Case Study: University of Queensland advances mathematics teaching with Maplesoft’s Maple software

University of Queensland uses Maplesoft to power mathematics teaching for 12 years

The University of Queensland, a major educational institution, faced the ongoing challenge of teaching complex, established mathematics effectively to large classes of science and engineering students. They required a modern technological tool to support this instruction. For over twelve years, they have utilized Maple software from the vendor Maplesoft as a central Computer Algebra System (CAS) in their curriculum.

Maplesoft's solution involved providing the ongoing, enhanced capabilities of Maple software. The results included making complicated or impossible mathematical problems accessible at all levels of study. For the University of Queensland, Maple became an integral and valuable teaching aid, allowing for functional applications beyond mere calculation, interfacing with everyday software, and supporting lecture classes of hundreds of students efficiently. The vendor Maplesoft also enabled staff to use Maple for external consultancy, solving highly specialized problems in fields like game development and paleontological research.

University of Queensland