Calculus Software for Students and Educators

Bright Ideas Software has produced, and continues to develop, a series of high quality math tools for calculus students and educators. Our free 3DSurface Viewer was recently published by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). Building in part on the technology showcased in the Viewer, our flagship product OneStone® Math brings a powerful calculus package to Windows PCs and PocketPCs.

OneStone Math provides users with tools for graphical and numerical analysis of calculus problems, coupling OpenGL-based 3D graphics with conventional 2D graphics and a powerful symbolic math engine. Both the desktop PC and PocketPC versions are available as free trial downloads, allowing users 10 days to experiment and experience this novel tool. A registration key is required to use the program beyond its 10-day trial period. Registration keys cost $30 USD for the PocketPC version, and $50 USD for the desktop version. Purchase of a registration key entitles users to free upgrades and special discounts on other products.

Click here to learn more about OneStone Math.

Have you struggled to visualize the 3D surfaces encountered while studying multivariable calculus? Or worse yet, tried to explain to someone else the shape of a particular surface?

We have a solution for you. Our 3DSurface Viewer will instantly draw surfaces described by virtually any expression containing any of the standard math operators, along with the variables X, Y, R, and/or Theta. Click here or above to learn more.

3DSurface Viewer is the newest (and truth be told, the first and so far only) free offering in what is intended to be a series of graphical calculus tools. If you would like to be notified of future releases, join our mailing list - we will email you as events warrant.

For users of TI-83 calculators: We also have a small series of programs for the TI-83 available for download. Click here or above for more information.