The Padé approximation is a rational function that can be thought of as a generalization of a Taylor polynomial. A rational function is the ratio of polynomials. Because ...

This constructs the sum ∑_(i=1)^7 (x^i)/(i) . You can leave out the lower limit if it is equal to 1. This makes i increase in steps of 2, so that only odd-numbered values are ...

Gather[list] gathers the elements of list into sublists of identical elements.Gather[list, test] applies test to pairs of elements to determine if they should be considered ...

Cashflow[{c_0, c_1, ..., c_n}] represents a series of cash flows occurring at unit time intervals.Cashflow[{c_0, c_1, ..., c_n}, q] represents cash flows occurring at time ...

JordanDecomposition[m] yields the Jordan decomposition of a square matrix m. The result is a list {s, j} where s is a similarity matrix and j is the Jordan canonical form of ...

PrintingOptions -> {opt_1 -> val_1, opt_2 -> val_2, ...} is an option that specifies settings for printing.

Subresultants[poly_1, poly_2, var] generates a list of the principal subresultant coefficients of the polynomials poly_1 and poly_2 with respect to the variable var.

When you set up a graphics object in Mathematica, you typically give a list of graphical elements. You can include in that list graphics directives which specify how ...

Customization is an important part of Mathematica 's extensive data visualization capabilities. While the default settings for displaying points in a plot are suitable in ...

Floor[x] gives the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Floor[x, a] gives the greatest multiple of a less than or equal to x.