It is available for DOS or Windows PCs. Both products are state-of-the-art 32-bit programs that take full advantage of available extended memory.
Review of Derive 5 "Copyright August 2000, LTSN Maths, Stats & OR Network."
DERIVE is the trusted mathematical assistant relied upon by students, educators, engineers and scientists around the world. It does for Algebra, equations, trigonometry, vectors, matrices and calculus what the scientific calculator does for numbers. It eliminates the drudgery of performing long and tedious computations. You can easily solve both symbolic and numeric problems and see the results plotted as 2D graphs or 3D surfaces.
Powerful Computer Algebra System (CAS) tool
DERIVE algebraically simplifies, expands and factors expressions. Equations and systems of non-linear polynomial equations can easily be solved, yielding their real and complex solutions. Numeric operations are performed exactly with no round-off error and the results can be specified to thousands of digits of precision. DERIVE applies the rules of trigonometry, calculus, matrix algebra and vector calculus to solve your toughest math problems. [Go to Top]
2D plots
Create multiple 2D plots to analyze and explore equations in both Cartesian and polar coordinate systems. Control the aspect ratio, scale and axis definition of your plot, and optionally view the real and imaginary parts. Trace the graph and view precise coordinates of points on the curve. DERIVE can even plot Boolean combinations of inequalities involving two variables! [Go to Top
Easy to create and analyze 3D surfaces
Rotate and zoom multiple shaded 3D surfaces in real-time. 3D surfaces can be created using functions defined parametrically and as sets of data points. Surfaces can be displayed in rectangular, spherical and cylindrical coordinate systems. Determine coordinates of points on surfaces using movable highlighted cross lines. 3D surfaces can be annotated with descriptive text and exported in popular formats such as TIFF, JPEG, BMP for use in other programs. [Go to Top]
Mathematical worksheets
Create, edit, print and save your analyses, solutions and explorations in richly formatted worksheets documents. Mathematical worksheets can include 2D and 3D plot images, text and OLE objects. You can choose to hide or show the referencing line numbers and/or comments and embedded objects. Equations, matrices and other maths expressions are shown in their true mathematical format. DERIVE makes it easy to document your complex maths work and share your ideas with colleagues. [Go to Top]
It's easy to use!
Math symbols and Greek letters are just a click away with dockable toolbars. Toolbar buttons make it easy to create matrices, do integration and differentiation, determine limit values, and more. DERIVE includes an extensive library of utility files that define functions for solving first and second order ordinary differential equations (both exactly and numerically), and for computing Bessel, Fresnel, elliptic integrals and other special functions. [Go to Top]
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Independent Evaluations of Derive 6 in use by Teachers
These detailed reports were independently commissioned by three UK evaluation services. They report teachers actual experiences of installing, using and benefitting from the use of Derive 6. Each focusses on use of Derive at a particular level.
The eValuate Service Derive 6 Review:
http://www.learnevaluations.co.uk/EvalResults.aspx?PID=96
SchoolZone Derive 6 Review:
TEEM (Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia) Derive 6 Review
http://www.teem.org.uk/findresource/element/?element_id=1797&session_id=&topic_id=
Derive 6 is distributed in the UK by:-
Chartwell-Yorke Ltd, 114 High Street, Belmont Village, Bolton, Lancs, BL7 8AL, tel (+44) (0)1204 811001, fax (+44) (0)1204 811008, email info@chartwellyorke.com, www.chartwellyorke.com