Introduction to Maple (Hardcover, 3, 2003)

Introduction to Computer Algebra.- The First Steps: Calculus on Numbers.- Variables and Names.- Getting Around with Maple.- Polynomials and Rational Functions.- Internal Data Representation and Substitution.- Manipulation of Polynomials and Rational Expressions.- Functions.- Differentiation.- Integration and Summation.- Series, Approximation, and Limits.- Composite Data Types.- The Assume Facility.- Simplification.- Graphics.- Solving Equations.- Differential Equations.- The Linear-Algebra Package.- Linear Algebra: Applications.- The Groebner Basis.- References.- Index.