--x decreases the value of x by 1, returning the new value of x.
++x increases the value of x by 1, returning the new value of x.
TimesBy
(Built-in Mathematica Symbol) x *= c multiplies x by c and returns the new value of x.
$MaxMachineNumber is the largest machine-precision number that can be used on a particular computer system.
Differentiating a known function gives an explicit result. Differentiating an unknown function f gives a result in terms of f'. Mathematica applies the chain rule for ...
The function NDSolve discussed in "Numerical Differential Equations" allows you to find numerical solutions to differential equations. NDSolve handles both single ...
AccuracyGoal is an option for various numerical operations which specifies how many effective digits of accuracy should be sought in the final result.
PrecisionGoal is an option for various numerical operations which specifies how many effective digits of precision should be sought in the final result.
Reap
(Built-in Mathematica Symbol) Reap[expr] gives the value of expr together with all expressions to which Sow has been applied during its evaluation. Expressions sown using Sow[e] or Sow[e, tag_i] with ...
FourierSinSeries[expr, t, n] gives the n\[Null]^th-order Fourier sine series expansion of expr in t.FourierSinSeries[expr, {t_1, t_2, ...}, {n_1, n_2, ...}] gives the ...