Review of Maplets

Maplets are a new front-end to Maple an alternative to the Worksheet front-end. (They require Maple 7. They also require the Maplets package - a Maple 7 package - which was developed after Maple 7 was released. See www.maplesoft.com for distribution details.)

For some users learning Maple syntax is a chore and may distract from the task at hand. This can certainly apply to some first year undergraduates: for example those for whom mathematics is a service course and who are unlikely to make extensive use of manipulative mathematics in their later courses or careers.