In his book UNKNOWN QUANTITY, on page 257, John Derbyshire presents the 4th degree polynomial

4*(x^2+y^2-2*x)^2+((x^2-y^2)(x-1))(2*x-3) = 0

which plots as the beautiful "Ampersand Curve"

When I tried to do this in Maple 11, with a 2D Implicit Plot, the plot was broken, discontinuous, and different when I tried again.

Is this beyond Maple's capability, or can someone suggest what I may have done inadvertantly incorrect?

Hi! I'm a Maple Newbie trying to use the Maple Training Videos.

They all work fine except for two, under Algebra: "Solving Equations" and "Working with Matrices". Both start OK, then die a few seconds in.

I'm using Kubuntu Linux, but I really don't think that that is the problem, since all the other videos work fine.

Could someone try these for me to verify if they work for you?

Thanks in advance for any help.