In this paper, we will investigate some of the algorithmic inadequacies and limitations of Maple as well as the common misuses of the software when used as a tool in teaching undergraduate mathematics. We will present examples for which Maple produces misleading or inaccurate results. We will also refer to situations where Maple gives accurate, but incomplete, results which are misused or misin...

JavaViewLib is a new Maple package combined with the JavaView visualization toolkit that adds new interactivity to Maple plots in both web pages and worksheets. It provides a superior viewing environment to enhance plots in Maple by adding several features to plots’ interactivity, such as mouse-controlled scaling, translation, rotation in 2d, 3d, and 4d, auto-view modes, animation, picking, mat...

Sugar maple and red maple are closely-related co-occurring tree species significant to the North American forest biome. Plant abiotic stress effects including nutritional imbalance and manganese (Mn) toxicity are well documented within this system, and are implicated in enhanced susceptibility to biotic stresses such as insect attack. Both tree species are known to overaccumulate foliar mangane...

interpretation Jacques Carette and Stephen Forrest Computing and Software Department, McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada {carette,forressa}@mcmaster.ca Abstract. We continue our investigations of what exactly is in the code base of a large, general purpose, dynamically-typed computer algebra system (Maple). In this paper, we apply and adapt formal techniques from program analysis to ...

When examined within their historic context, vernacular landscapes inform us about the behaviors, beliefs, and interrelationships of ordinary people and their surroundings. Through the integration of historical research with a landscape archaeology approach, this paper examines the evolution and abandonment of a landscape of maple sugar and syrup production in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U...

In this report we document a software package under development to allow message passing in the MPI model using the computer algebra system Maple. The new software, called maplle, consists of two components, a set of Maple functions and a MPI/C driver. The maplle system allows the user to easily parallelize Maple algorithms and use message passing functionality familiar to MPI users in a Maple ...

Maple syrup is produced in the early spring from February through April when maple sap runs from the maple trees. It is traditionally known that the maple syrup produced from the sap in the later season tends to have a darker color. Interestingly, although the maple syrup grading system in the United States gives lower grades and values for darker maple syrup, some consumers prefer dark syrup t...

3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine-modified poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG-DOPA3) is a biologically-inspired material that exhibits unique adhesion properties. In this study, mPEG-DOPA3 thin films were prepared using a novel laser process known as matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporation (MAPLE). The films were examined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, profilometr...

Distributed Maple is a system for writing parallel programs in the computer algebra system Maple. It allows to create concurrent tasks and to execute them by Maple kernels running on different machines of a network. The system consists of two components: 1. A Java class library which implements a general purpose communication and scheduling mechanism for distributed applications. 2. A binding t...