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Experiments In Mathematics Using Maple

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Christopher T. J. Dodson

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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  2. Elizabeth A. Gonzalez

    1. University of Toronto Instructional and Research Computing, Toronto, Canada

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Pre-Calculus Mathematics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Maple

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 3-16

    3. Functions

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 17-32

    4. Quadratic Functions

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 33-42

    5. Solving Quadratic Equations

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 43-55

    6. Polynomial Functions

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 57-64

    7. Exponential Functions

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 65-70

    8. Logarithmic Functions

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 71-81

    9. Circular Functions

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 83-92

    10. Trigonometry

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 93-116

    11. Similar Figures

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 117-127

    12. Circles and Spheres

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 129-144

    13. Loci

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 145-165

    14. Sequences and Series

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 167-174

    15. Statistics and Probability

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 175-185

  3. Beginning Calculus

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Secants and Tangents

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 189-197

    3. Sequences and Limits

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 199-220

    4. Derivatives of Functions

      • Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
      Pages 221-233
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About this book

We believe that to understand and be comfortable with mathematical con­ cepts and methods, it is necessary to do mathematics and, traditionally, doing meant with a pencil and paper. Now, a modest home computer can provide a platform for a computer algebra package like Maple, which can perform all of the operations encountered in secondary school mathematics and beyond, and pro­ vide graphical representations of functions, including animations. The capability of rendering accurate graphics for mathematical functions greatly enhances the learning experience, and helps intuition work in new situations, before beginning to do the algebra and calculus needed to solve a problem. For example, if you can see that a function has a clear minimum from its graph, then you are more likely to be able to identify its location precisely by analysis. This book is designed to support the interactive Maple worksheets that we have developed for the two senior secondary school years and made available via the Internet at the anonymous ftp site ftp. ut irc. utoronto . ca (/pub/ednet/maths/maple). This takes you from basic algebra, functions and sequences, to calculus and its applications. Thus, the book is a hardcopy version of the worksheets, with additional explanatory text, cross-referencing, appen­ dices containing worked solutions to all exercises, and indexing.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Christopher T. J. Dodson

  • University of Toronto Instructional and Research Computing, Toronto, Canada

    Elizabeth A. Gonzalez

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Experiments In Mathematics Using Maple

  • Authors: Christopher T. J. Dodson, Elizabeth A. Gonzalez

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79758-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-59284-6Published: 08 November 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-79758-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 465

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Analysis, Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Software

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