Trigger[Dynamic[u]] represents a trigger that can be pressed to make the dynamically updated value of u be continually increased with time from 0 to 1. Trigger[Dynamic[u], ...

$CharacterEncoding specifies the default raw character encoding to use for input and output functions.

In an expression like f[{a,b,c}] you are giving a list as the argument to a function. Often you need instead to apply a function directly to the elements of a list, rather ...

MathLink provides a mechanism through which programs can interact with Mathematica. Some typical uses of MathLink. MathLink provides a general interface for external programs ...

DataSourceNames[] returns a list of the names of data sources made available through DatabaseResourcesPath.

SQLSchemaInformation[conn] returns information about the schemas available through an SQL connection.

Cellular automata provide a convenient way to represent many kinds of systems in which the values of cells in an array are updated in discrete steps according to a local ...

Mathematica provides fully integrated spline graphics primitives, such as Bézier curves, B-spline curves, and B-spline surfaces. The spline primitives support a full range of ...

CharacterRange["c_1", "c_2"] yields a list of the characters in the range from "c_1" to "c_2".

Getting parts of lists. This gives a list of parts 1 and 3. Here is a nested list.