PolynomialQuotientRemainder (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

PolynomialQuotientRemainder[p, q, x] gives a list of the quotient and remainder of p and q, treated as polynomials in x.

$Assumptions (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$Assumptions is the default setting for the Assumptions option used in such functions as Simplify, Refine, and Integrate.

Mathematical Notation in Notebooks (Mathematica Tutorial)

If you use the notebook front end for Mathematica, then you can enter some of the operations discussed here in special ways. Special and ordinary ways to enter mathematical ...

Machine-Precision Numbers (Mathematica Tutorial)

Whenever machine-precision numbers appear in a calculation, the whole calculation is typically done in machine precision. Mathematica will then give machine-precision numbers ...

References (Mathematica Tutorial)

[AB04] Abell, M. L. and J. P. Braselton. Differential Equations with Mathematica. (3rd ed.) Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. [A89] Abramov, S. A. "Rational Solutions of Linear ...

Integer and Number Theoretic Functions (Mathematica Tutorial)

Some integer functions. The remainder on dividing 17 by 3. The integer part of 17/3.

$MinNumber (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

$MinNumber gives the minimum positive arbitrary-precision number that can be represented on a particular computer system.

Cell Groups and Outlining (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica normally organizes the cells in a notebook automatically into hierarchical groups. Double-clicking lets you show only the heading cell of a group, or only a ...

ReturnTextPacket (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ReturnTextPacket[string] is a MathLink packet containing string, the result of an EnterTextPacket evaluation.

Interrupting Calculations (Mathematica Tutorial)

There will probably be times when you want to stop Mathematica in the middle of a calculation. Perhaps you realize that you asked Mathematica to do the wrong thing. Or ...