FindMaxValue (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FindMaxValue[f, x] gives the value at a local maximum of f.FindMaxValue[f, {x, x_0}] gives the value at a local maximum of f, found by a search starting from the point x = ...

FindMinValue (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FindMinValue[f, x] gives the value at a local minimum of f.FindMinValue[f, {x, x_0}] gives the value at a local minimum of f, found by a search starting from the point x = ...

FunctionExpand (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FunctionExpand[expr] tries to expand out special and certain other functions in expr, when possible reducing compound arguments to simpler ones. FunctionExpand[expr, assum] ...

Minors (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Minors[m] gives the minors of a matrix m. Minors[m, k] gives the k\[Null]\[Null]^th minors.

NMaximize (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NMaximize[f, x] maximizes f numerically with respect to x.NMaximize[f, {x, y, ...}] maximizes f numerically with respect to x, y, .... NMaximize[{f, cons}, {x, y, ...}] ...

NMinimize (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NMinimize[f, x] minimizes f numerically with respect to x.NMinimize[f, {x, y, ...}] minimizes f numerically with respect to x, y, .... NMinimize[{f, cons}, {x, y, ...}] ...

RankedMax (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

RankedMax[list, n] gives the n\[Null]^th largest element in list.

RankedMin (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

RankedMin[list, n] gives the n\[Null]^th smallest element in list.

Roots (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Roots[lhs == rhs, var] yields a disjunction of equations which represent the roots of a polynomial equation.

Some Notes on Internal Implementation (Mathematica Tutorial)

General issues about the internal implementation of Mathematica are discussed in "The Internals of Mathematica". Given here are brief notes on particular features. These ...