Use Brackets and Braces Correctly (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica 's rich syntax uses different kinds of brackets and braces; familiarity with these aspects lets you read and program efficiently in Mathematica .

MAT (Mathematica Import/Export Format)

MATLAB MAT-files. Matrix data format. Native data format of the MATLAB numerical computation software. Stores numerical matrices, Boolean values, or strings. Binary format. ...

Apart (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Apart[expr] rewrites a rational expression as a sum of terms with minimal denominators. Apart[expr, var] treats all variables other than var as constants.

ApartSquareFree (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ApartSquareFree[expr] rewrites a rational expression as a sum of terms whose denominators are powers of square-free polynomials. ApartSquareFree[expr, var] treats all ...

Cancel (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Cancel[expr] cancels out common factors in the numerator and denominator of expr.

Coefficient (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Coefficient[expr, form] gives the coefficient of form in the polynomial expr. Coefficient[expr, form, n] gives the coefficient of form^n in expr.

Denominator (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Denominator[expr] gives the denominator of expr.

DiscreteDelta (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

DiscreteDelta[n_1, n_2, ...] gives the discrete delta function \[Delta] (n_1, n_2, ...), equal to 1 if all the n_i are zero, and 0 otherwise.

DistributionParameterQ (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

DistributionParameterQ[dist] yields True if dist is a valid distribution, and yields False otherwise.

Exponent (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Exponent[expr, form] gives the maximum power with which form appears in the expanded form of expr. Exponent[expr, form, h] applies h to the set of exponents with which form ...