Maple by Example, Third Edition, is a reference/text 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. Updated coverage of Maple features and functions Backwards compatible for all versions New applications from a variety of fields, including biology, physics and engineering Expanded topics with many additional examples

This third edition of Mathematica by Example is completely compatible with recent Mathematica versions. Highly readable and informative, this volume is geared toward the beginning Mathematica user, and focuses on the most often used features of this powerful tool. The book covers popular applications of mathematics within different areas including calculus, linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations. * Fully compatible with recent releases of Mathematica * Includes CD-ROM containing all input used in text * Focuses on the beginning Mathematica user * Covers all the basics needed to get up and running with Mathematica, especially for use in mathematics * Written by authors of several successful AP books on Mathematica

Accompanying CD-ROM has all the Mathematica input which appears in the book.

This book explains the key features of Maple, with a focus on showing how things work, and how to avoid common problems.

A carefully designed tutorial geared to assist a wide range of users. The presentation focuses on the most frequently used features of Maple V, and it addresses popular applications of mathematics within each of these areas.

A user-friendly student guide to computer-assisted algebra with mathematical software packages such as Maple.

By presenting side-by-side comparisons, this handbook enables Mathematica users to quickly learn Maple, and vice versa. The parallel presentation enables students, mathematicians, scientists, and engineers to easily find equivalent functions on each of these algebra programs. The handbook provides core material for incorporating Maple and Mathematica as working tools into many different undergraduate mathematics courses.