Naming Expressions

Something important to Maple that you do not do with pencil and paper is naming mathematical expressions. Giving a name (or tag) to the mathematical expression that you type allows you to refer to it later in the Maple worksheet. Using the name later on is the same as cutting and pasting the expression itself, but is much more convenient and is the preferred way to write Maple worksheets. Names are assigned to expressions by typing the expression as (name := expression). The := symbol is used to assign names. It has no effect on the math.