The present subject, Maple and standing waves, can be considered as a blend of physics, mathematics, and computer science that has led to powerful methods for solving many complex problems in science and engineering. Consequently, the subject can be considered from the point of view of a physicist and a mathematician, for creating a mathematical model of a physical problem and a method for solving the problem; of a computer scientist, for implementing it in Maple or modifying it for its optimal operation. The present book can be divided in two parts, the description of Maple; and the description standing waves with Maple. The material of the present book can be used in several undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as for solving new research problems.
Inna K. Shingareva was born and grew up in Moscow, studied (in parallel) music (piano, Special Music School, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory) and mathematics (Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics). She received a Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics (1995, Institute for Problems in Mechanics of the Russian Academy of Sciences). Since 2000 she is a scientist and professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Sonora (México). Her main research areas are in Mathematical Equations, Fluid Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, Computer Algebra, Scientific Publishing, Science Education, Mathematics and Music.