PowerExpand[expr] expands all powers of products and powers. PowerExpand[expr, {x_1, x_2, ...}] expands only with respect to the variables x_i.

ToRadicals[expr] attempts to express all Root objects in expr in terms of radicals.

The Mathematica function DSolve finds symbolic solutions to differential equations. (The Mathematica function NDSolve, on the other hand, is a general numerical differential ...

Minimization and maximization. Minimize and Maximize yield lists giving the value attained at the minimum or maximum, together with rules specifying where the minimum or ...

Recall that connections to remote kernels, as opened by LaunchKernels, are represented as kernel objects. See the chapter Connection Methods for details. The commands in this ...

FilledCurve[{segment_1, segment_2, ...}] represents a filled curve consisting of segment_1 followed by segment_2 etc. FilledCurve[{component_1, component_2, ...}] represents ...

DiscretePlot3D[expr, {i, i_min, i_max}, {j, j_min, j_max}] generates a plot of the values of expr when i runs from i_min to i_max and j runs from j_min to ...

Mathematica provides a large number of options for cells. All of these options can be accessed through the Option Inspector menu item in the front end. They can be set either ...

The names of built-in functions follow some general guidelines. The main expression or object on which a built-in function acts is usually given as the first argument to the ...

Exp[z] gives the exponential of z.