Updating Data with Raw SQL (DatabaseLink Tutorial)

The raw SQL command UPDATE updates data in a database. An alternative is to use the Mathematica command SQLUpdate, described in "Updating Data". If you find that the examples ...

CityData (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CityData["name", " property"] gives the value of the specified property for the city with the specified name.CityData["name"] gives a list of the full specifications of ...

Column (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Column[{expr_1, expr_2, ...}] is an object that formats with the expr_i arranged in a column, with expr_1 above expr_2, etc. Column[list, alignment] aligns each element ...

Compile (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Compile[{x_1, x_2, ...}, expr] creates a compiled function that evaluates expr assuming numerical values of the x_i. Compile[{{x_1, t_1}, ...}, expr] assumes that x_i is of a ...

Expand (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Expand[expr] expands out products and positive integer powers in expr. Expand[expr, patt] leaves unexpanded any parts of expr that are free of the pattern patt. >

FindMaximum (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FindMaximum[f, x] searches for a local maximum in f, starting from an automatically selected point.FindMaximum[f, {x, x_0}] searches for a local maximum in f, starting from ...

FindRoot (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FindRoot[f, {x, x_0}] searches for a numerical root of f, starting from the point x = x_0.FindRoot[lhs == rhs, {x, x_0}] searches for a numerical solution to the equation lhs ...

FullSimplify (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FullSimplify[expr] tries a wide range of transformations on expr involving elementary and special functions, and returns the simplest form it finds. FullSimplify[expr, assum] ...

GraphicsGrid (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

GraphicsGrid[{{g_11, g_12, ...}, ...}] generates a graphic in which the g_ij are laid out in a two-dimensional grid.

ListCorrelate (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ListCorrelate[ker, list] forms the correlation of the kernel ker with list. ListCorrelate[ker, list, k] forms the cyclic correlation in which the k \[Null]^th element of ker ...