Maple Tutor
Part 1: Elementary Calculations
Each of the command entry instructions
below is sent to Maple for processing by pressing the RETURN or ENTER
key on your keyboard.
- In the Maple worksheet,
type
2+3;
and then press RETURN or ENTER. (From now on, we will not add this
last part of the instruction.)
- Enter
2-3;
- Enter
6/3;
- Enter
2^3;
- Enter
2*(8-2^3);
Note that each line must be ended
with a semicolon. That's how Maple knows that a single command is complete.
The majority of errors made by beginners in Maple are omissions of
semicolons.
- Now place the cursor at the
end of the last input line,
2*(8-2^3);
Click on the button labeled x in the tool bar at the top of the screen.
Maple changes the line from Maple Notation input form to Standard Math.
In this mode, additional changes must be made in the edit field that opens
up on the right end of the tool bar containing the x button. Clicking
the x button again toggles back to Maple Notation input form. We suggest
entering Maple commands in Maple Notation input mode and then using
the x button to check to see that you have entered what you want.
Note: You can adjust Maple
so that each new line comes up in Standard Math entry mode. To do this, click
on Options, then on Input Display, and finally on Standard Math. However, for
the rest of this tutorial, we will assume that each new line comes up in Maple
Notation input mode.
