This is my 1st blog and my 1st post, this post is not a usual post. It's a special post for a subject I'm taking this semeter, Computers in Science. This post will be about a computer program that I have learned in the first half of the semeter, Maple.
Although I'm a Mathematical student , it was the first time I use the program. In my understanding, it is a program which we can use to solve and perform mathematical problems.
The general infomation about Maple that I got from the internet :
Maple is a general-purpose commercial computer algebra system. It was first developed in 1980 by the Symbolic Computation Group at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Since 1988, it has been developed and sold commercially by Waterloo Maple Inc. (also known as Maplesoft), a Canadian company also based in Waterloo, Ontario. The current major version is version 14 which was released in April 2010.
Maple is the essential technical computing software for today’s engineers, mathematicians, and scientists. Whether you need to do quick calculations, develop design sheets, teach fundamental concepts, or produce sophisticated high-fidelity simulation models, Maple’s world-leading computation engine offers the breadth and depth to handle every type of mathematics.
Examples of Maple code:
All the commands given to Maple are in the areas marked with >.
These are the input areas.
Press enter to execute the command.
> sample code;
The lines of code must end with either a semicolon or a colon. Note the difference between them:
> p - ln( p );
> p - ln (p ):
If the line of code ends with a semicolon, the order is validated and the software displays the answer in the output area. If the line of code ends with a colon, the order is validated, but the answer is not displayed.
Maple Features
| Smart Document Environment |
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| Math Equation Editor, Plot Annotations and Customizations, Visualization, Task Templates, MapleCloud Document Exchange, Slideshows, Interactive Assistants, Handwritten Symbol Recognition, Embedded Components: Buttons-Sliders-Dials and More, Context-Sensitive Menus, Exploration Assistant |
| Mathematics |
| Symbolic and Numeric Math,Comprehensive Mathematics,Linear Algebra,Units and Dimensions,Equation Solving,Tolerances |
For overall, We learned how to use this program from the very basics, it took some time to familiarise with code that available in the program. After learning how to use the program for almost 2 months, I think it was a though program to handle. Some students may get stress during studying this program, because once you make a mistake, all the maple worksheet may affected, so you have to re-do the worksheet again. Nonetheless, it's always good to have learned at least the basics, so when there is a need to use this program, it will be more easier to do it.
