Introduction

The purpose of this worksheet is to introduce you to some of the ways Maple can be used to assist with the analysis of differential equations. You are not expected to currently understand everything that is presented in this worksheet. As the course progresses you will be expected to become proficient at these types of "computations".

This worksheet is intended to be use while reading section 1.1 of the text. The definitions are not repeated in this worksheet. There are a few places where this worksheet differs from the text. These are clearly identified. There are a number of questions for you to answer as you work through this worksheet. Please take the time to do what is asked. Ask questions as they arise.