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Maple 9 Learning Guide - Maplesoft

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88 • Chapter 4: <strong>Maple</strong> OrganizationFinding the Derivative of a Function You can find the derivative ofa function by using the DiffTutor <strong>Maple</strong>t application, an interactiveroutine in the Student[Calculus1] package. For example, the followingcode invokes the interactive DiffTutor.> with(Student[Calculus1]);> DiffTutor();> DiffTutor(x*cos(x));> DiffTutor(x*cos(x),x);See the ?Student[Calculus1][DiffTutor] help page and copy the exampleinto you worksheet.Worksheet ExamplesThe following examples are generated using the Student[Calculus1]subpackage.Derivative Given the function 4*x^2, find its derivative. First, activatethe short forms of all the command names in the package by using thewith command.> with(Student[Calculus1]):> infolevel[Student[Calculus1]] := 1:

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