Solve an Equation (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica has many powerful features which enable you to solve many kinds of equations.

Use Function Templates (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica lets you insert function templates that contain placeholders for the arguments of a function. You can do this directly from the keyboard or with several of ...

Use Shorthand Notations (Mathematica How To)

Shorthand notations are a part of Mathematica 's rich syntax system that allows multiple ways to feed arguments to functions. In addition to creating compact code, using ...

Work with Pure Functions (Mathematica How To)

The ability to define and use your own functions is part of what gives Mathematica such power. It is often inconvenient to have to explicitly name a function for every small ...

\[Colon] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: 2236. Alias: Esc : Esc. Infix operator. x ∶ y is by default interpreted as Colon[x,y]. Used in mathematics to mean 'such that'. Occasionally used to indicate ...

\[Implies] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: F523. Alias: Esc => Esc. Infix operator with built-in evaluation rules. x  y is by default interpreted as Implies[x,y]. x  y  z groups as x  (y  z). Not the ...

\[RawWedge] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: 005E. Raw operator. Equivalent to the ordinary ASCII character with code 94. In addition to one-dimensional uses, OverscriptBox[x, ^] is by default interpreted as ...

\[ReverseElement] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: 220B. Alias: Esc mem Esc. Infix set relation operator. x ∋ y is by default interpreted as ReverseElement[x,y]. Not the same as \[SuchThat].

\[RoundImplies] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: 2970. x ⥰ y ⥰ z groups as x ⥰ (y ⥰ z). Not the same as \[Superset].

\[VerticalSeparator] (Mathematica Character Name)

Unicode: F432. Alias: Esc | Esc. Infix operator. x  y is by default interpreted as VerticalSeparator[x,y]. Used in mathematics for many purposes, including indicating ...