Take (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Take[list, n] gives the first n elements of list. Take[list, -n] gives the last n elements of list. Take[list, {m, n}] gives elements m through n of list. Take[list, seq_1, ...

SparseArray (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SparseArray[{pos_1 -> val_1, pos_2 -> val_2, ...}] yields a sparse array in which values val_i appear at positions pos_i. SparseArray[{pos_1, pos_2, ...} -> {val_1, val_2, ...

SortBy (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SortBy[list, f] sorts the elements of list in the order defined by applying f to each of them.

Select (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Select[list, crit] picks out all elements e_i of list for which crit[e_i] is True. Select[list, crit, n] picks out the first n elements for which crit[e_i] is True.

Range (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Range[i_max] generates the list {1, 2, ..., i_max}. Range[i_min, i_max] generates the list {i_min, ..., i_max}. Range[i_min, i_max, di] uses step di.

ListSurfacePlot3D (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ListSurfacePlot3D[{{x_1, y_1, z_1}, {x_2, y_2, z_2}, ...}] plots a three-dimensional surface constructed to fit the specified points.

FactorTermsList (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FactorTermsList[poly] gives a list in which the first element is the overall numerical factor in poly, and the second element is the polynomial with the overall factor ...

StyleMenuListing (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

StyleMenuListing is an option for cells that specifies whether a given cell style is listed in the Format \[FilledRightTriangle] Style submenu.

BinaryReadList (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

BinaryReadList["file"] reads all remaining bytes from a file, and returns them as a list of integers from 0 to 255. BinaryReadList["file", type] reads objects of the ...

SingularValueList (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SingularValueList[m] gives a list of the nonzero singular values of a matrix m. SingularValueList[{m, a}] gives the generalized singular values of m with respect to a. ...