- Login.
(If you don't know how, see your ITS handbook.)
- Double click on `More Applications'.
- Double click on `Maple 11'.
- Close the Startup window.
- Now you can do your Maple stuff. Typically you type in a
`command' after the prompt
`>' and press `enter'. For example, to
compute 3 times 50 you would enter the line
> 3*50;
(press `enter'; Maple will respond with the `answer' and a new prompt
for your next request).
- Typically a command must end with a `;' (for visible output).
Suppose you want to let the symbol b have the value 3 times 50. Use a `:=' for this definition, that is,
> b:=3*50;
Maple now knows that b has this value and will print
b := 150
- Since blank spaces are ignored, you could also have entered
> b := 3*50 ;
with the same result.
- Suppose you want c to be twice the value of b, but
don't particularly want to see the answer just yet. Then terminate your
command with `:', as in
> c:=2*b:
If you want to see what c's value is later, just enter
> c;
and its value will be given.
- To compute 243 type `2' followed by the `^' character. The cursor will be raised to the superscript level. Type `43' and lower the cursor using the right arrow key. Enter `;' to get the answer.
- For built-in assistance, click on the help button, then open
the help browser. Alternatively, you can enter a help command after the prompt.
For example, if you need help with 3-dimensional plotting, try
> ?plot3d;
(A window with some explanation and examples will appear.)
- To quit Maple
just click on the `X' box in the upper right hand corner.
- Be sure you logoff the system before you leave your terminal.