Generic and Non-Generic Solutions (Mathematica Tutorial)

If you have an equation like 2x==0, it is perfectly clear that the only possible solution is x->0. However, if you have an equation like ax==0, things are not so clear. If a ...

CurrentValue (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CurrentValue[item] gives the current value of item at a location in the Mathematica system and interface. CurrentValue[{item, spec}] gives the current value for the feature ...

ParallelTry (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ParallelTry[f, {arg_1, arg_2, ...}] evaluates f[arg_i] in parallel, returning the first result received.ParallelTry[f, {arg_1, arg_2, ...}, k] returns a list of the first k ...

Evaluation (Mathematica Tutorial)

The following is the sequence of steps that Mathematica follows in evaluating an expression like h[e_1,e_2…]. Every time the expression changes, Mathematica effectively ...

Activating Mathematica (Mathematica Tutorial)

Once the installation of Mathematica 8 is complete, you will be presented with the Wolfram Product Activation dialog. There are three methods to activate Mathematica: online ...

Principles of Evaluation (Mathematica Tutorial)

The fundamental operation that Mathematica performs is evaluation. Whenever you enter an expression, Mathematica evaluates the expression, then returns the result. Evaluation ...

Introduction to Constrained ... (Mathematica Tutorial)

Constrained optimization problems are problems for which a function f(x) is to be minimized or maximized subject to constraints Φ(x). Here f:^n  is called the objective ...

CIf (SymbolicC Package Symbol)

CIf[test, trueArg, falseArg] is a symbolic representation of a conditional statement. CIf[test, trueArg] only has a branch if test is true.

GUIKit Example: PrimeFinder (GUIKit Package Tutorial)

This example displays a dialog for finding prime numbers and alerting the user when any entered expression evaluates to a prime number. The modal version also shows how ...

Assert (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Assert[test] represents the assertion that test is True. If assertions have been enabled, test is evaluated when the assertion is encountered. If test is not True, then an ...