Students using Maple often have different needs than non-students. Students need more than just a final answer; they are looking to gain an understanding of the mathematical concepts behind the problems they are asked to solve and to learn how to solve problems. They need an environment that allows them to explore the concepts and break problems down into smaller steps.

The Student packages in Maple offer focused learning environments in which students can explore and reinforce fundamental concepts for courses in Precalculus, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Statistics, and more. For example, Maple includes step-by-step tutors that allow students to practice integration, differentiation, the finding of limits, and more. The Integration Tutor, shown below, lets a student evaluate an integral by selecting an applicable rule at each step. Maple will also offer hints or show the next step, if asked.  The tutor doesn't only demonstrate how to obtain the result, but is designed for practicing and learning.

For this blog post, I’d like to focus in on an area of great interest to students: showing step-by-step solutions for a variety of problems in Maple.

Several commands in the Student packages can show solution steps as either output or inline in an interactive pop-up window. The first few examples return the solution steps as output.

Precalculus problems:

The Student:-Basics sub-package provides a collection of commands to help students and teachers explore fundamental mathematical concepts that are core to many disciplines. It features two commands, both of which return step-by-step solutions as output.

The ExpandSteps command accepts a product of polynomials and displays the steps required to expand the expression:

with(Student:-Basics):

ExpandSteps( (a^2-1)/(a/3+1/3) );

The LinearSolveSteps command accepts an equation in one variable and displays the steps required to solve for that variable.

with(Student:-Basics):

LinearSolveSteps( (x+1)/y = 4*y^2 + 3*x, x );

This command also accepts some nonlinear equations that can be reduced down to linear equations.

Calculus problems:

The Student:-Calculus1 sub-package is designed to cover the basic material of a standard first course in single-variable calculus. Several commands in this package provide interactive tutors where you can step through computations and step-by-step solutions can be returned as standard worksheet output.

Tools like the integration, differentiation, and limit method tutors are interactive interfaces that allow for exploration. For example, similar to the integration-methods tutor above, the differentiation-methods tutor lets a student obtain a derivative by selecting the appropriate rule that applies at each step or by requesting a complete solution all at once. When done, pressing “Close” prints out to the Maple worksheet an annotated solution containing all of the steps.

For example, try entering the following into Maple:

with(Student:-Calculus1):

x*sin(x);

Next, right click on the Matrix and choose “Student Calculus1 -> Tutors -> Differentiation Methods…”

The Student:-Calculus1 sub-package is not alone in offering this kind of step-by-step solution finding. Other commands in other Student packages are also capable of returning solutions.

Linear Algebra Problems:

The Student:-LinearAlgebra sub-package is designed to cover the basic material of a standard first course in linear algebra. This sub-package features similar tutors to those found in the Calculus1 sub-package. Commands such as the Gaussian Elimination,  Gauss-Jordan Elimination, Matrix Inverse, Eigenvalues or Eigenvectors tutors show step-by-step solutions for linear algebra problems in interactive pop-up tutor windows. Of these tutors, a personal favourite has to be the Gauss-Jordan Elimination tutor, which were I still a student, would have saved me a lot of time and effort searching for simple arithmetic errors while row-reducing matrices.

For example, try entering the following into Maple:

with(Student:-LinearAlgebra):

M:=<<77,9,31>|<-50,-80,43>|<25,94,12>|<20,-61,-48>>;

Next, right click on the Matrix and choose “Student Linear Algebra -> Tutors -> Gauss-Jordan Elimination Tutor”

This tutor makes it possible to step through row-reducing a matrix by using the controls on the right side of the pop-up window. If you are unsure where to go next, the “Next Step” button can be used to move forward one-step. Pressing “All Steps” returns all of the steps required to row reduce this matrix.

When this tutor is closed, it does not return results to the Maple worksheet, however it is still possible to use the Maple interface to step through performing elementary row operations and to capture the output in the Maple worksheet. By loading the Student:-LinearAlgebra package, you can simply use the right-click context menu to apply elementary row operations to a Matrix in order to step through the operations, capturing all of your steps along the way!

An interactive application for showing steps for some problems:

While working on this blog post, it struck me that we did not have any online interactive applications that could show solution steps, so using the commands that I’ve discussed above, I authored an application that can expand, solve linear problems, integrate, differentiate, or find limits. You can interact with this application here, but note that this application is a work in progress, so feel free to email me (maplepm (at) Maplesoft.com) any strange bugs that you may encounter with it.

