the MathPAD 2005 activities will be training MuPAD instructors. Here are basic data about MathPAD 2005. For more information about this meeting ask Mirek Majewski

Date: 4-8 July, 2005
Place: Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
Languages: English and all Slavic languages
Web site: http://www.mat.uni.torun.pl/konferencje/mathpad_2005.html

New MuPAD book: MuPAD for Impatient

Publisher: Edukacja z TI, sprzedaz@edukacjazti.pl
Language: Polish

This small book (about 200 pages) is a short introduction to MuPAD. This is the first Polish book that introduces MuPAD to a wider audience - teachers of mathematics and computer science, university instructors and students.

In six chapters author introduces foundations of MuPAD applications in selected mathematical disciplines. Large chapter is devoted to mathematical graphics with MuPAD.

Chapter 1: Introduction to MuPAD
Chapter 2: Calculus of functions of one variable
Chapter 3: Multivariable calculus with MuPAD
Chapter 4: MuPAD and algebra
Chapter 5: Graphics for a mathematician
Chapter 6: Briefly about programming
Appendix: Selected functions and procedures

The book is an ideal resource for people who wish to start using a Computer Algebra System for solving and visualizing mathematical problems.

Mirek Majewski

MathPAD Notice Board

MuPAD Workshops in Asia

MathPAD 2005 - The Fourth Meeting of MuPAD Users

New MuPAD book: MuPAD for Impatient

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