1. Exploring Mathematics with Maple
Catherine Wilkins

2. Maple
MT course - Stats Dept sessions
Using your own PC
Assessment
Getting help
Maple in action

3. Using Computer Systems
Word processors
Spreadsheets
Websearches
…but also specialised uses

4. …by Mathematicians Number crunching
Websearching (MathSciNet, mathworld, etc)
Typesetting mathematics (TeX etc)
Specialist packages (Maple, Mathematica, Mathcad, Matlab, Derive, Reduce…)

5. Maple Simple calculator Computer algebra system
Manipulates algebraic expressions
solves equations
differentiates and integrates
manipulates matrices and vectors
plots graphs in 2D and 3D

6. Michaelmas Term course - Learning to use Maple
Independent learning (with plenty of assistance) using the Student Guide
Scheduled sessions in Stats
Experiment and practice (weekly problem sheets)
The Maple Help System

7. Stats Dept sessions
1 South Parks Road - accessed with your University Card
Your college tutor has the times for your college
Same username and password as for your University account (eg mine is shug0842)
us if you’re ill and can’t attend

8. Using your own PC
Each college has been supplied with a CD for you to copy onto your machine and use under our license…ask your College Senior Maths tutor to lend you the CD
If you have no PC then see Dr Curnock to arrange access to Institute machines

9. Assessment MT work not assessed at all Two projects in Hilary Term
To be done independently
Count as two Mods questions
Note: marks are usually lost for mathematical errors…not Maple ones

10. Getting Help Demonstrators in Stats Dept sessions Maple Help System
Help each other - this term collaboration is allowed (and encouraged)
College tutors
me...

11. Final Thoughts You are mathematicians, so…
Be sceptical, and check Maple’s answers (if you can)
Be curious, and ask yourself how Maple can do it
Now here’s some I prepared earlier...