Introduction to
Computer Algebra Systems
Tentative course syllabus
Instructions on attaching
files to email messages
Projects:
- All projects must be submitted via email
- The assignments have been moved into the syllabus. Be sure to check for
updates each week.
- The assignment for Feb. 18 is a project
which introduces two Maple data structures: sets and lists.
- The assignment for Feb. 25 involves the use
of Maple for linear regression and the method of least squares.
- The assignment for March 4 involves the
calculation of finite Fourier series.
References:
Besides our text, you may find the following references helpful:
- Andre Heck, Introduction to Maple. Springer-Verlag, second edition,
1996. This is available in the CSU library. It's a good reference
for programmers.
- William C. Bauldry and Joseph R. Fiedler, Calculus Projects with
Maple V. Brooks/Cole, second edition, 1996.
- Albert Boggess, David Barrow, Arthur Belmonte, Samia Massoud, Jeffery
Morgan, Maurice Rahe, Michael Stecher, and Phillip Yasskin, CalcLabs
with Maple V. Brooks/Cole, 1995.
- Mark H. Holmes, Joseph G. Ecker, William E. Boyce, and William L. Siegmann,
Exploring Calculus with Maple. Addison-Wesley, 1993.
- Robert B. Israel, Calculus the Maple Way. Addison-Wesley, 1996.
Please refer any questions regarding information on this page to
thoward@colstate.edu