Mathematicians are on a mission to replace the costly software used in education and research with a free, open-source version. More than 100 mathematicians around the world are helping to develop the ...

Read more from Slate’s special issue on science education and give us your best ideas for raising the next generation of scientists and engineers. When Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, Va., ...

Probably one of the best features in the mathematical-engineering program Mathcad Version 14.0 is that it works directly with Pro/Engineer. This lets engineers use the math software to parameterize ...

• It is relatively easy to find math packages devised for college coursework and research that can be repurposed to do meaningful tasks in engineering. • Some kinds of academic software is flexible ...