BSplineBasis (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

BSplineBasis[d, x] gives the zeroth uniform B-spline basis function of degree d at x.BSplineBasis[d, n, x] gives the n\[Null]^th uniform B-spline basis function of degree ...

SpheroidalS1Prime (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SpheroidalS1Prime[n, m, \[Gamma], z] gives the derivative with respect to z of the radial spheroidal function S_n^m, (1)(\[Gamma], z) of the first kind.

LaguerreL (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

LaguerreL[n, x] gives the Laguerre polynomial L_n (x). LaguerreL[n, a, x] gives the generalized Laguerre polynomial L_n^a(x).

Listable (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Listable is an attribute that can be assigned to a symbol f to indicate that the function f should automatically be threaded over lists that appear as its arguments.

Summary of New Features in Mathematica 8 (Mathematica Guide)

KelvinBer (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

KelvinBer[z] gives the Kelvin function ber(z).KelvinBer[n, z] gives the Kelvin function ber_n (z).

Attributes (Mathematica Tutorial)

Definitions such as f[x_]=x^2 specify values for functions. Sometimes, however, you need to specify general properties of functions, without necessarily giving explicit ...

LQOutputRegulatorGains (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

LQOutputRegulatorGains[ss, {q, r}] gives the optimal state feedback gain matrix for the StateSpaceModel object ss and the quadratic cost function with output and control ...

GridCreationSettings (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

GridCreationSettings -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2, ...} is a global option that specifies settings for the Create Table/Matrix dialog.

Computational Systems (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica is the tool that has made possible Stephen Wolfram's exploration of the computational universe, and the emerging field of Wolfram Science (NKS). Whether for ...