More detail on each of these commands can be found in Maple’s help pages.

I'd like to find out what number Maple can still calculate the isprime for, and what number will make it go "No thanks, this is madness - ERROR".

I tried isprime (10^100,000,000 + 2), and it can still calculate the result. No prime of course, that's the whole point of the +2.

I tried isprime(10^10ˆ9 + 2) and it crashed.

But what is the tipping number?

I decided I should write a loop, and let maple write away the last number till it crashes. Is this possible? I think I'll need something like

> for n from 5 to ??? do isprime (10ˆn + 2) and ??? end do

This isn't suitable at all, but I cant figure out how to program "to error" or "write away this number"...

I hope the question is clear and look forward to ideas on how to make this work.

Dear Community,

I have difficulties evaluating a rather complicated infinite integral (see attachment). The result should be something like 12.319. Any idea how to go get this?

Tx for the kind help in advance,

best regards

Andras

Infinite_Integral_2.mw

Plz help me！ How to accelerate the calculation speed the following the program？

restart;
with(PDEtools); declare((u, W)(x, t)); KN := 10;
AFP := proc (C1, C2, C3, C4, H, KN, N) local ADM1, n, lambda, F, i, A0, A, U, W, u, L, R, NL, w, PDE1, IC1, d, Eq1, Eq2, Eq3, LI, trL, tr1, trN, Apr, AprK, trSol, Sol, AD; declare((u, W)(x, t)); ADM1 := proc (n) options operator, arrow; convert(subs(lambda = 0, value((Diff(F(Sum(lambda^i*U[i], i = 0 .. n)), `$`(lambda, n)))/factorial(n))), diff) end proc; A0[0] := F(U[0]); for n to KN do A0[n] := ADM1(n) end do; for n from 0 to KN do A[n] := convert(C1*(diff(subs({seq(U[i] = W[i](x, t), i = 0 .. KN)}, expand(subs(F(U[0]) = U[0]*exp(U[0]), A0[n]))), x)), diff)+convert(C2*subs({seq(U[i] = Diff(W[i](x, t), x), i = 0 .. KN)}, expand(subs(F(U[0]) = U[0]^2, A0[n]))), diff) end do; L := proc (w) options operator, arrow; diff(w(x, t), t) end proc; R := proc (w) options operator, arrow; C3*(diff(w(x, t), x)) end proc; NL := proc (w) options operator, arrow; C1*(diff(w(x, t)*exp(w(x, t)), t))-C2*(diff(w(x, t), x))^2 end proc; PDE1 := proc (w) options operator, arrow; L(w)-R(w) = -NL(w) end proc; IC1 := u(x, 0) = sum(2*(int(sin((d+1/2)*Pi*x/H), x = 0 .. H))*exp(-C4*(d+1/2)^2*Pi^2*t/H^2)*sin((d+1/2)*Pi*x/H)/H, d = 0 .. N); LI := proc (w) options operator, arrow; Int(w(x, t), t = 0 .. t) end proc; tr1 := u-rhs(IC1); Eq1 := LI(lhs(PDE1(u))) = LI(rhs(PDE1(u))); Eq2 := simplify(subs(lhs(Eq1) = tr1, Eq1)); trL := u = add(u[j](x, t), j = 0 .. KN); trN := LI(NL(u)) = Int(Sum(A[i], i = 0 .. KN), t = 0 .. t); Eq3 := subs(trL, lhs(Eq2)) = subs(trN, rhs(Eq2)); Apr[0] := u[0](x, t) = rhs(IC1); AprK := u[k+1](x, t) = -(Int(AD[k], t = 0 .. t)); for i from 0 to KN do Apr[i+1] := value(subs({seq(Apr[m], m = 0 .. i)}, subs({seq(W[m] = u[m], m = 0 .. i)}, subs(k = i, AD[i] = A[i], AprK)))) end do; trSol := {seq(Apr[i], i = 0 .. KN)}; value(subs(trSol, trL)) end proc;

Download AFP.mw

Am here again, pls help me check out this adm code, cant get a result.

below is the attached file

 adm_2_method.mw

Ok i have used a diverse range of programming IDE now, but i am of course alot more comfortable the maple interface simply because of the amount of time i have spent on it, also it was my first "real" introduction to programming, but i was keen to trial and review of all the major CAS out on the market, but for a common purposed package within them they provide, for example the number theory package.

