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How To Do Your Calculations Faster, Cleaner, Error-free!

If you do your calculations on a scratchpad, you know what I am talking about. After a few days, even you can't decipher what you have written. The chances of anyone else being able to check your work are slim.

Now imagine that ...

  • Your calculations are neatly typed in a word processor!
  • Every value is fully commented!
  • There is certainty about the numbers used!
  • And you did it faster than using a scratchpad and calculator!

You'll be proud of your work ...

  • You just fetch a cue card for the task on hand and fill in the values.
  • Your formulas and logic are seen, not hidden as in a spreadsheet.
  • Your input values are on record, not lost as in a calculator.
  • Your results are transcribed and memorized automatically.
  • And you can do it in any word processor - Notepad, WordPad, Word, Winedit, or whatever you fancy on your PC.

The concept is so simple ...

Running in the background is a program called MATHSERV. When you select some text in your document and activate the program (click the spinning globe), MATHSERV interprets your text and replaces it with the result.

For example, if your text is =3*4 it will be replaced with 12, if it is 3*4= it will be replaced with 3*4=12, etc.

The magic is in the scope of what MATHSERV can interpret. Who hasn't heard of a programming language called BASIC? You have probably used it many times in its various forms from GW to VB. Well, MATHSERV can interpret a superset of BASIC commands.

When I say superset, I mean SUPERSET ...

I guarantee that every task you do with your scratchpad and calculator you will do faster, cleaner, and error-free with MATHSERV.

I also guarantee that you will do tasks with MATHSERV that you would never attempt with a scratchpad and calculator.

Check out a small sample of mathematical tasks. Notice the commands "bisect", "graph", "matinvert" and "matmult"? Notice how assignment statements can be preceded by comments? I bet you haven't seen these features in your version of BASIC.

Can you imagine what YOU could do with such a superset, and the convenience of working directly in a document? If the thought scares you, don't fret. You will be shown how to drive this Formula 1 machine!

Why BASIC?

John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz invented BASIC in 1964 for use at Dartmouth College. They made it freely available to everyone who wanted to learn how to program computers.

BASIC is legendary. It stands for Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code and is so intuitive and easy to use that for years engineers have used it as their primary tool in the day-to-day practice of their craft.

Even if you have never written a line of code, I guarantee you will write like a pro in no time.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating ...

Don't take my word for it - do it! Download the program now, then follow the instructions that are emailed to you.

How is this for service? You will receive mini-tutorials at practical intervals. Take five or ten minutes each day to do the exercises. Already on the first day, you will find opportunities in your work to use what you have learned.

By the end of the course, you will wonder how you ever managed without MATHSERV. You will impress your peers and your boss. Who knows, you may even get the promotion that you deserve.

But there is more ...

As a licensee of MATHSERV, you have access to a library of cue cards and a cadre of experts. There is not much in your work that hasn't already been done by someone else.

We are a sharing community. The cue cards and advice are yours for the taking. And you will get a kick out of sharing your knowledge with others.

What are these cue cards?

When you perform a task for the first time, you have to do a bit of research, unless you remember every step from your school days. You usually surround yourself with text books, codes, tables, etc. and plan your solution in cookbook-like steps.

This document becomes a cue card. Next time you have a similar task, you simply fetch the document, change some of the values, and process.

See if you can work out what I mean - check these cue cards for simple tasks or mathematical tasks or entire design projects.

Can you see what cue cards could do for you?

I am the first to agree that reading cue cards is BORING - until you actually use them to do some work. Suddenly, each line becomes meaningful and interesting.

Next time you come across a task that is a bit unfamiliar, check out the cue cards on this site. It could be a simple task like getting the properties of a shape, or a complex task like analysing a fifty-node structure. Actually, the latter isn't complex, just laborious.

Imagine a huge library of ready-made solutions

No task is too trivial or too complex. The structured catalogue lets you quickly find the solution. You copy/paste it into your document, apply your own values, and presto - the task is done, neatly documented, and error-free.

Compare this "open source" approach with the "black-box" effect of other methods. If you can't find a solution in the catalogue, try the list of MATHSERV experts. Their advice is FREE for the asking. One day soon, you'll be an expert. What a feeling when you then return the favour.

Don't Waste Time - Download The Program Now

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  Cue cards are cookbook-like steps for solving tasks with MATHSERV, for example:

beamdes
Design of steel beams in houses

bowles2-3
Soil Volume and Density Relationships
NOW ONLINE

bowles4-3
Bearing Capacity Equations
Terzaghi's;  Meyerhof's and  Hansen's
NOW ONLINE

bowles4-6
Footings with Eccentric or Inclined Loadings

bowles4-9
Bearing Capacity of Footings on Slopes
 

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US2SI
US Units to SI Units conversion
 
SI2US
SI Units to US Units conversion
 
BOWLES2-3
Soil volume and density relationships
 
TERZAGHI
Terzaghi's bearing-capacity equations
 
MEYERHOF
Meyerhof's bearing-capacity equations for inclined loads
 
HANSEN
Hansen's bearing-capacity equations for eccentric loads
 
BUILDING
Earth pressure on buildings
 
R C SLAB
Reinforced concrete slab & wall design
 
UNIVERSAL BEAMS
Design of Universal Beams grade 300
 
BLACK SCHOLES
Option pricing and strategies