Getting started with mathematica

Wolfe C.

Mathematica is a computer program for doing mathematics. It is often used for instruction, homework, research, and writing. Mathematica is extraordinary well-rounded. It is suitable for both numeric and symbolic work, and it has remarkable word-processing capabilities as well. Mathematicians can (and often do) search for a working model, do intensive calculation, and write a dissertation on the project (including complex graphics) – all from within Mathematica.Its weaknesses include a somewhat steep learning curve, an interface that is difficult to use from the command line, and rather complex installation procedures.

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Table of contents :
How to use this document……Page 1
Orientation……Page 2
Notebooks……Page 3
Help system……Page 4
Arithmetic……Page 5
Using them……Page 6
Procedural Functions……Page 7
3-D Graphics……Page 8
Further Reading……Page 9
uiuc.edu……Page 0
Stephen Wolfram: Official Web Site……Page 10
Stat/Math: Maple……Page 12
Using Math Software under UNIX……Page 13
Knowledge Base – In Unix, using the X Window System with the display on my workstation, how do I fix the fonts to run Mathematica?……Page 16
Stat/Math – Maple Overview……Page 18
Mathematical Software Availability……Page 22
2000 Stat/Math Software Buyer’s Guide……Page 23
Stat/Math – Maple Enterprise License Agreement……Page 24
Getting Started with Maple……Page 26
Maple Examples……Page 28
Maple ODE Examples……Page 30
Fourier Series……Page 32
Linear Algebra with Maple……Page 36
Plotting with Maple……Page 41
Stat/Math – Other Math Links……Page 48
Stat/Math – Learning UNIX……Page 50
Stat/Math – Starting the Software……Page 53
Stat/Math – Using Graphics over the Network……Page 57
Stat/Math – Batch Processing……Page 62
Stat/Math – Further Reading……Page 65
Knowledge Base……Page 67
Getting Started with Matlab……Page 69
Mathematica – Indiana University……Page 72
Knowledge Base – What is Unix?……Page 73
Knowledge Base – What is UITS?……Page 75
Knowledge Base – What is the X Window System?……Page 77
Knowledge Base – What is Steel?……Page 81
Knowledge Base – What are the Ships?……Page 83
Knowledge Base – What is the Nations cluster?……Page 84
Knowledge Base – What is the da Vinci cluster in Fine Arts 215, and how do I get an account?……Page 86
Knowledge Base – What is the Research SP system?……Page 88
Knowledge Base – What is telnet?……Page 91
Knowledge Base – What are SSH and SSH2?……Page 93
Knowledge Base……Page 96
Software Manuals by Location……Page 98
IUB Mathematical Software Availability……Page 162
IUPUI Mathematical Software Availability……Page 164
Stat/Math – Contact Us……Page 166
Stat/Math – Introduction……Page 168
Stat/Math……Page 171
Getting Started with Maple……Page 181
Stat/Math – Finding Your Way Around……Page 191
Stat/Math – Using the Help System……Page 194
Stat/Math – Syntax……Page 195
Stat/Math – Variables……Page 198
Stat/Math – Functions……Page 201
Stat/Math – Packages……Page 203
Stat/Math – Plotting……Page 205
Stat/Math – Further Reading……Page 207
http://www.indiana.edu/~statmath/math/maple/algebra/algebra.mws……Page 208
Stat/Math – Geometer’s SketchPad……Page 228
Finding Your Way……Page 273
Stat/Math – Syntax……Page 276
Stat/Math – More on Matrices……Page 280
Stat/Math – Graphics……Page 286
Stat/Math – Programming Matlab……Page 290
Stat/Math – Further Reading……Page 293
Mathematica : Overview……Page 294
Getting Started with Mathematica……Page 297
Mathematica Links……Page 300
Knowledge Base – Introduction to Unix commands……Page 303
Student Technology Centers……Page 317
Stat/Math – By Subject……Page 321
Getting Started with Mathematica: Orientation……Page 391
Getting Started with Mathematica: Doing Math……Page 395
Getting Started with Mathematica: Functions……Page 398
Getting Started with Mathematica: Graphics……Page 400
Getting Started with Mathematica: Further Reading……Page 403
By Subject: Algebra……Page 421
By Subject: Linear Algebra……Page 422
By Subject: Algebra……Page 423
Stat/Math – Calculus……Page 424
Stat/Math – Differential Equations……Page 426
How to use this document……Page 538
How to Start and Exit Matlab……Page 539
The Toolbar……Page 540
Symbols and Punctuation……Page 541
More ways of contructing matrices……Page 543
More matrix operations……Page 544
Solving Equations……Page 546
Graphics Concepts……Page 547
Basic 2-D Graphics……Page 548
How to program……Page 549
Functions……Page 550
Further Reading……Page 551
Wolfram Research, Inc…….Page 79
Where do I get PCF versions of the Mathematica fonts?……Page 80
