Viewers and Annotation (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica's dynamic interactivity system makes it easy to view and annotate any object in a dynamic way. Building on Mathematica's symbolic programming architecture, ...

Use Logical Operators (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica supports logical operators not only for programming, but for mathematical operations as well.

Edit > Make Template (Mathematica Menu Item)

Make Template inserts a template based on a selected function name.

AddTo (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

x += dx adds dx to x and returns the new value of x.

CharacterEncoding (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

CharacterEncoding is an option for input and output functions which specifies what raw character encoding should be used.

Decrement (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

x-- decreases the value of x by 1, returning the old value of x.

FileBaseName (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FileBaseName["file"] gives the base name for a file without its extension.

FileExtension (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FileExtension["file"] gives the file extension for a file name.

FileNameDrop (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FileNameDrop["name", n] drops the first n path elements in the file name " name".FileNameDrop["name", -n] drops the last n path elements in the file name " ...

Increment (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

x++ increases the value of x by 1, returning the old value of x.