So the question is quite broad, im looking for suggestions for the most unbias way to go about this.

it would need to be a coauthored review with a representative writer for the seasoned user for each one right?

hi...how i can pdsolve this equation numerically or analyticlly?

this equation is time-fractional  equation with generalized Cattaneo model

where

 is the fractional derivative operator considered in the
Caputo sense.

FRACTION.mw

Download FRACTION.mw

Dear Community,

I would like to calculate a rather sophisticated function (see it in the attachmenet) Once I try to evaluate it at certain values I get the error message:

"Error (in pD) illegal use of an object as a name" 

What object Maple means? I guess its a minor mistake, yet I'm lost here, and the online help says "There is no help page available for this error"

Tx for the kind help in advance,

Andras

Bessel_plot.mw 

Is anyone running the 2016.1a patch on ubuntu 16.04?

A fresh installation starts up and works, but after I install the patch the installation seems broken:

cd /usr/local/maple2016/bin
./maple
/usr/local/maple2016/bin.X86_64_LINUX/mserver: error while loading shared libraries: libicuucmpl.so.56: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
maple: could not start mserver

it looks like my installation does not have libicuucmpl.so.56. I can see these however:
./bin.X86_64_LINUX/libicuucmpl.so.49.1.1
./bin.X86_64_LINUX/libicuucmpl.so
./bin.X86_64_LINUX/libicuucmpl.so.49

running xmaple has maple open, then stay unresponsive.

Here is the upgrade file, i've been trying to use:
md5sum ./Maple2016.1LinuxX64Upgrade.run
7502caaa65cc623d5d2574823eee9343  ./Maple2016.1LinuxX64Upgrade.run


Has anyone else encountered this problem?
thanks

Dear Pros, I'm a biginer so I have a question about my program.

I have a lot of arrays which are result from 2 while loop. Now, I want creat a matrix from them but i can't. So, could you help me to do it.

For detail: 

V[1]:=[ 1 2 3]

V[2]:=[2 3 4]

V[3]:=[3 4 5]

V[4]:=[2 6 7]

V[5]:=[7 8 9]

...

V[n]

with type of V[i] is a array.

I searched and found a solution by manual to create a matrix as follow:

V_matrix:=<V[1],V[2],V[3]>

but in this case i can't but manual with n=100

please help me to have a Matrix.

Thank a lots.

I wondering if it is able to create a new symbol in maple, like it is possible to create a custom snippet in the pallets. Speceficly I am asking how to create a new symbol/charachter for 2D math. So if anyone knows please tell me :)

Dear all,

I would like to solve the following non linear ODE with Maple, but I am no able. I do not know if it is possible, beccause it is nolinear.

I really appreciate any advice or help. This is the equation:

y'(x) - (Q - x*p0*(exp(alpha-beta*y(x)))/(1+exp(alpha-beta*y(x))))^2=0

thanks a lot

Hey everyone,

I'm using printf to print out the following:

printf("Absolute error = %.10f \nRelative error = %.10f", abs(fractionPart-binarySum), 100*abs(fractionPart-binarySum)/fractionPart)

however, it's tedious always having to edit the two occurrences of "10" decimal places. Is there a way to define a variable like decimals := 10 and then refer to it inside the quotation marks in printf?

Hello everyone,

Is it normal that commands #1 and #2 below do not return the same thing ?

L := [`Norman.Mailer`, `Richard.Brautigan`]

#1

map(u -> convert(u, string), L);

["Norman.Mailer", "Richard.Brautigan"]


#2

`convert/string`~(L)

["`Norman.Mailer`", "`Richard.Brautigan`"]


Side question : I am not really familiar with the tilde operator and I often use map instead.
Does it exist a better practice in these matters ?

Thanks in advance

Hello everybody!

Please help me to solve the attached partial differential equation. I am getting an error. I do have its analytical solution and that works fine.

The error is as follows
Error, (in pdsolve/numeric/plot) unable to compute solution for t>HFloat(0.0):
solution becomes undefined, problem may be ill posed or method may be ill suited to solution

The worksheet is attached hereshortsngle.mw