Newton's Method (Mathematica Tutorial)

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 ...

Line Search Methods (Mathematica Tutorial)

A method like "Newton's" method chooses a step, but the validity of that step only goes as far as the Newton quadratic model for the function really reflects the function. ...

GUIInformation (GUIKit Package Symbol)

GUIInformation[obj] returns information about a live interface object.GUIInformation[obj, target] returns information about a specific widget in the ...

WidgetReference (GUIKit Package Symbol)

WidgetReference[id] looks up an existing widget instance using identifier id and return the underlying object.

Subsets and Cycles (Combinatorica Package Guide)

Subsets and Permutations (Combinatorica Package Guide)

ScalarTripleProduct (Vector Analysis Package Symbol)

ScalarTripleProduct[v_1, v_2, v_3] gives the scalar triple product of the three 3-vectors v_1, v_2 and v_3 in the default coordinate system. ScalarTripleProduct[v_1, v_2, ...

Calling External Programs (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica immediately allows you to call both standalone programs and individual functions or methods within running programs. Mathematica's architecture allows external ...

Discrete Mathematics (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica has been used to make many important discoveries in discrete mathematics over the past two decades. Its integration of highly efficient and often original ...

New in 8.0: Systems Interfaces & ... (Mathematica Guide)

Version 8.0 introduces new features to load functions from shared libraries, giving a new way to incorporate external code into Mathematica. It also adds support for GPU ...