mathematica starts the full Mathematica system including notebook interface on Unix and Linux.

math options starts the Mathematica kernel in Unix and Linux.

mcc options files MathLink template file compiler.

mprep options template.tm preprocesses the MathLink template file template.tm, and generates C code that contains all the necessary MathLink code to call C functions from ...

OptionsPattern[] is a pattern object that represents a collection of options given as rules, where the values of the options can be accessed using OptionValue. ...

Refresh[expr, opts] represents an object whose value in a Dynamic should be refreshed at times specified by the options opts. Refresh[expr, None] specifies that the value of ...

Functions for manipulating elements in explicit lists. This gives a list with x prepended. This inserts x so that it becomes element number 2.

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 ...

When you write a program in Mathematica, you should always try to set it up so that its parts are as independent as possible. In this way, the program will be easier for you ...

Converting between strings and lists of characters. This gives a list of the characters in the string. You can apply standard list manipulation operations to this list.