Mathcad 11

Quick Reference
List of Operators
x and y represent real numbers. z and w represent either real or complex numbers. m, n, i, j, and k represent integers. S (and any names beginning with S) represent string u, v, (and any names beginning with v) represent vectors. A and B represent matrices or vectors. M and N represent square matrices. f represents a scalar-valued function. F represents a vector-valued function. file is a string variable that corresponds to a filename or path. X and Y represent variables or expressions of any type.
When spaces are shown in an equation, you need not type the spaces. Mathcad automatically spaces equations correctly. Range sum Operator Parentheses Addition Addition with line break Subtraction and negation Multiplication Division Inline division Factorial Complex conjugate Absolute value Square root nth root Reciprocal Exponentiaion Equals Definition Mixed number Vector and matrix subscript Range variable Dot product Cross product Vector sum Matrix inverse Magnitude and determinant How to type [Shift] = or + [Ctrl][ ] [Shift]8 or * / [Ctrl]/ [Shift]1 " [Shift]\ \ [Ctrl]\ /1 [Shift]6 = [Shift] ; [Ctrl][Shift] = [ ; [Shift]8 or * [Ctrl]8 [Ctrl]4 [Shift]6 -1 [Shift]\ Appearance [Shift]4 expressions. Operator Matrix superscript Matrix transpose Vectorize Picture Summation How to type [Ctrl]6 [Ctrl]1 [Ctrl] [Ctrl]T [Ctrl][Shift]4 Appearance

M n MT X n/a
n

X
i=m n

Product

[Ctrl][Shift]3

X
i=m

X
i

(X) X+Y X +Y X Y , X XY X -z Xz

Range product

[Shift]3

X
i

Definite integral Indefinite integral Derivative

[Shift]7 [Ctrl]I [Shift] /

a f ( t ) dt f ( t ) dt
d f(t) dt n d f(t) dtn lim f ( t ) ta lim f ( t ) t a+ lim f ( t ) t az c, f(x,y,z,...) expr c x > y, S1 > S2 x < y, S1 < S2 x y, S1 S2 x y, S1 S2 z w, S1 S2 z w

nth derivative

[Ctrl][Shift] /

n!
X |x| z nz 1 -z zw c= z c, f(x,y,z,...) km --n vn, Mi,j 1..10 uv uv v n/a |x|

Limit Right-hand limit Left-hand limit Global Definition Symbolic Equals Greater than Less than

[Ctrl]L [Ctrl][Shift]A [Ctrl][Shift]B [Shift] or ~ [Ctrl] . [Shift] . or > [Shift] , or < [Ctrl][Shift]0 [Ctrl][Shift]9 [Ctrl]3 [Ctrl] = [Ctrl][Shift]7 [Ctrl][Shift]6 [Ctrl][Shift]1 [Ctrl][Shift]5 [Shift] [ ]

expr

Greater than or equal to Less than or equal to Not equal to Bold or Boolean Equals and or xor not Local Definition Add Line

xy xy xy x w f(a,b,c, )

Operator Conditional Statement Otherwise For Loop While Loop Break Continue Return On Error

How to type [Shift] ] [Ctrl][Shift] ] [Ctrl][Shift] [Ctrl] ] [Ctrl][Shift] [ [Ctrl] [ [Ctrl][Shift] \ [Ctrl]

Appearance

Predefined variables
Constant=value Definition and use Pi. Mathcad uses the value of to 15 digits. To type , press [Ctrl[Shift]P. The base of natural logarithms. Mathcad uses the value of e to 15 digits. Infinity. This symbol represents values larger than the largest real number representable in Mathcad (about 10307). To type , press [Ctrl][Shift]Z. Percent. Use in expressions like 10*% (appears as 10 % ) or as a scaling unit at the end of an equation with an equal sign. Constraint tolerance used in solving and optimization functions: how closely a constraint must be met for a solution to be considered acceptable. folder of the worksheet.

if otherwise for

= 3.14159...
e = 2.71828...

while break continue return on error CTOL = 103

% = 0.01

= 10307

Greek letters
To type a Greek letter into an equation or into text, press the Roman equivalent from the table below, followed by [Ctrl]G. Alternatively, use the Greek toolbar. Letter alpha beta chi delta epsilon eta gamma iota kappa lambda mu nu omega omicron phi phi (alternate) pi psi rho sigma tau theta theta (alternate) upsilon xi zeta Uppercase Lowercase Roman equivalent

CWD = [system path] String corresponding to the working FRAME = 0 ORIGIN = 0 PRNCOLWIDTH = 8 PRNPRECISION = 4 TOL = 103
Counter for creating animation clips. Array origin. Specifies the index of the first element in arrays. Column width used in writing files with WRITEPRN function. Number of significant digits used when writing files with the WRITEPRN function. Tolerance used in numerical approximation algorithms (integrals, equation solving, etc.): how close successive approximations must be for a solution to be returned.

A B C D E H G I K L M N W O F J P Y R S T Q J
[Shift]2 [Ctrl]7 [Ctrl]2 [Ctrl]5 [Ctrl]T [Ctrl]R [Ctrl]D [Shift][F9] [Ctrl]G

Keystroke commands
Keystroke " [Ctrl]M [Ctrl]U [F1] [Shift][F1] [F9] [Ctrl][F9] [Automatic Calculation] Action Create text region Insert or change size of matrix Insert Unit Help Context sensitive help Calculate region Calculate worksheet Tools Calculate If checked, makes Mathcad update screen continuously. If unchecked, prevents Mathcad from calculating until you explicitly tell it to. Change to Greek Variable Changes character before [Ctrl]G from Roman to Greek and vice versa. Insert X-Y Plot Insert Polar Plot Insert Surface Plot Insert Contour Plot Insert Picture Refresh screen Delete (without saving for copy and paste) Evaluate Symbolically

U X Z

Note: (lowercase pi) has its own shortcut, [Ctrl][Shift]P.