1. What is formal calculation?
1.1 A demonstration with Maple: Villarceau circles
Here's a classic geometry problem that illustrates what Maple can do.
Consider in a plane of space a circle Γ of center ω and radius r and a straight line Δ located at a distance R > r from ω. By rotating this circle around the Δ axis, we obtain the well-known surface known as a torus. Let then be an orthonormal...
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The examples in this article were written using the most popular version in 2001: Maple V Release 5. However, from Release 4 to the latest Release 7, no essential changes have been made to the software's current operation, and the instructions can be adapted without significant change.
Software supplier: Waterloo Maple Inc.
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