OrthogonalProjection Method for NDSolve (Mathematica Tutorial)

Consider the matrix differential equation where the initial value y_0 y(0)∈^m×p is given. Assume that y_0^Ty_0I, that the solution has the property of preserving ...

Formatted Output (Mathematica Tutorial)

Ever since Version 3 of Mathematica, there has been rich support for arbitrary mathematical typesetting and layout. Underlying all that power was a so-called box language, ...

Use Curated Data (Mathematica How To)

An efficient load-on-demand mechanism makes hundreds of gigabytes of carefully curated and continually updated data immediately available inside Mathematica for use in ...

Piecewise (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Piecewise[{{val_1, cond_1}, {val_2, cond_2}, ...}] represents a piecewise function with values val_i in the regions defined by the conditions cond_i. Piecewise[{{val_1, ...

Sin (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Sin[z] gives the sine of z.

PERTDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PERTDistribution[{min, max}, c] represents a PERT distribution with range min to max and maximum at c.PERTDistribution[{min, max}, c, \[Lambda]] represents a modified PERT ...

LanguageCategory (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

LanguageCategory is an option for Cell that determines in what category of language the contents of the cell should be assumed to be for purposes of spell checking and ...

Global Options for the Front End (Mathematica Tutorial)

In the standard notebook front end, Mathematica allows you to set a large number of global options. The values of all these options are by default saved in a "preferences ...

Specifying Derivatives (Mathematica Tutorial)

The function FindRoot has a Jacobian option; the functions FindMinimum, FindMaximum, and FindFit have a Gradient option; and the "Newton" method has a method option Hessian. ...

SQLColumnInformation (DatabaseLink Symbol)

SQLColumnInformation[conn] returns a list of information about the columns in an SQL connection.