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Maple Online Help - Calculate limit
limit - Create a two-dimensional plot
plot - Definite and indefinite integration
int - Demonstrate Newton's method
Student[Calculus1][NewtonsMethod] - Determine the Special Points of a Function
Find the asymptotes, critical points, extreme points, points of inflection, and roots of a univariate function. - Differentiation or partial differentiation
diff or Diff - Evaluation
eval - Find the antiderivative(s) of an expression
Student[Calculus1][AntiderivativePlot] - Find the distance between two points
Student[Precalculus][Distance] - Functional Operators
A functional operator in Maple is a special form of a procedure. Functional operators are written using arrow notation. - Illustrate Newton's Method
Student[Calculus1][NewtonsMethodTutor] - Solve a limit problem step-by-step
Student[Calculus1][LimitTutor] - Plot an expression and its derivative
Student[Calculus1][DerivativePlot] - Plot an expression and its derivative (tutor)
Student[Calculus1][DerivativeTutor] - Plot rational functions
Student[Precalculus][RationalFunctionPlot] - Return the Newton quotient of an expression
Student[Calculus1][NewtonQuotient] - Return the Taylor series for a multivariate function
Student[MultivariateCalculus][TaylorApproximation] - Solve one or more equations
solve - Solve one or more equations using floating-point arithmetic
fsolve - Transform quadratic expressions to completed square form
Student[Precalculus][CompleteSquare] - Two-dimensional implicit plotting
plots[implicitplot] Related Maple Features - Math Equation Editor
Express complicated mathematical problems easily using standard mathematical notation. - Context-Sensitive Menus
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