Mathematical Constants (Mathematica Tutorial)

Mathematical constants. Euler's constant EulerGamma is given by the limit γUnderscriptBox[lim, RowBox[{m, , ∞}], LimitsPositioning -> True](UnderoverscriptBox[∑, RowBox[{k, ...

Numerical Calculations (Mathematica Tutorial)

Exact symbolic results are usually very desirable when they can be found. In many calculations, however, it is not possible to get symbolic results. In such cases, you must ...

Piecewise Functions (Mathematica Tutorial)

Turning conditions into numbers. Boole[expr] is a basic function that turns True and False into 1 and 0. It is sometimes known as the characteristic function or indicator ...

Introduction to Local Minimization (Mathematica Tutorial)

The essence of most methods is in the local quadratic model that is used to determine the next step. The FindMinimum function in Mathematica has five essentially different ...

Calendar (Calendar Package Symbol)

Calendar is an option for calendar functions which specifies which calendar system to use.

ScalarTripleProduct (Vector Analysis Package Symbol)

ScalarTripleProduct[v_1, v_2, v_3] gives the scalar triple product of the three 3-vectors v_1, v_2 and v_3 in the default coordinate system. ScalarTripleProduct[v_1, v_2, ...

Calling External Programs (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica immediately allows you to call both standalone programs and individual functions or methods within running programs. Mathematica's architecture allows external ...

How tos (Mathematica Guide)

A "How to" describes how to carry out particular tasks with Mathematica, giving step-by-step instructions for common cases.

Statistical Data Analysis (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica integrates many aspects of statistical data analysis, from getting and exploring data to building high-quality models and and deducing consequences. Mathematica ...

Create Animations (Mathematica How To)

Animations can convey much more information than static displays. The built-in Mathematica functions Animate and ListAnimate provide an immediate way to construct animations ...