Maple T.A. Quick Reference

Basic Operations Constants & Symbols

Operation

Command

Constant/Symbol Command

addition

a+b

π

Pi

subtraction

a-b

e

exp(1)

multiplication

a*b

i

I

division

a/b

∞

infinity

exponentiation

a^b

√x

sqrt(x)
Functions

Function

Command

trigonometric

sin(x), cos(x), tan(x),
csc(x), sec(x), cot(x)		 sin(x),cos(x),tan(x),
csc(x),sec(x),cot(x)

inverse trig

arcsin(x),
arccos(x),
arctan(x)

 arcsin(x),
arccos(x),
arctan(x)

exponential

ex exp(x)

logarithmic

ln(x), log(x) ln(x), log[a](x)

square root

sqrt(x)
nth root surd(x,n)
hyperbolic sinh(x), cosh(x),
tanh(x), sech(x)		 sinh(x), cosh(x),
tanh(x), sech(x)
absolute value |x| abs(x)
factorial x! factorial(x)
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