My Mac will not start unless I connect charger for a few minutes even though the battery is full

I am new to Mac and would someone know why this is happening? It started happening after the Maverick download.

Hi NewMacUser10,
If you are having an unusual power or charging issues with your portable Mac, you may want to try resetting the System Management Controller (SMC). The SMC controlls or affects many of the low level power related functions on a Mac, including things like battery level reporting and power switching. You may find the following article helpful:
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
Regards,
- Brenden

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