Use Brackets and Braces Correctly (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica 's rich syntax uses different kinds of brackets and braces; familiarity with these aspects lets you read and program efficiently in Mathematica .

BlockRandom (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

BlockRandom[expr] evaluates expr with all pseudorandom generators localized, so that uses of SeedRandom, RandomInteger, and related functions within the evaluation of expr do ...

CatalanNumber (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CatalanNumber[n] gives the n\[Null]^th Catalan number C_n.

StringReplacePart (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

StringReplacePart["string", " snew", {m, n}] replaces the characters at positions m through n in " string" by " snew". StringReplacePart["string", " snew", {{m_1, n_1}, {m_2, ...

Basic Internal Architecture (Mathematica Tutorial)

Internal representations used by Mathematica. When you type input into Mathematica, a data structure is created in the memory of your computer to represent the expression you ...

Lighting (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Lighting is an option for Graphics3D and related functions that specifies what simulated lighting to use in coloring 3D surfaces.

QuantilePlot (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

QuantilePlot[list] generates a plot of quantiles of list against the quantiles of a normal distribution.QuantilePlot[dist] generates a plot of quantiles of the distribution ...

MathLink Development in C (Mac OS X) (Mathematica Tutorial)

This document describes how to compile and run MathLink programs written in the C language on Mac OS X systems. ("MathLink and External Program Communication" describes how ...

NDSolve Method Plugin Framework (Mathematica Tutorial)

The control mechanisms set up for NDSolve enable you to define your own numerical integration algorithms and use them as specifications for the Method option of NDSolve. ...

Computer Arithmetic Package (Computer Arithmetic Package Tutorial)

The arithmetic used by Mathematica is a mixture of variable-precision software arithmetic and whatever is provided by the manufacturer of the floating-point hardware (or the ...