topic Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings in Mathcad

Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

ptc-5000285 — Thu, 03 May 2018 17:29:13 GMT

So I'm very new to mathcad prime and I'm trying to compare resultant numbers from computing with range variables. I was hoping someone could show me how to figure out what I'm trying to accomplish.Example (simplified):I've defined two range variablesA:=220,320..420B:=840,640...440then

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

AlanStevens — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:34:36 GMT

The attached should help. Be careful to learn the difference between range variables and "proper" variables.

Alan

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

ptc-5000285 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:13:27 GMT

Would you be so kind as to briefly describe the difference?

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

ptc-5000285 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:23:00 GMT

Btw, thank you very much for the file. We're using Mathcad 15 in my Manufacturing class and my teacher is barely explaining it, and assumes we've used it a bit in other classes (while I have not). So I'm thanks the liberity to teach myself Mathcad Prime 2.0 since it's newer and available. The program is very powerful, and while my teacher wants us to compare the two angles by hand and write yes or no on a seperate sheet of paper, I figured I'd learn how to do it in Mathcad since it's possible with the programming tab anyway.

I was trying to take my Matlab experience and apply here, but was just having a lot of trouble.

Thanks again.

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

RichardJ — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:39:15 GMT

See the attached articles by Stuart Bruff.

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

ptc-5000285 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:45:42 GMT

By changing the D and mu RVs to Matrices it has complicated/messed up later computations

D:=220,320,420

mu:0.15,0.25..0.35

So if where to to multiply D*mu, it now returns a singular number from the dot product. But I want it to return 3 individual numbers like before.

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

Werner_E — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:53:12 GMT

Matthew Machart wrote:
By changing the D and mu RVs to Matrices it has complicated/messed up later computations
D:=220,320,420
mu:0.15,0.25..0.35
So if where to to multiply D*mu, it now returns a singular number from the dot product. But I want it to return 3 individual numbers like before.

This is what vectorizing is for. If you do not want D*mu be interpreted as dot product but want the multiplication be iterated over the elelemnts of both vectors, you have to vectorize that product. You can use the Matrix toolbox or use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl & -" to do so.

Sorry - just saw that you ar using Prime. Keyboard shortcuts are language specific here. By trial and error (the docs are wrong) I found that its Strg-Alt-6 for me. Use the the operators menu in the calculate ribbon.

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

ptc-5000285 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:38:23 GMT

Oh....T_T that's easier... I did for loops instead for everytime i had to multiply lol.

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

Werner_E — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:46:02 GMT

Matthew Machart wrote:
Oh....T_T that's easier... I did for loops instead for everytime i had to multiply lol.

Yes, but to duplicate the behaviour of the product of two range variables (which you should not use for that kind of calculations anyway) you would have to resort to loops. The results may look alike but they aren't. The latter being a full fledged vector you can reuse in a predictable way.

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

ptc-5000285 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:29:04 GMT

Well this the final product I have as of now (see attached). Any recommendations on how to improve what I've done.

PS: I'm learning a lot from this and thuroughly enjoying it. Thanks everyone for your input!

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

Werner_E — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:34:29 GMT

I noticed that you did not use any function but evaluated all "on the spot". Using function can be convenient in most situations and is more versatile.

I showed it as an an example with the last table. See attached

Re: Comparing Two RV Arrays and Outputting Character Strings

VladimirN — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:25:18 GMT

Hi Matthew,

The following video tutorials for Mathcad Prime can help you learn the program:

http://learningexchange.ptc.com/tutorials/by_sub_product/ptc-mathcad-prime/sub_product_id:19

And also this tutorials (you can find them in attachment too):

http://www.ptc.com/company/community/schools/projects.htm#mathcad-prime