References and Tutorials on Maple

Purdue Engineering Computer Network

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Introduction

Maple V is a comprehensive problem-solving system that supports a wide variety of powerful mathematical operations such as symbolic analysis, numerical analysis, and graphics. Maple V also features a complete programming language that uses syntax similar to that of BASIC, Fortran, Pascal or C. This language is indispensable for those wishing to develop solutions to larger problems.

Maple is a very large and complicated program, but because of the popularity of the program, the are many resources out there for maple users. Below is a list of references that will be discussed in this FAQ.

• Books
• Web Pages
• Man Pages
• Tutorials

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Books

Below I have compiled a list of several popular books on Maple. I include information on the author, publisher, ISBN, retail price, and a table of contents when available. Remember that two good places to check out if interested in buying these books are amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

1. Title: Introduction to Maple
   Author: Andre Heck
   Publisher: Springer-Verlag
   ISBN: 0387945350
   Retail Price: $39.95
   Click here for Table of Contents.
   
2. Title: The Maple Handbook;Maple V Release 4
   Author: Darren Redfern
   Publisher: Springer-Verlag
   ISBN: 0387945385
   Retail Price: $31.95
   
3. Title: Applied Maple for Engineers and Scientists
   Author: Steve Adams, Chris Tocci, Steven G. Adams, Chritopher S.
   Tocci
   Publisher: Artech House
   ISBN: 0890068534
   Retail Price: $69.00
   Click here for Table of Contents.
   
4. Title: Maple: A Comprehensive Introduction
   Author: Roy A. Nicolaides and Noel J. Walkington
   Publisher: Cambridge University Press
   ISBN: 0521562309
   Retail Price: $39.95
   Click here for Table of Contents.
   

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Web Pages

Below is a list of some of the more popular web sites that are available to users.

• Waterloo Maple
  This is the official website for Maple. This website includes such information as products, news, support, webstore, callery and cybermath. At this site, be sure to visit products and FAQS to get more detailed information on Maple. Also be sure to visit FAQS to get more detailed information on Maple. Also be sure to visit FAQS to get more detailed information on Maple. Also be sure to visit books where you can download or view a list of books on maple.

• Maple V
  This is a web site maintained by Alexander F. Walz. This site is available in German or English. At this site be sure to visit the FAQs to get answers to tough questions that you may have. In addition to FAQs, this page also offers mapleArchives, share library, Maple V and fractals, astronomy with Maple V, links, and what's new.

• NCSU Maple Information
  This web site is from North Carolina State University and has some references regarding Maple.

• ECN Software List
  This site is maintained by ECN. This web site includes specification of Maple offered on your ECN account and also contain a package description and table of contents.

• Maple Resource
  This site is maintained by University of Texas at Austin computation center. This site is set up in a table of contents form and covers everything from FAQs, books and manuals, training, etc.

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Tutorials

Below I have compiled a list of web sites that contain tutorials.

• Calculus with Maple V
  This site is maintained by the Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State. This site contains many tutorials using Maple in relation to Calculus and Differential Equations.

• Stat/Math Center
  This site is maintained by the Department of Mathematics at Indiana University. This site contains many tutorials using Maple in relation to Algebra, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and Fourier Series. Also contains a list of links to other tutorials.

• Getting Started with Maple
  This is another site maintained by the Department of Mathematics at Indiana University. This site is good for beginners who have never used Maple or have used Maple very little.

• Using Maple V under Unix
  This is another site maintained bye the Department of Mathematics at Indiana University. This site contains infor on basic maple commands, Maple's help system, and some basics on unix.

• Maple Examples and Tutorials
  This site is maintained by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Utah. This site contains tutorials on plotting and solving an equation. This site also contains many examples on Maple and al so contains other useful information on Maple (help, references, etc.).

• Maple Lab Manual
  This site is maintained by the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the Worcester Polytechinic Institute. This site contains a very detailed tutorial which covers everything from Maple basics to th e different mathematical disciplines.

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Man Pages

If you are not familiar with what a man page exactly is, a man page is simply an online manual which you can access with your ecn account. To use the Man Page on Maple, login into your ecn account, and at the unix prompt, type man maple.

%man maple

This command should bring up an online manual on Maple. If you are having trouble getting the man pages to work, contact your site specialist.