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Printed in Canada ISBN 978-1-926902-23-4 Contents Preface ...................................................................................................... xvii 1 Getting Started ............................................................................................. 1 1.1 In This Chapter ...................................................................................... 1 1.2 Introduction to Maple .............................................................................. 2 Working in Maple ................................................................................... 2 Starting the Standard Document Interface .................................................... 3 Entering 2-D Math .................................................................................. 5 Toolbar Options ...................................................................................... 9 Context Menus and Copy & Drag ............................................................. 11 Saving a Maple Document ...................................................................... 18 1.3 Entering Expressions ............................................................................. 18 Execution Groups .................................................................................. 18 Math Mode vs. Text Mode ...................................................................... 19 Palettes ............................................................................................... 21 Symbol Names ..................................................................................... 28 Toolbar Icons ....................................................................................... 30 1.4 Point-and-Click Interaction ..................................................................... 32 Assistants ............................................................................................ 32 Tutors ................................................................................................ 37 Math Apps ........................................................................................... 38 Context Menus ..................................................................................... 39 Task Templates ..................................................................................... 40 Exploration Assistant ............................................................................. 43 1.5 Commands .......................................................................................... 45 The Maple Library ................................................................................ 45 Entering Commands .............................................................................. 45 Document Blocks .................................................................................. 50 1.6 The Maple Help System ......................................................................... 53 Accessing the Help System ..................................................................... 53 Using the Help Navigator ....................................................................... 55 Viewing Help Pages as Documents ........................................................... 55 Viewing Examples in 2-D Math ............................................................... 56 Copying Examples ................................................................................ 56 1.7 Available Resources .............................................................................. 56 Resources Available through the Maple Help System ................................... 57 Maple Tour and Quick Resources ............................................................. 58 Web Site Resources ............................................................................... 58 2 Document Mode .......................................................................................... 61 2.1 In This Chapter ..................................................................................... 61 2.2 Introduction ......................................................................................... 61 2.3 Entering Expressions ............................................................................. 62 iii iv • Contents Example 1 - Enter a Partial Derivative ....................................................... 63 Example 2 - Define a Mathematical Function ............................................. 64 2.4 Evaluating Expressions .......................................................................... 65 2.5 Editing Expressions and Updating Output .................................................. 66 2.6 Performing Computations ....................................................................... 67 Computing with Palettes ......................................................................... 67 Context Menus ..................................................................................... 68 Assistants and Tutors ............................................................................. 73 3 Worksheet Mode ......................................................................................... 77 3.1 In This Chapter ..................................................................................... 77 3.2 Input Prompt ........................................................................................ 78 Suppressing Output ............................................................................... 79 1-D Math Input ..................................................................................... 79 Input Separators .................................................................................... 80 3.3 Commands .......................................................................................... 80 The Maple Library ................................................................................ 81 Top-Level Commands ............................................................................ 81 Package Commands ............................................................................... 83 3.4 Palettes ............................................................................................... 86 3.5 Context Menus ..................................................................................... 88 Example - Using Context Menus .............................................................. 89 3.6 Assistants and Tutors ............................................................................. 90 Launching an Assistant or Tutor ............................................................... 90 3.7 Task Templates ..................................................................................... 90 3.8 Text Regions ........................................................................................ 92 3.9 Names ................................................................................................ 92 Assigning to Names ............................................................................... 93 Unassigning Names ............................................................................... 94 Valid Names ......................................................................................... 95 3.10 Equation Labels .................................................................................. 95 Displaying Equation Labels .................................................................... 96 Referring to a Previous Result ................................................................. 96 Execution Groups with Multiple Outputs ................................................... 97 Label Numbering Schemes ..................................................................... 98 Features of Equation Labels .................................................................... 99 4 Basic Computations ................................................................................... 101 4.1 In This Chapter ................................................................................... 101 4.2 Symbolic