Using Assumptions (Mathematica Tutorial)

Mathematica normally makes as few assumptions as possible about the objects you ask it to manipulate. This means that the results it gives are as general as possible. But ...

Using Nearest (Mathematica Tutorial)

Nearest is used to find elements in a list that are closest to a given data point. Nearest function. Nearest works with numeric lists, tensors, or a list of strings.

Using Previous Results (Mathematica Tutorial)

In doing calculations, you will often need to use previous results that you have got. In Mathematica, % always stands for your last result. Ways to refer to your previous ...

Using a Notebook Interface (Mathematica Tutorial)

If you use your computer via a purely graphical interface, you will typically double-click the Mathematica icon to start Mathematica. If you use your computer via a textually ...

Use Function Templates (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica lets you insert function templates that contain placeholders for the arguments of a function. You can do this directly from the keyboard or with several of ...

Locate and Use Files (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica offers support for a large number of file formats for importing, exporting, or other operations. It has several standard locations where it looks for files. You ...

Create and Use Rules (Mathematica How To)

Transformation rules in Mathematica let you set local values for symbols, functions, and all other types of expressions. Using rules provides a powerful and extensible method ...

Using a Text-Based Interface (Mathematica Tutorial)

The standard front end interface, as discussed in "Using a Notebook Interface", is appropriate for most users' purposes. In some cases, however, you may not need to use the ...

Using Symbols to Tag Objects (Mathematica Tutorial)

There are many ways to use symbols in Mathematica. Here we use symbols as 'tags' for different types of objects. Working with physical units gives one simple example. When ...

Use Curated Data (Mathematica How To)

An efficient load-on-demand mechanism makes hundreds of gigabytes of carefully curated and continually updated data immediately available inside Mathematica for use in ...