User Guide

List of Tables

Table 1.1: Shortcuts for Entering Mathematical Expressions .................... 6

Table 1.2: Entering a Definite Integral ..................................................... 13

Table 1.3: Symbol Completion Shortcut Keys ......................................... 17

Table 1.4: Summary of Document Mode Tools ....................................... 31

Table 1.5: Maple Help Resources ............................................................ 32

Table 3.1: Select Integer Commands ....................................................... 73

Table 3.2: Modular Arithmetic Operators ................................................ 76

Table 3.3: Overview of Solution Methods for Important Equation

Types ........................................................................................................ 78

Table 3.4: Sample Dimensions ................................................................ 98

Table 3.5: Scientific Constants ............................................................... 106

Table 4.1: Maple Resources for Mathematical Computation ................ 123

Table 4.2: Polynomial Arithmetic Operators ......................................... 127

Table 4.3: Polynomial Coefficient and Degree Commands ................... 132

Table 4.4: Select Other Polynomial Commands .................................... 134

Table 4.5: Additional Polynomial Help ................................................. 135

Table 4.6: Matrix and Vector Arithmetic Operators ............................... 146

Table 4.7: Select Matrix and Vector Operators ...................................... 148

Table 4.8: Select LinearAlgebra Package Commands ........................... 150

Table 4.9: Limits .................................................................................... 154

Table 4.10: Student and Instructor Resources ........................................ 180

Table 5.1: Windows of the Interactive Plot Builder ............................... 192

Table 5.2: Displaying a Plot of a Single Variable Expression ................ 193

Table 5.3: Displaying a Plot of Multiple Expressions of 1 Variable ..... 195

Table 5.4: Displaying a Plot of a Multi-variable Expression ................ 196

Table 5.5: Displaying a Conformal Plot ............................................... 198

Table 5.6: Displaying a Plot in Polar Coordinates ................................ 200

Table 5.7: Interactive Plotting ............................................................... 202

Table 5.8: The plot and plot3d Commands ............................................ 208

Table 5.9: Customizing Plots Using Interactive Plot Builder ................ 217

Table 5.10: Customizing 2-D Plots Using the Context Menu ................ 218

Table 5.11: Customizing 3-D Plots Using the Context Menu ................ 219

Table 5.12: Popular Plot Options ........................................................... 220

Table 5.13: Plot Analysis Options .......................................................... 222