Maple 11 Getting Started Guide

Maple Getting Started Guide......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
Preface......Page 5
1.1  How Maple Helps You......Page 9
Exploring or Visualizing Problems......Page 11
Solving a Problem......Page 12
Accessing Resources......Page 14
2.1  Starting Maple......Page 23
The Maple Worksheet......Page 24
Basics......Page 25
2.2  The Maple Help System......Page 26
Accessing the Help System......Page 27
Using the Help Navigator......Page 28
Copying Examples......Page 29
Assistants......Page 30
Tutors......Page 34
Context Menus......Page 35
Example Context Menus......Page 36
Task Templates......Page 39
Previewing Tasks......Page 40
Inserting a Task into the Worksheet......Page 41
Palettes......Page 42
Expression Palettes......Page 44
Mathematical Palettes......Page 45
Alphabetical Palettes......Page 46
Maplet Applications......Page 47
Commands in the Worksheet......Page 48
2-D Math......Page 51
Maple Input (1-D Math)......Page 54
Learning About Commands and Packages......Page 58
Automatic Command Completion......Page 59
Manual Command Completion......Page 60
Using Examples to Learn about Commands......Page 61
Equation Labels......Page 62
Document Blocks......Page 65
2.6  Working in Document Mode......Page 66
Entering Math......Page 67
Common Key Strokes for Symbols and Formats......Page 68
Viewing Maple Code in Document Mode......Page 69
3.1  Calculus Example......Page 71
Check for Existing Tools: Tutor......Page 72
Check for Existing Tools: Task Template......Page 73
Check for Instructions: Help Page and Example Worksheet......Page 75
Other Ready-To-Use Resources......Page 77
3.2  Optimization Example......Page 79
Check for Existing Tools: Assistant......Page 80
Check for Instructions: Help Page......Page 83
4.1  Top Packages......Page 87
4.2  Top Commands......Page 89
Index......Page 91