Comparing the following 2 outputs, all done using worksheet mode. They are same expression. But one is generated using assignment and one using function definition (with arrow).

restart;
expr:=sinh(Pi)/Pi*(1+  Sum( (-1)^n/(1+n^2)*(cos(n*x)+n*sin(n*x)),n=1..m)):
f1:=expr;
f2:=unapply(expr,x);

Why Maple 2D display shows small dot for multiplication in the second case, but not in the first? Is there a way to remove this dot? I do not like it and find it distracting.  I looked at options->display and see nothing there to affect this.

Maple 2021 on windows 10

When I installed Maple 2021 student version (did an upgrade from Maple 2020 to get discount price). I noticed that Maple 2021 only has "shared server" icon to click on to start Maple GUI.

I do not know what the difference between "shared server" and the icon without it.

In Maple 2020, it shows both "maple 2020" and "shared server maple 2020". And when using 2020, I always clicked on "maple 2020", not the "shared server maple 2020".  This is standalone personal PC used only by me.

But in Maple 2021, only "shared server Maple 2021" shows up. And so this is the one I now use, and Maple comes up OK.

But why Maple 2021 do not have an icon without "shared server" on it like 2020?  Is this something I should worry about?

Here is screen shot from my START menu on windows 10 showing the difference. 

In Maple, when calling LinearAlgebra:-Eigenvectors the order can change randomally each time. Ofcourse the result is always correct, but can show up in different order. 

I find this confusing, as I am looking at the screen, and see order changed each time. This is the order of how Maple shows the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors.

Why does Maple do this? Is there a way to have same order given each time? Here is an example. If you run this code twice, most likely you will get different order each time. If not, try the command one more time.

restart;
Sy:=1/sqrt(2)*Matrix([[0,-I,0],[I,0,-I],[0,I,0]]);
lambda, v :=LinearAlgebra:-Eigenvectors(Sy);

screen shot

I thought there might be a global option to tell Maple not to do this? 

Again, answer is correct each time. I just like same output to show each time, as it is less confusing. Sometimes I think I did something wrong when I see different output show up for same command.

sometimes I get expressions with sqrt(n)/n in them where n is positive integer. I'd like Maple to simplify this to 1/sqrt(n).

So sqrt(2)/2 will becomes 1/sqrt(2). I find this simpler.

Here is an example

v:=Vector([1/2, -1/2*sqrt(2), 1/2]);
simplify(v);
simplify(size);
simplify(v,sqrt);
simplify(v,power);

and tried few other things. 

is there a trick to do this? This is the case where all the expression have actual numerical integers in them (not symbolic), just like the above example. These come from numerical examples. 

Few months ago, someone was kind enough to send me an email letting me know that in Maple 2021 the following new change will be in Object

I am attending a workshop on OOP.  In Maple 2021, one will be able 
to invoke a method of an instance of an object with the  syntax:  object_name:-method_name

However, I am not able to get the above to work in Maple 2021. And I looked at the help pages and see no such example. This is what I tried

restart;
module person()
    option object;
    local name := "me";   

    export get_name::static := proc( self::person, $ )
        self:-name;
    end;

    export set_name::static := proc( self::person, name, $ )
        self:-name:=name;
    end;

end:

p:=Object( person ); #create object

p:-get_name();

Error, invalid input: person:-get_name uses a 1st argument, self (of type person), which is missing

What changes are needed in the above code to be able to use  obj:-method()  syntax?

Or is it possible that this change did not go into Maple 2021?