To XML, or to HTML?

     In the previous post, we have introduce you fine people to HTML. Now let's take a peek into XML. Before we begun, many people getting confused between HTML and XML. Well, for starters both of them are markup languages. What I can say is that HTML and XML is quite different but XML act as a compliment to HTML.

     Now, let's take a closer look into it, shall we? Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all free open standards.

For more details, click this link : XML on Wikipedia

    Now, after you've read a bit, you'll know that XML can only create plain text rather than HTML that can make anything that can be displayed in a webpage. Yet, if you want to make dynamic data, using HTML will take lots of time to edit, while XML is much more simpler. Thus, it is not exaggerating to say that XML and HTML is of equal value.

What is that? You want to learn how to XML? Very good. Here's a table of link and title of the tutorials.

Title	Name
XML Tutorial by W3C	http://www.w3schools.com/xml/
XML Tutorial by XML Masters	http://www.xmlmaster.org/en/article/d01/

     I guess that's all for the introduction to XML. I hope such knowledge is useful for your future. Be Genki 

:)

HTML, the beginning.

     Welcome back, to this place, my friend. Today, we will discuss about what is HTML. Let's begin shall we?

    What is HTML? HTML, a.ka HyperText Markup Language is the main markup language for creating web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser. Basically, it's the atoms of a web page or anything else that can be displayed in a web browser.

If you want to read more, you can go to here : Wikipedia

Let look for an example, shall we?
How about a simple table?
In HTML, there are two kinds of table, without cellpadding and with cellpadding.
Let's look at these codes :

<h4>without cellpadding:</h4>
<table border="1">
<tr>
 <td>First</td>
 <td>Row</td>
</tr>
 <td>Second</td>
 <td>Row</td>
</tr>
</table>

<h4>with cellpadding:</h4>
<table border="1"
cellpadding="10">
<tr>
 <td>First</td>
 <td>Row</td>
</tr>
<tr>
 <td>Second</td>
 <td>Row</td>
</tr>
</table>


It will give us :

without cellpadding:

First	Row
Second	Row

with cellpadding:

First	Row
Second	Row

Niffty, isn't it? Now, I did said it's too show everything that web browser can. For example, browser games. Most of them are simple, but Runescape takes it to the next level.

Using HTML 5(The latest in HTML tech) technology, it creates a stunning real time MMORPG that seems impossible for web browser game.

In a nutshell, HTML is a language used to write web pages and a very widely used and useful one. Hope you guys enjoyed :)

Das Maple : A peek into the software

 

     Welcome! Welcome, to this humble little blog which objective to introduce or even teach the readers on what is Maple is. Now, it's not about the leaf, syrup or even the tree. It is about a Maple, a software that is a very powerful computer algebra system. It is widely used by students, educators, mathematicians, statisticians, scientists, and engineers for doing numerical and symbolic computation.

     Yes, I know some might say "I am not a math wizard" or "I'm not going to do math, man." but, what are the odds? Nevertheless, learning new things can give you the edge in your study and future.

Now, lets take a look at some features of this software :




Comprehensive Mathematics

The Maple computation engine

combines high-performance numeric

computations with world-leading

symbolic capabilities.

Differential Equation
Maple can solve differential
equations problems no other
system can handle.







Symbolic and Numeric
Math
The Maple computation engine combines
high-performance numeric computations
with world-leading symbolic capabilities.




Equation Solving
Maple can solve a wide range of
 equations and systems of equations

 

  

To know more about its features, kindly refer to this link : http://www.maplesoft.com/products/maple/features/

 

     There are some books published either in hardcopy or softcopy(PDF form) on how to Maple. Such books are :

Maple Tutorial	(http://www.math.mtu.edu/~msgocken/pdebook2/mapletut2.pdf)
The Maple Book	(ftp://courseware.apiit.edu.in/STUDY%20MATERIAL%20FOR%20ALL%20LEVELS/PT118/SEM%204/SFE/Lecture%20Slides_Maple/Garvan%20F.%20-%20Maple%20Book(2001)(496).pdf)

 

          

     If reading is not your cup of tea, here are some videos by these dedicated man and woman to make sure that Maple is fully understood by its user.

 

The Advantages of using Maple in your research(and Studies!) :

 

Some of the ways to use Maple :

 

    

     Oh yeah, this NOT a free software. It is rare to see such complex and very useful tool to become free nowadays BUT, try to visit your local cybercafé, university's computer lab and other public places. I'm sure you can access this software freely without a single penny spent. If you are eagerly to get hold of this wonderful software, you can get it from this website : http://www.maplesoft.com/index.aspx