The loop construct in any computer language allows the implementation of repetitive processes in computers. This is truly where computers excel since their speed allows them to repeat these tasks efficiently and since, contrary to us human, they do not get bored and tired by repetition. Scanning class list, searching financial data sets, scanning over time, ... are all repetitive tasks computers can tackle much better than us. In the following, we will first introduce the loop syntax in Maple. Then we will look at examples of general interest involving loops.
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Michel Vallières at vallieres@physics.drexel.edu