Computing Resources in ESCI

Unix Software: Math: Mathematica

Description

Mathematica is one of the premier mathematical software packages existing today. It combines the mathematical typesetting features of programs like LaTeX, the symbolic solving capabilites of programs like Maple, and the vast library of mathematical functions and full-features programming language of programs like Matlab. One of Mathematica's most useful features is to combine typesetting with programming to create interactive papers, where executable examples can be used to illustrate the paper.

Location

/usr/site/mathematica

Commands

Mathematica - start the Mathematica user interface.

Documentation

The vast majority of Mathematica is self-documented. The entire user manual, function reference, and tutorial library are availble (as Mathematica source files) to be read. Selecting "help" on the pull-down menu brings up this facility.

See Also

Matlab
Maple


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