If you are new to Maple V, we recommend the first section of the tutorial, Maple Think, as an introduction.

Introduction

Taken from the Introduction to Maple V Release 5.1 :
 

Maple V is a comprehensive computer system for advanced mathematics. It includes facilities for interactive algebra, calculus, discrete mathematics, graphics, numerical computation and many other areas of mathematics. It also provides a unique environment for rapid development of mathematical programs using its vast library of built-in functions and operations. Maple V Release 5 includes palettes, context-sensitive menus, and a new input mode, Standard Math notation, that allow entry and manipulation of mathematical expressions without detailed knowledge of Maple syntax. For compatibility with previous versions of Maple V, Release 5 is configured to start with palettes disabled and to accept input in Maple notation. To switch to Standard Math input mode, select Standard Math from the Input Display submenu of the Options menu. Any future input lines will then use Standard Math mode. Palettes can be enabled using the Palettes submenu of the View menu.  More information about Waterloo Maple Inc. and its products can be found at http://www.maplesoft.com/

The tutorial assumes that you are using Maple V Release 5.  If you are using Releases 3 or 4 the only significant differences will be in the section entitled Kinematics 1, in that the ditto operator is a double quotation mark (") instead of a percent symbol (%).  In Kinematics 1 you will find yourself unable to use the live plot facilities; the workaround for this is in Kinematics 2.  Other than these two differences, the rest of the tutorial will apply to Release 4 almost exactly, and to Release 3 pretty decently.

OSU has a Site License for Maple V, and is available to those who qualify.  This information was taken from UTS Site Licensed Software, and is available at Customer Services, 512 Baker Systems, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
 

Maple (version V release 5.1): Windows 95/NT:  System Requirements:      PC with a 486 DX or higher processor.      Windows NT must be at version 4.0.      32 MB of RAM, 32 MB of free hard disk space.  A powerful and comprehensive interactive symbolic algebra system used for engineering and mathematical instruction and research. Available to faculty and staff for use on campus or in their homes for university-related business. Available to students who are employed as a teaching or research assistant/associate for use on computers on campus only for university-related business. Software must be returned when leaving OSU. This program comes in a desktop version and a server version. The server version may be used to run Maple in a LAN environment and comes preconfigured for your network. Note: This version no longer runs on Windows 3.1 or 3.11. Software is available on a loan basis on CDROM.