
Understanding Maple
Ian Thompson(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 14. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
235 pages
978-1-316-62814-0 (ISBN)
Description
Maple is a powerful symbolic computation system that is widely used in universities around the world. This short introduction gives readers an insight into the rules that control how the system works, and how to understand, fix, and avoid common problems. Topics covered include algebra, calculus, linear algebra, graphics, programming, and procedures. Each chapter contains numerous illustrative examples, using mathematics that does not extend beyond first-year undergraduate material. Maple worksheets containing these examples are available for download from the author's personal website. The book is suitable for new users, but where advanced topics are central to understanding Maple they are tackled head-on. Many concepts which are absent from introductory books and manuals are described in detail. With this book, students, teachers and researchers will gain a solid understanding of Maple and how to use it to solve complex mathematical problems in a simple and efficient way.
Reviews / Votes
'Thompson (Univ. of Liverpool, UK) clearly knows the 'gotchas' that most often plague beginners (and others!) and provides pointed guidance; extracting the same vital information buried in longer and more systematic treatises and manuals can certainly prove a challenge. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals.' D. V. Feldman, CHOICEMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
4 Halftones, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
305 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-316-62814-0 (9781316628140)
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Ian Thompson
Understanding Maple
E-Book
11/2016
Cambridge University Press
€15.99
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Ian Thompson
Understanding Maple
E-Book
09/2016
Cambridge University Press
€18.49
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Person
Ian Thompson is a Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Liverpool. He has used Maple for research since 2000, and has taught Maple to students on several courses at two major UK universities.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Getting started; 3. Algebra and calculus; 4. Solving equations; 5. Linear algebra; 6. Graphics; 7. Programming; 8. Procedures; 9. Example programs; Appendix A. Other ways to run Maple; Appendix B. Terminating characters; Index of Maple notation.