Getting Started with Maple

Douglas B. Meade and Michael May are the authors of Getting Started with Maple, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

• Part I Basic Maple CommandsChapter 1 Running Maple 1Computer SystemsA Quick TourMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 2 Maple Input Modes 122-D Input Mode1-D Input ModeComparison of 1-D and 2-D Input ModesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 3 Calculator Features 19Simple ArithmeticOutput StylesBuilt-in Constants and FunctionsError MessagesMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 4 Variables and Functions 27VariablesFunctionsMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 5 Computer Algebra 34Working with Polynomials and PowersWorking with Rational, FunctionsWorking with Trigonometric and Hyperbolic FunctionsUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 6 Working with Equations 39Equations and Their SolutionsNumerical Solutions for EquationsGuiding fsolve with a RangeMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 7 Sets, Lists, and Sequences 48Lists and SetsSequencesMore ExamplesTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 8 Getting Help and Loading Packages 52Getting HelpPackagesUseful TipsPart II Drawing Pictures in MapleChapter 9 Making 2-D Pictures 55Drawing the Graph of a FunctionMore Options with the plot CommandMore Advanced DrawingsAnnotating a Plot with Text and DrawingsMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 10 Plotting Parametric Curves, Line Segments, and Points 64Parametric CurvesPlotting Line Segments and Polygonal PathsPlotting Multiple Curves in One PlotUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 11 Polar and Implicit Plots 69Plotting in Polar CoordinatesPlotting Graphs of EquationsUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & APart III Maple for One Variable CalculusChapter 12 Limits and Derivatives 74LimitsDifferentiationMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 13 Integration 81AntidifferentiationDefinite IntegrationNumeric IntegrationMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 14 Series and Taylor Series 88SeriesTaylor SeriesMore ExamplesTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 15 Analyzing Differential Equations 95Symbolic Solution of ODENumeric Solutions of ODEGraphical Analysis of ODESystems of Ordinary ODEMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & APart IV Maple for Multivariable CalculusChapter 16 Making Graphs in Space 103Graphing Functions of Two VariablesSpecifying OptionsSurfaces in Cylindrical and Spherical CoordinatesMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 17 Level Curves and Level Surfaces 111Level Curves in the PlaneLevel Surfaces in SpaceMore ExamplesTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 18 Partial Differentiation and Multiple Integration 117Partial DerivativesDouble and Triple IntegralsMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & APart V Maple for Linear Algebra and Vector CalculusChapter 19 Matrices and Vectors 125MatricesVectorsSome Useful Matrix CommandsMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 20 Parametric Curves and Surfaces in Space 132Parametric Curves in SpaceParametric Surfaces in SpacePlotting Multiple Curves and SurfacesShading, Coloring, and TransparencyMore ExamplesTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 21 Vector Fields 139Drawing a Vector FieldVector Fields in Different Coordinate SystemsGradient, Curl, and DivergenceLine and Flux IntegralsMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & APart VI Using Maple in StatisticsChapter 22 Basic Statistics on a Data Sample 150Numerical Measures of DataVisualizing a Data SetProbability DistributionsMore ExamplesUseful TipsChapter 23 Curve Fitting 156Graphical Presentation of DataRegressionInterpolationMore ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & APart VII Advanced Features of MapleChapter 24 Animation 165Getting StartedAdvanced ExamplesUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 25 More About Lists 171List BasicsUseful List CommandsMore ExamplesUseful TipsChapter 26 Random Numbers and Simulation 180Random NumbersExamples in SimulationOther DistributionsUseful TipsTroubleshooting Q & AChapter 27 Maple for Programmers 189Elements of Traditional Programming LanguagesRecursive Structures in MapleViewing the Code of Maple ProceduresFile I/OTranslating Maple into Other Programming LanguagesAppendices and IndexA Learning Calculus with Maple 199Maple Resources on the WWWThe Student [Calculus1] PackageB Quick Reference Guide 203Mathematical Operations, Constants, and FunctionsSymbols and AbbreviationsSome Frequently Used CommandsIndex 205