Three-Dimensional Graphics Primitives (Mathematica Tutorial)

One of the most powerful aspects of graphics in Mathematica is the availability of three-dimensional as well as two-dimensional graphics primitives. By combining ...

Troubleshooting MathLM (Mathematica Tutorial)

The following techniques are useful for debugging problems with client connections to the license server. MathLM will not start if it cannot find the password file. In that ...

Newton's Method (Mathematica Tutorial)

One significant advantage Mathematica provides is that it can symbolically compute derivatives. This means that when you specify Method->"Newton" and the function is ...

Symbolic Evaluation (Mathematica Tutorial)

The functions FindMinimum, FindMaximum, and FindRoot have the HoldAll attribute and so have special semantics for evaluation of their arguments. First, the variables are ...

PolynomialReduce (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PolynomialReduce[poly, {poly_1, poly_2, ...}, {x_1, x_2, ...}] yields a list representing a reduction of poly in terms of the poly_i. The list has the form {{a_1, a_2, ...}, ...

Introduction (NETLink Tutorial)

Welcome to .NET/Link, a product that integrates Mathematica and Microsoft's .NET platform. .NET/Link lets you call .NET from Mathematica in a completely transparent way, and ...

OpenCLMemoryAllocate (OpenCLLink Symbol)

OpenCLMemoryAllocate[t, len] allocates a new one-dimensional list of type t returning OpenCLMemory.OpenCLMemoryAllocate[t, {d_1, d_2, ...}] allocates a new list of dimensions ...

Random Number Generation (Mathematica Tutorial)

The ability to generate pseudorandom numbers is important for simulating events, estimating probabilities and other quantities, making randomized assignments or selections, ...

Compilation Target (Compiled Function Tools Tutorial)

The CompilationTarget option of Compile specifies the target runtime system for the compiled function. The default setting is "MVM", which creates code for the traditional ...

Introduction to Dynamic (Mathematica Tutorial)

This tutorial describes the principles behind Dynamic, DynamicModule, and related functions, and goes into detail about how they interact with each other and with the rest of ...