If you need help for a Maple function, you can use the ? command. A ? by itself gives you general information. Try it now. E.g. ?min gives help on the min function.
FUNCTION: max - maximum of numbers
FUNCTION: min - minimum of numbers
CALLING SEQUENCE:
max(x_1, x_2, ...)
min( x_1, x_2, ...)
PARAMETERS:
x_1, x_2, ... - any expressions
SYNOPSIS:
- The functions max and min return the maximum or minimum respectively of one
or more arguments.
- Most often the arguments will be of type numeric, that is, integers, ration-
als, or floats. However, the functionality is more general, allowing any
type of arguments for which an unevaluated function call may be returned.
EXAMPLES:
> max(3/2, 1.49);
3/2
> min(3/2, 1.49);
1.49
> max(3/5, evalf(ln(2)), 9/13);
.6931471806
> max(x+1, x+2, y);
max(x + 2, y)
SEE ALSO: maximize, minimize