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Morning all,

I have just sat through a seminar on MathCAD. Admittedly by a specific MathCAD training company.

The software appears to be able to do all that excell can but with a simpler interface and transparency that allows easy checking.

I struck me that a knowledge of and access the program may have saved many hours of student time during design exercises, and probably lecturer time in marking. I understand that Excel has it place as a readily available and flexible tool that is relatively inexpensive, but wonder if for STRE design work MathCAD may have a place (or whether it is used already?).

I am interested to know what your experience of the program in industry is:

• Have you heard of it?
• Do you use it and to what extent?
• What do you think of it as a design tool?
• Do you think it would be suitable for use on PET course/STRE’s?

Thanks all.