Termination Conditions (Mathematica Tutorial)

Mathematically, sufficient conditions for a local minimum of a smooth function are quite straightforward: x^* is a local minimum if ∇f(x^*)=0 and the Hessian ∇^2f(x^*) is ...

Graphics`Shapes` (Mathematica Compatibility Information)

The functionality of RotateShape, TranslateShape, and AffineShape is provided by the newly added kernel functions Rotate, Translate, Scale and GeometricTransformation. ...

SpanAdjustments (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SpanAdjustments is an option for selections that specifies the height and width of spanning characters.

Constrained Optimization (Mathematica Overview)

Introduction Linear Optimization Numerical Nonlinear Local Optimization

SingularValuePlot (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SingularValuePlot[m] gives the singular value plot of a matrix m of rational functions in one complex variable.SingularValuePlot[sys] gives the singular value plot of a ...

ContourPlot (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ContourPlot[f, {x, x_min, x_max}, {y, y_min, y_max}] generates a contour plot of f as a function of x and y. ContourPlot[f == g, {x, x_min, x_max}, {y, y_min, y_max}] plots ...

RectangleChart (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

RectangleChart[{{x_1, y_1}, {x_2, y_2}, ...}] makes a rectangle chart with bars of width x_i and height y_i. RectangleChart[{..., w_i[{x_i, y_i}, ...], ..., w_j[{x_i, y_j}, ...

GeodesyData (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

GeodesyData["name", " property"] gives the value of the specified property for a named geodetic datum or reference ellipsoid.GeodesyData[{a, b}, " property"] gives the value ...

ND (Numerical Calculus Package Symbol)

ND[expr, x, x_0] gives a numerical approximation to the derivative of expr with respect to x at the point x_0.ND[expr, {x, n}, x_0] gives a numerical approximation to the ...

PointFigureChart (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PointFigureChart[{{date_1, p_1}, {date_2, p_2}, ...}] makes a point and figure chart with prices p_i at date date_i.PointFigureChart[{" name", daterange}] makes a point and ...