Maple by Example 3rd Edition

Description

Maple by Example, Third Edition, is a reference/text with CD for beginning and experienced students, professional engineers, and other Maple users. This new edition has been updated to be compatible with the most recent release of the Maple software. Coverage includes built-in Maple commands used in courses and practices that involve calculus, linear algebra, business mathematics, ordinary and partial differential equations, numerical methods, graphics and more. The CD-ROM provides updated Maple input and all text from the book.

* Updated coverage of Maple features and functions
* New applications from a variety of fields, including biology, physics and engineering
* Backwards compatible for all previous Maple version
* More detail in its step-by-step examples

CONTENTS:

Ch. 1 Getting Started . Introduction to Maple . Loading Packages . Getting Help from Maple
Ch 2. Basic operations on Numbers, Expressions, and Functions: . Numerical Calculations and Built-In Functions . Expressions and Functions: Elementary Algebra . Graphing Functions, Expressions, and Equations . Solving Equations and Inequalities
Ch. 3 Calculus . Limits . Differential Calculus . Integral Calculus . Series . Multi-Variable Calculus
Ch. 4 Introduction to Lists and Tables . Lists and List Operations . Manipulating Lists: More on op and map . Mathematics of Finance . Other Applications
Ch. 5 Matrices and Vectors: Topics from Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus . Nested Lists: Introduction to Matrices, Vectors and Matrix Operations . Linear Systems of Equations . Selected Topics from Linear Algebra . Maxima and Minima Using Linear Programming . Selected Topics from Vector Calculus
Ch. 6 Applications Related to Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations . First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations . Second-Order Linear Equations . Higher-Order Linear Equations . Systems of Equations . Some Partial Differential Equations, Bibliography, Index