Conferences on Applications of Computer Algebra……Page 210
A Critique of the Mathematical Abilities of CA Systems……Page 217
Computer Algebra and Problem Solving Environments……Page 222
UC Berkeley computer algebra papers……Page 212
Computer Algebra Benchmarks……Page 216
Mathematics Archives WWW Server……Page 224
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software……Page 323
Mathematics Archives – K12 Internet Sites……Page 325
Visual Calculus……Page 358
Mathematics Archives – Undergraduates……Page 359
Mathematics Archives – Mathematics Departments……Page 366
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Advanced Calculus……Page 427
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Advanced Differential Equations……Page 428
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Calculus……Page 429
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for College Algebra……Page 432
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Complex Variables……Page 434
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Discrete Mathematics……Page 435
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Graphing……Page 437
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Linear and Matrix Algebra……Page 439
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Modelling……Page 441
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Modern Algebra……Page 443
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Number Theory……Page 444
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Numerical Analysis……Page 445
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Numerical Partial Differential Equations……Page 447
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Ordinary Differential Equations……Page 448
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Partial Differential Equations……Page 450
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Probability……Page 452
Mathematics Archives MSDOS Software for Statistics……Page 454
Mathematics Archives – Topics in Mathematics – Algebra……Page 456
Mathematics Archives – Topics in Mathematics – Calculus……Page 463
Mathematics Archives – Topics in Mathematics – Pre-Calculus……Page 473
Mathematics Archives – Topics in Mathematics – Statistics……Page 479
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/1/index.html……Page 488
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/2/index.html……Page 491
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/3/index.html……Page 495
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/4/index.html……Page 498
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/5/index.html……Page 502
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/6/index.html……Page 504
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/0/index.html……Page 506
Welcome to Waterloo Maple Inc…….Page 226
The MathWorks: Developers of MATLAB and Simulink for Technical Computing……Page 227
Mathtools.com web site……Page 229
Mathtools.net: The technical computing portal for all your scientific and engineering needs…….Page 230
> MATLAB > Books and Tutorials……Page 368
> MATLAB > Calculus……Page 370
> Excel > Books and Tutorials……Page 373
> C++ > Books and Tutorials……Page 376
> C++ > Calculus……Page 380
> Applications > Finance and Economics……Page 383
> MATLAB > Books and Tutorials > Economics and Finance……Page 512
> MATLAB > Books and Tutorials > Mathematics……Page 514
> MATLAB > Books and Tutorials > C and C++……Page 531
> MATLAB > Calculus > C and C++……Page 535
Home……Page 232
Webserver……Page 235
Magma Computational Algebra System Home Page……Page 236
f(z)……Page 238
Math Forum: Page moved……Page 239
Logic Software from CSLI……Page 240
Math Archive Removed……Page 248
Downloadable Software from the Geometry Center……Page 250
Calculus graphics — Douglas N. Arnold……Page 407
Fermat, Computer Algebra System……Page 252
GAP – Groups, Algorithms and Programming…….Page 262
Groups & Graphs……Page 264
NTL: A Library for doing Number Theory……Page 266
Elan Software……Page 267
http://www.qbc.clic.net/Elan/download.html……Page 385
Software……Page 270
IUPUI Student Technology Centers……Page 319
features – Derive……Page 386
Welcome to MathSoft Engineering & Education, Inc…….Page 389
MathSource: The Library of Mathematica-Related Materials……Page 390
The Mathematica Journal……Page 405
Mathematica in Education and Research Journal……Page 414
Technology Based Problems……Page 416
Interactive Learning in Calculus and Differential Equations with Applications……Page 418
Calculus and Mathematica at UIUC……Page 420