Mathematica provides a large number of options for cells. All of these options can be accessed through the Option Inspector menu item in the front end. They can be set either ...

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 ...

Patterns stand for classes of expressions. They contain pattern objects that represent sets of possible expressions. Pattern objects. When several pattern objects with the ...

You can use files on your computer system to store definitions and results from Mathematica. The most general approach is to store everything as plain text that is ...

Restriction scripts can be very useful in managing sitewide installations of Mathematica. They can be used to prevent access to Mathematica by unauthorized users on the ...

If you have a function defined in an external program, then what you need to do in order to make it possible to call the function from within Mathematica is to add ...

An expression like x^2+2x-7==0 represents an equation in Mathematica. You will often need to solve equations like this, to find out for what values of x they are true. This ...

Many calculations involve solving systems of linear equations. In many cases, you will find it convenient to write down the equations explicitly, and then solve them using ...

The names of built-in functions follow some general guidelines. The main expression or object on which a built-in function acts is usually given as the first argument to the ...

Built into Mathematica are a large number of special characters intended for use in mathematical and other notation. "Listing of Named Characters" gives a complete listing. ...