Computing Resources

Computer Labs

Maple Lab

The Mathematical Sciences Maple Lab located in Stratton Hall 003 is used primarily for the lab based instruction in conjunction with the Math Department's Calculus program. The lab is equipped with 25 Dell Optiplex Intel i7 computers. A wide variety of academic software including Maple 17, Matlab, MikTeX, and SAS are available on each computer. A complete list of installed programs can be found here. The lab is available for general use outside of the times where classes are scheduled. Check lab availability. If you would like to schedule an event in the lab please contact Rhonda Podell at rpodell@wpi.edu or at 508-831-5241.

Statistics Multimedia Classroom

The Mathematical Sciences Multimedia Classroom, Room 202 in Kaven Hall, has 28 Intel® i5 computers running Microsoft Windows Vista as well as SAS 9.2 used in conjunction with various Statistics programs offered by the Mathematical Sciences Department. The lab is available to any student during times that are not scheduled for classes and accessible 24 hours a day by ID Access. Check lab availability.

Financial Multimedia Classroom

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Financial Math Lab, Room 412 in Salisbury Labs, is equipped with 12 Intel® Workstations with dual monitors and is used in conjunction with the Financial Mathematics masters program. 4 of the computers are available for use as Bloomberg Terminals.

Maple Resources

MATLAB Resources

LaTeX and Windows

To LaTeX under Windows you will need 5 pieces of software, all of which can obtained without cost:

MiKTex: Download the latest version. Make sure to run the “complete install.” See more detailed instructions. Note: MiKTex can take up to an hour or more to install.
Ghost script and Ghost view: Download the latest versions.
Acrobat Reader: Download the latest version.
A Tex editor such as TeXnicCenter. Winedt can be used without cost for 30 days on a trial basis. TeXnicCenter is open source software and free to use. The first time you start TeXnicCenter you will need to configure it.

Once you have installed all necessary applications, you will use the Tex editor to edit your LaTeX document, and then you will be able to build and output it to any combination of dvi, ps, and pdf files.

LaTeX and Macs

To LaTeX on a Mac, download and install MacTeX.

Printing Information

The following are the current printers in the department:

Location	Windows/Printers Name	Unix/Linux/Mac Name	Model Type
SH108	sh_math1	sh-math1	HP B&W Laserjet 601dn w/duplexer
SH108	sh_ma4	mathcolor09	HP Colorjet 4700dn w/duplexer
SH104D	sh_ma1	mathprint3	HP B&W Laserjet 4014dn w/duplexer
SH207	sh_ma7	mathprint207	HP B&W Laserjet 4014dn w/duplexer
SL405	sl_math1	sl-math1	HP B&W Laserjet 601dn
SL412	ma_finance	financialmath	HP B&W Laserjet 4050n