NegativeMultinomialDistribution[n, p] represents a negative multinomial distribution with parameter n and failure probability vector p.

Piecewise[{{val_1, cond_1}, {val_2, cond_2}, ...}] represents a piecewise function with values val_i in the regions defined by the conditions cond_i. Piecewise[{{val_1, ...

SeriesCoefficient[series, n] finds the coefficient of the n\[Null]\[Null]^th-order term in a power series in the form generated by Series. SeriesCoefficient[f, {x, x_0, n}] ...

Sign[x] gives -1, 0, or 1 depending on whether x is negative, zero, or positive.

Sin[z] gives the sine of z.

NMinimize, NMaximize, Minimize, and Maximize employ global optimization algorithms, and are thus suitable when a global optimum is needed. Minimize and Maximize can find ...

When Mathematica plots a graph for you, it has to make many choices. It has to work out what the scales should be, where the function should be sampled, how the axes should ...

Newton's method for nonlinear equations is based on a linear approximation so the Newton step is found simply by setting M_k(p)=0, Near a root of the equations, Newton's ...

CUDALink allows Mathematica to use the CUDA parallel computing architecture on Graphical Processing Units (GPUs). It contains functions that use CUDA-enabled GPUs to boost ...

SQLColumns[conn] returns the SQLColumn objects for each column in an SQL connection.