Professor Michael B. Cutlip
University of Connecticut
E-mail: Michael.Cutlip@Uconn.Edu
This special web site
provides a set of simple examples of problems that can be solved with POLYMATH, Excel and MATLAB.POLYMATH is a proven computational system that has been specifically created for educational use. The various POLYMATH programs allow the user to apply effective numerical analysis techniques during interactive problem solving on personal computers. Results are presented graphically for easy understanding and for incorporation into papers and reports. Engineers, mathematicians, scientists, students, or anyone with a need to solve problems will appreciate the efficiency and speed of problem solution. The POLYMATH authors are Mordechai Shacham, Michael B. Cutlip and Michael Elly.
Polymath includes color-coded full-screen editor. Many displays have been optimized for user efficiency. Also provided with Polymath 6.1 is the new and UNIQUE capability to automatically export any POLYMATH problem to Excel with a single keypress. Thus problems can be solved completely in Polymath or exported to ExcelTM for solution. A POLYMATH ODE_Solver Add-In is included for solving ordinary differential equations in Excel. Automatic export to Excel includes all intrinsic functions and logical variables. Ordered equations can also be provided to assist with optional MatlabTM solutions of POLYMATH problems.
Information on POLYMATH can be obtained from the POLYMATH web site which also contains many references to problems and educational materials:
http://www.polymath-software.com/
The second edition of a POLYMATH related book titled "Problem Solving in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering with POLYMATH, Excel, and MATLAB" has been recently published by Prentice Hall. Authors are Michael B. Cutlip and Mordechai Shacham. Details can be found at:
This book has an accompanying web site:
http://www.problemsolvingbook.com/
FIVE EXAMPLE PROBLEMS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
EXECUTION ON YOUR COMPUTER
The best way to access and work through the five problems or any individual problems is to download the a ZIP file for a directory called Five Problems to your computer. This directory can be unzipped to your desktop or some other location. You will need to have POLYMATH, Excel and MATLAB software installed on your computer to deal with all solutions of the five problems. If you do not have a version of POLYMATH on your computer, then you can install a 15-day free trial from the POLYMATH web site. Be sure to install the POLYMATH ODE_Solver Add-In into Excel according to the directions given in the POLYMATH HELP . The links for the Five Problems directory zip file and the POLYMATH web site are given below:
http://www.polymath-software.com/
The five problems are discussed in the presentation file given in the PDF file named FiveProblems.pdf. The use of this PDF file allows you to easily execute problem files from the examples using POLYMATH, Excel and MATLAB as files referenced in the PDF file will automatically execute in the particular software package.
EXECUTION FROM THE INTERNET
Please first have POLYMATH, Excel and MATLAB available on your computer. See the material given above to install a 15-day free trial of POLYMATH and the POLYMATH ODE_Solver Add-In for Excel. The following link starts the Five Problems PowerPoint Presentation from the internet:
Contact Prof. Michael B. Cutlip if you have questions about POLYMATH or the book related to this software.