Orthogonalize[{v_1, v_2, ...}] gives an orthonormal basis found by orthogonalizing the vectors v_i.Orthogonalize[{e_1, e_2, ...}, f] gives a basis for the e_i orthonormal ...

PolarGridLines is an option for sector charts and polar plots that specifies polar grid lines.

Mathematica provides various ways to set up conditionals, which specify that particular expressions should be evaluated only if certain conditions hold. Conditional ...

The way modules work in Mathematica is basically very simple. Every time any module is used, a new symbol is created to represent each of its local variables. The new symbol ...

The Mathematica side of a MathLink connection is set up to work exactly the same on all computer systems. But inevitably there are differences between external programs on ...

Complicated algebraic expressions can usually be written in many different ways. Mathematica provides a variety of functions for converting expressions from one form to ...

Palettes can be configured to remember their previous states across front end sessions. This is useful for palettes containing multiple expandable sections, tab views, ...

"Graphics and Sound" discusses how to use functions like Plot and ListPlot to plot graphs of functions and data. This tutorial discusses how Mathematica represents such ...

Many SQL databases can be configured to require a username and password when a connection is made. This is useful for preventing unwanted access and restricting the range of ...

All the functionality in Geometry`Rotations` is now available in the built-in Mathematica kernel function RotationTransform.