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(continued...) For example, database programs written in C can invoke Maple 9 data analysis routines through OpenMaple.
The partnership between Maplesoft and the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) has brought more “industrial-speed” numeric algorithms into Maple 9.
FFTs, sparse linear systems and non-linear equation solving are some of the areas in which there’s even better performance in the new version.
Maple 9 has integrated the GNU Multi Precision Arithmetic Library (GMP), one of the world’s most powerful libraries for high precision arithmetic.
Cryptographers and many researchers in algebra use GMP for computations that require millions of bits of accuracy.
And a new DiscreteTransforms package helps you analyse signals, images, and more with industrial-speed FFT routines.
These new routines are an order of magnitude faster than the FFT tools in previous releases.
But none of this is at the expense of usability.
Maple 9 has an even friendlier and more powerful user interface, as well as a refurbished help interface.
This provides one convenient navigation window for keyword searching, topic searching, and browsing by category.
It also retains your search history – even across Maple sessions – so you can jump quickly between your favourite help pages.
The Maple 9 worksheet itself is also a friendlier place to work, with better menu structure, easier section management, more flexible formatting, and other small but appreciable improvements.
It looks better too.
Maple 9 has integrated OpenViz from Advanced Visual Systems (AVS), a leading technology for rendering interactive graphics.
Through OpenViz, you can make 3D graphics translucent, providing a more complete and aesthetic view of 3D objects.
(with thanks to Samir Khan of Adept Scientific)