Options associated with the interactive entering of expressions. The option SingleLetterItalics is typically set whenever a cell uses TraditionalForm. Here is an expression ...

Ways to change the overall options for a notebook. This creates a notebook displayed in a 40×30 window with a thin frame. Style options for a notebook.

When searching for a real simple root of a real valued function, it is possible to take advantage of the special geometry of the problem, where the function crosses the axis ...

The function FindRoot has a Jacobian option; the functions FindMinimum, FindMaximum, and FindFit have a Gradient option; and the "Newton" method has a method option Hessian. ...

MathLink connections between Mathematica sessions. This starts up a link on port number 8000. This connects to the link on port 8000.

When Mathematica transforms an expression such as x+x into 2x, it is treating the variable x in a purely symbolic or formal fashion. In such cases, x is a symbol which can ...

Type 2+2 and then press Shift+Enter (hold down the Shift key and press Enter) to tell Mathematica to evaluate your input. Note that labels are added automatically, and output ...

Extrapolation methods are a class of arbitrary-order methods with automatic order and step-size control. The error estimate comes from computing a solution over an interval ...

ArgMax[f, x] gives a position x_max at which f is maximized.ArgMax[f, {x, y, ...}] gives a position {x_max, y_max, ...} at which f is maximized.ArgMax[{f, cons}, {x, y, ...}] ...

MaxValue[f, x] gives the maximum value of f with respect to x.MaxValue[f, {x, y, ...}] gives the maximum value of f with respect to x, y, .... MaxValue[{f, cons}, {x, y, ...