If we wish to do anything more complicated than basic arithmetic in Maple, we likely need to use a special command to perform the desired task. Commands have two parts:
the command name: this is usually one or more words with no spaces that describes what the command does.
command( parameter1, parameter2, ... ) You should note that the parameters are always enclosed in parentheses ( ) and there is no space between the name of the command and the first parenthesis.
Some commands only need one parameter, while others need multiple parameters. In many cases, additional, optional parameters can be added to perform a more specialized procedure.
