Dear Class,

The maple 2017 instructions apply to maple 2015, 2016, V9, V9.5, V10, V11, V12, V13, V18 with obvious
changes to command lines, e.g., change "maple2017" to "maple2015" or "mapleV11".


To use maple 2017 on the local unix systems with GUI interface, invoke it by command line

 xmaple2017 &
 
To use maple 9.5 with the classic window interface [no java], invoke it
by the command line

 xmapleV11 -cw &

After starting xmaple2017 or xmapleV18, set the OPTIONS on the tool menu as follows:

         Display --> Input display --> Maple Notation
         Display --> Output display --> 2D-Math Notation
         Interface --> Default format for new worksheets --> Worksheet
         Apply Globally

When working with xmaple2017, you should see red text on input and blue
text on output. If your typing is black, then exit Maple, start it
again, and look for a change. If no change, then repeat the steps above,
assuming a typo.

The linalg package is supposed to work in maple 2017. Loading of package
LinearAlgebra and then loading package linalg should make the commands
of both available.

Example 1: A:=<<1,0> | <2,3>>; # Enter cols of matrix A
           b:=<-1,1>;
           A.b;    # multiply matrix A against column vector b.
           det(A); # No answer, needs linalg package
           Determinant(A); # No answer, needs LinearAlgebra package
           linalg[det](A); # works
           LinearAlgebra[Determinant](a); # also works

Example 2: with(linalg):            # Deprecated, still in maple 2017.
           C:=matrix([[1,2],[0,3]]);# In textbooks. Enter C by rows.
           eigenvects(C);
           Eigenvectors(C); # No answer, error message

Example 3: with(LinearAlgebra):
           F:=Matrix([[1,2],[0,3]]);# Enter F by rows.
           Eigenvectors(F);

Example 4: with(LinearAlgebra):with(linalg):
           A:=<<1,0> | <2,3>>;      # Enter A by cols.
           Eigenvectors(A);Determinant(A);
           eigenvects(A);det(A);

To set up maple 2017 on linux, windows and Mac OS/X systems, follow the
advice above. To run the classic window interface under 32-bit windows,
launch the application "cwmaple" located in the win.bin subdirectory of
the maple 2017 installation in Program Files.

The bare-bones terminal interface maple 2017 is launched on a unix
system as follows:

46 kelton> maple2017
    |\^/|     Maple 2017 (X86 64 LINUX)
._|\|   |/|_. Copyright (c) Maplesoft, a division of Waterloo Maple Inc. 2017
 \  MAPLE  /  All rights reserved. Maple is a trademark of
 <____ ____>  Waterloo Maple Inc.
      |       Type ? for help.

> A:=Matrix([[1,2],[0,3]]);
                                      [1    2]
                                 A := [      ]
                                      [0    3]
> linalg[eigenvects](A);

                      [1, 1, {[1, 0]}], [3, 1, {[1, 1]}]
> C:=<<1,2> | <0,3>>; 
                                      [1    0]
                                 C := [      ]
                                      [2    3]
> LinearAlgebra[Eigenvectors](C);
                                [3]  [0    -1]
                                [ ], [       ]
                                [1]  [1     1]
>B:=<-1,1>: C.B-B;
                                      [0]
                                      [ ]
                                      [0]
>quit

Best regards, Grant Gustafson