User Guide

Recall that you can enter using the following two methods.
• Use the Common Symbols palette
• In 2-D Math enter pi, and then press the symbol completion short cut
key. See Shortcuts for Entering Mathematical Expressions (page 6).
When Maple evaluates an expression that contains a name, it replaces the
name with its value. For example:
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For information on Maple evaluation rules, see Evaluating Expres-
sions (page 310).
Mathematical Functions
To define a function, assign it to a name.
For example, define a function that computes the cube of its argument.
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For information on creating functions, see Defining a Mathematical Func-
tion (page 14).
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Note: To insert the right arrow, enter the characters ->. In 2-D Math, Maple
replaces -> with the right arrow symbol . In 1-D Math, the characters
are not replaced.
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