expr_1; expr_2; ... evaluates the expr_i in turn, giving the last one as the result.

In doing a calculation with Mathematica, you usually go through a sequence of steps. If you want to, you can do each step on a separate line. Often, however, you will find it ...

Label[tag] represents a point in a compound expression to which control can be transferred using Goto.

The symbolic language paradigm of Mathematica takes the concept of variables and functions to a new level. In Mathematica a variable can not only stand for a value, but can ...

Often you need to perform intermediate steps in a calculation but have no need to see the results. By suppressing the output you save memory to store the notebook and may ...

Mathematica stands out from traditional computer languages in supporting many programming paradigms. Procedural programming is the only paradigm available in languages like C ...

Mathematica has a rich syntax carefully designed for consistency and efficient, readable entry of Mathematica's many language, mathematical, and other constructs. In addition ...

StackBegin[expr] evaluates expr, starting a fresh evaluation stack.

StackInhibit[expr] evaluates expr without modifying the evaluation stack.

Block[{x, y, ...}, expr] specifies that expr is to be evaluated with local values for the symbols x, y, ... . Block[{x = x_0, ...}, expr] defines initial local values for x, ...