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Mathpad and MathpadDraw

Mathpad features ... Stand alone math text editor. Easily make exponents, subscripts, fractions and roots. Unlimited expression complexity. Many word processor-like options. Mathpad is an easy-to-use program for composing mathematical expressions. Math teachers can use Mathpad to produce quizzes, tests and handouts. In fact, the program was written with this goal in mind. Of course, anyone who needs to type mathematics will benefit from Mathpad. The main utility of Mathpad is producing printed copy. However, you can save any portion of a Mathpad file, an ordinary text file, as a formatted image file. You can then easily put Mathpad's output into a web page or any other program. The samples page was produced in exactly this way.  Also, the banners at the top and left of this page are Mathpad images. With most equation editors, you choose a template with the mouse, type a few keystrokes and then repeat the process. Mathpad doesn't work this way. Mainly, you just use the keyboard. Most people probably find this to be easier and faster.

MathpadDraw features mathematical drawings...

• Both two and three dimensional drawings.
• Drawing annotation with any Mathpad expression.
• Eight types of equation graphs.
• Extensive two dimensional geometric drawing capability.

MathpadDraw's main thrust is the creation of static drawings of various mathematical objects.  It is not a calculator, but there are some calculator aspects.  Within the program, animation of several drawing types is possible.  Not only is this fun to watch, it can be very informative about the mathematics represented by the drawing.

As expected, you can save any figure that you make and also save the drawing as a "png" image.  Of course you can print any drawing.  The samples page shows just a few drawings.  

Some recent additions:

• Constant sliders so you can rapidly see the effect of changing constant values.
• Numeric integration for functions of one variable.
• Display and computation of "areas between curves"
• Expression operator in symbolic text for dynamic numeric values.
• The ruler and compass drawing is now dynamic; i.e., change of any part of the drawing ripples through the entire drawing.

When you download the program, it's really worth your while to look at the examples found in the directory where you install the program.