http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/42637-Showing-Students-The-Steps-In-A-Problem en-us 2026 Maplesoft, A Division of Waterloo Maple Inc. Maplesoft Document System Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:16:16 GMT Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:16:16 GMT The latest comments added to the Post, Showing students the steps in a problem from symbols, thru substituted values, to final answer http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/42637-Showing-Students-The-Steps-In-A-Problem http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/42637-Showing-Students-The-Steps-In-A-Problem?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Showing students the steps in a problem from symbols, thru substituted values, to final answer:Comments#comment79401 ok now I think i am just a little confused on the syntax to use in order to do what you are describing. I believe you are saying to leave the equation with all its variables in tact then substitute your values after defining the equation. f := [z = (1+y+y^2-y^3)/(1-y)^3] I am to pick a value for z between 0.601 and 0.899, I chose 0.8 since its as close to a solid number as I could get. z := `0.8` eval(f) z := 0.8 eval(f) hmmm still not solving or breaking down the problem solve(f) nope, still didnt get it broken down. just the three values of y... As far as i can tell, I did it exactely how I was supposed to. Thank you so much in advance for all your help. Well I have been reading through the documentation and scouring the web for info and examples... I came up with nothing... its been like 12 hours... I got to sleep. I will see if I can figure it out again tomorrow... this program looks as though it can be used as a great learning tool. It even says on the main site for maple 10, and this is a direct quote: " More than just the answer Maple 10, in addition to providing the answer, also displays all the required steps and the “thinking” behind the math problems you are facing.". The latest comments added to the Post, Showing students the steps in a problem from symbols, thru substituted values, to final answer 79401 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:35:43 Z joseph smith joseph smith http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/42637-Showing-Students-The-Steps-In-A-Problem?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Showing students the steps in a problem from symbols, thru substituted values, to final answer:Comments#comment86316 Assuming that you want to show the steps in solving your equation, try this, restart; eq := [z = (1+y+y^2-y^3)/(1-y)^3]; eq := eval(eq,z=0.8); solve(eq,y); Hope this helps J. Tarr The latest comments added to the Post, Showing students the steps in a problem from symbols, thru substituted values, to final answer 86316 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:42:51 Z Mariner Mariner http://www.mapleprimes.com/posts/42637-Showing-Students-The-Steps-In-A-Problem?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:Showing students the steps in a problem from symbols, thru substituted values, to final answer:Comments#comment79383 Run the following code, and I hope you will see what I mean. Because of what you are doing, it is necessary to add a few more ways of putting in unevaluated functions ('solve') and numbers (convert(..., symbol). > eq := z = (1+y+y^2-y^3)/(1-y)^3; y_sols := solve(subs(z = .8, eq), y): 'solve'(subs(z = `.8`, eq), y) = y_sols; `check solutions:`; for i from 1 to 3 do y = [y_sols][i]; subs(z = `.8`, y = convert([y_sols][i], symbol), eq) = subs(z = .8, y = [y_sols][i], eq); end do; The latest comments added to the Post, Showing students the steps in a problem from symbols, thru substituted values, to final answer 79383 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:52:16 Z TomM TomM