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Introduction to Maple

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I use this book as a daily reference for calculations in Maple and it is very very useful. It is very detailed where there are examples for every function almost that you can think of. We all know that there is a help within the program, which is quite useful for the introduction to Maple. However, this book enables you to raise your calculations to a higher level. I have searched for a good reference book for Maple for a while and I saw this one in library where after a week of using it I decided to buy one, a nd certainly it has not let me down yet. I do a lot of calculations in Maple and I am sure that this will be very useful for anyone who is in natrual sciences especially mathematics. All general and well known topics are full explained, such as integration, differentiation, limits, differential equations, abstract algebra techniques... and many more. The best thing about this book is the fact that it is explained in a great detail and there are examples for every Maple function, which makes it much easier to understand and actually apply.

I'm a college math lecturer who uses MAPLE as part of teaching calculus. As an introduction to MAPLE I have to give the book a poor review. While the author clearly has extensive knowledge of MAPLE, the book is structured so it's virtually impossible to find anything except by accident. Many of the topics covered are highly specialized and of little relevance to the reader looking for a general introduction. Finally, the book covers MAPLE 8. MAPLE is now at version 12, and has gone through many package extensions and user interface changes since then. The current user will be mystified with the disconnect between what they are reading and what they see on the screen.

Where else to go for an introduction? I'm not aware of a really good text out there, but the short instructional videos on MAPLE's web site give good brief overviews of new features, and the sample commands in the online help can help you get started.

This book was written for Maple 8. Maple is up to version 11, however, not many changes have occurred so most of the information still applies so you can use it in conjunction with the horrible help menu within Maple. The index is very thorough so looking up a specific topic is easy.

I think the title is well chosen it is indeed an introduction so I do recommend this book ONLY for those who want to get a first glimpse of the possibilities of Maple

this book is not really an introduction. By page 9 he's finding stationary points of differential equations and covers techniques for using Lie Group Methods for solving PDEs and ODEs. it's well written and easy to follow given how relatively deep and broad the coverage is. it is not a quick "how to" kind of book. i would recommend the on-line manuals for that, which you can easily find on the web for whatever version of maple you use or own.

The table of contents and index are extensive but it can still be difficult to find a nested topic.

this book offers very comprehensive maple usage in all kinds of mathematical settings, whether it be matrices, systems of ODEs, individual ODEs and PDEs, calculus, vector analysis, algebra, etc.

make sure you get the latest edition (2003?). it's twice as large (800+ page) and much more up to date. i found it for under $10. the book will help you do detailed work in the many special areas that maple covers.

I have a copy of the first edition which covers Maple V release 2. While good the 2cd edition and the latter releases of Maple
are both definite improvements.

Wonderful way of introducing a VERY powerful tool like Maple. However, a tool is exactly what it is; nothing more, nothing less...our own "grey matter" still has a lot to say.