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This colloquium was presented using a series of Mathcad worksheets. The worksheets are:

File	Description
Introduction.xmcd	Contains introductory material and simple examples of numerical and symbolic calculations. Double clicking on links at the end of this file will load the other files.
Matrix.xmcd:	Simple examples of matrix calculations in Mathcad.
pr22_35.xmcd	Example of an introductory physics problem solved with Mathcad and the use of units.
fit_b_new.xmcd	Fit of a five parameter function to the elastic magnetic structure function of the deuteron. Provides an example of minimization in Mathcad. (requires the input file b_gev.dat)
HO.xmcd	Produces exact solutions to the harmonic oscillator wave function (unnormalized) in one dimension. The WKB approximation of the wave functions is then calculated. Uses built in functions for hermite polynomials and Airy functions and shows the use of simple programming structures
spread.xmcd:	Calculates the time-dependent wave function in a one-dimensional infinite square well with the initial condition that the wave function occupy only half of the well. The time-dependent expectation values of the position and momentum are also calculated. This shows how series are summed in Mathcad and provides an example of the animation feature of Mathcad.
NLlorenz.xmcd	Solves the nonlinear couple Lorenz equations using the differential equation solving features of Mathcad. (Courtesy of John Dirk Walecka.)