FindRoot[f, {x, x_0}] searches for a numerical root of f, starting from the point x = x_0.FindRoot[lhs == rhs, {x, x_0}] searches for a numerical solution to the equation lhs ...

Mathematica 6.0 fundamentally redefined Mathematica and introduced a major new paradigm for computation. Building on Mathematica's time-tested core symbolic architecture, ...

Function[body] or body & is a pure function. The formal parameters are # (or #1), #2, etc. Function[x, body] is a pure function with a single formal parameter x. ...

Line[{pt_1, pt_2, ...}] is a graphics primitive that represents a line joining a sequence of points. Line[{{pt_11, pt_12, ...}, {pt_21, ...}, ...}] represents a collection of ...

Mathematica has three functions for generating pseudorandom numbers that are distributed uniformly over a range of values. Pseudorandom number generation. Generating tables ...

ParsedBoxWrapper is a wrapper that wraps parsed boxes which come from the TagBox expressions that are embedded in Notation, Symbolize and InfixNotation statements.

Any Mathematica symbol can have both a variety of types of values, and a variety of independently settable attributes that define overall aspects of its behavior.

Variables and functions are integral to Mathematica 's symbolic programming language. These "How tos" give step-by-step instructions for common tasks related to variables, ...

Head[expr] gives the head of expr.

OddQ[expr] gives True if expr is an odd integer, and False otherwise.