Interrupting Calculations (Mathematica Tutorial)

There will probably be times when you want to stop Mathematica in the middle of a calculation. Perhaps you realize that you asked Mathematica to do the wrong thing. Or ...

Advanced Dynamic Functionality (Mathematica Tutorial)

"Introduction to Manipulate" and "Introduction to Dynamic" provide most of the information you need to use Mathematica's interactive features accessible through the functions ...

FontChooser (GUIKit Package)

Widget["FontChooser"] provides a panel for making a font selection based on a name, style, and size.

Check the Results of DSolve (Mathematica How To)

While DSolve usually returns the correct solution to a differential equation it is given, it is common practice to verify the solution returned by any differential equation ...

Create and Use Rules (Mathematica How To)

Transformation rules in Mathematica let you set local values for symbols, functions, and all other types of expressions. Using rules provides a powerful and extensible method ...

Plot a Vector Field (Mathematica How To)

MATHEMATICA HOW TO Tutorials » Options for Graphics Density and Contour Plots Three-Dimensional Surface Plots See Also » VectorPlot VectorDensityPlot ListVectorPlot ...

Work with Sparse Matrices (Mathematica How To)

Sparse representations of matrices are useful because they do not store every element. If one particular value appears very frequently it can be very advantageous to use a ...

ArcGRID (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

ArcGRID topographic data format. Standard distribution format of USGS National Map data. Stores terrain data. Bundle format, consisting of binary .adf and other files. ...

DIMACS (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

DIMACS graph data format. Commonly used exchange format for graphs. Stores a single undirected graph. Plain text or binary format. DIMACS is an acronym derived from Discrete ...

GeoTIFF (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

GIS extension of the TIFF format. Used for archiving and exchanging aerial photography or terrain data. Binary format. Contains rasters or digital elevation models (DEM). ...