Minimize (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Minimize[f, x] minimizes f with respect to x.Minimize[f, {x, y, ...}] minimizes f with respect to x, y, .... Minimize[{f, cons}, {x, y, ...}] minimizes f subject to the ...

Inequalities (Mathematica Tutorial)

Just as the equation x^2+3x==2 asserts that x^2+3x is equal to 2, so also the inequality x^2+3x>2 asserts that x^2+3x is greater than 2. In Mathematica, Reduce works not only ...

NHoldFirst (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NHoldFirst is an attribute which specifies that the first argument to a function should not be affected by N.

Not (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

! expr is the logical NOT function. It gives False if expr is True, and True if it is False.

C/C++ Language Interface (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica supports several levels of interfacing to C and C++ programs. You can create "installable" C programs where C functions are directly connected to Mathematica ...

Create a Matrix (Mathematica How To)

Matrices are represented in Mathematica with lists. They can be entered directly with the { } notation, constructed from a formula, or imported from a data file. Mathematica ...

Calculate Basic Descriptive Statistics (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica has many powerful features, to handle a wide range of statistical needs. Some of the most elementary are outlined below.

Stack (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Stack[] shows the current evaluation stack, giving a list of the tags associated with evaluations that are currently being done. Stack[pattern] gives a list of expressions ...

ArgMin (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ArgMin[f, x] gives a position x_min at which f is minimized.ArgMin[f, {x, y, ...}] gives a position {x_min, y_min, ...} at which f is minimized.ArgMin[{f, cons}, {x, y, ...}] ...

Off (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Off[symbol::tag] switches off a message, so that it is no longer printed. Off["name"] switches off a named group of messages.Off[s] switches off tracing messages associated ...