Getting accustomed to the Maya UI

I've been using Autodesk Maya for a while, trying to get used to the UI and learning how it's different from 3DS Max. I've read through a few pages on the official Maya tutorial on the Autodesk website (which is extremely useful, and I will be going back to it a lot throughout the year).

I've found that although Maya has a lot of the same functionality as 3DS Max, the placement of all the side tools are different, as well as the toolbar layout at the top. It also features a lot more functionality for animation than 3DS Max, in that the animation toolbar setting allows for a greater range of control as well as making most of the tools easier to find.

There are always a set of menus to the left that are available at all times, and then there are the menus which are subjective to whatever area you have selected.