fl The Maple Getting Started Guide contains an introduction to the graphical user interface and a tutorial that outlines using Maple to solve mathematical problems and create technical documents. It also 1The Student Edition does not include the Maple Introductory Programming Guide and the Maple Advanced Programming Guide.
Tutorial Two contains graphic commands and commands used to solve simple differential equations. Tutorial Three provides a simple introduction to programming with Maple. The tutorials are intended to give the reader a concise and efficient introduc- tion to the Maple package.
In general, Maple evaluates all expressions immediately. In some situa- tions, it is necessary to delay evaluation. An expression enclosed in right single quotes is called an unevaluated expression. 3.3 Using Expressions fl 101 ’expression’ For example, the statements > a := 1; x := a + b;
Maple provides a set of tools for working with expressions, for performing both mathematical and structural manipulations. fl Mathematical manipulations correspond to a standard mathematical process, for example, factoring a polynomial, or rationalizing the de- nominator of a rational expression.