A Crash Course in Mathematica

"A Crash Course in Mathematica" is a compact introduction to the program Mathematica, which is widely used in mathematics, as well as in the natural and engineering sciences

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaufmann, Stephan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhäuser 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • A Short Tour
  • Formula Entry
  • Numerical Calculations
  • Symbolic Mathematics
  • Graphics
  • Programming
  • Some of the Most Important Functions
  • 1: The Basics
  • 1.1 The Structure of the Program
  • 1.2 Online Documentation
  • 1.3 Formulas
  • 1.4 Simple Calculations
  • 2: Graphics
  • 2.1 Graphs of Functions of One Variable
  • 2.2 Graphs of Functions of Two Variables
  • 2.3 Parametric Plots
  • 2.4 Tools from Standard Packages
  • 2.5 Animations
  • 2.6 Exporting to Other Programs
  • 3: Lists and Graphics Programming
  • 3.1 Lists
  • 3.2 Calculating with Lists
  • 3.3 Linear Algebra
  • 3.4 Graphics Programming
  • 3.5 Application: Animating a Mechanism
  • 4: Introduction to Programming
  • 4.1 Expressions
  • 4.2 Patterns
  • 4.3 Evaluation
  • 4.4 Programming Tools
  • 4.5 Further Information