WeBWorK Command Reference
Basic operations:
Constants and Symbols:
Operation
Command
Expression
Command
Addition
a+b
a+b
π
pi
Subtraction
a−b
a-b
∞
infinity
Multiplication
a×b
a*b
−∞
-infinity
Division
a
b
a/b
Exponentiation
ab
a∧b
e
exp(1) or e∧1
Exponentiation
xab
x∧(a*b)
union (set notation)
U
i=
√
−1
i
Functions:
Function
Command
Function
Command
ab
a∧b
sin x
sin(x)
ex
exp(x) or e∧x
cos x
cos(x)
eax
exp(a*x) or e∧(a*x)
tan x
tan(x)
ln x
ln(x)
sec x
sec(x)
ln(|x|)
ln(abs(x))
csc x
csc(x)
cot x
cot(x)
sin2 x
(sin(x))∧2
arcsin x or sin−1 (x)
arcsin(x)
arccos x or cos−1 (x)
arccos(x)
arctan x or tan−1 (x)
arctan(x)
√
x
|x|
sqrt(x)
or
abs(x)
x∧(1/2)
Note: All of the above commands work in Maple except:
1. π is P i
2. ex is exp(x)
√
3. i = −1 is I