Prepend (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Prepend[expr, elem] gives expr with elem prepended.

CUDAFunctionLoad (CUDALink Symbol)

CUDAFunctionLoad[src, fun, argtypes, blockdim] loads CUDAFunction from scr and makes fun available in Mathematica.CUDAFunctionLoad[{srcfile}, fun, argtypes, blockdim] loads ...

Making Definitions for Indexed Objects (Mathematica Tutorial)

In many kinds of calculations, you need to set up "arrays" that contain sequences of expressions, each specified by a certain index. One way to implement arrays in ...

FoldList (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

FoldList[f, x, {a, b, ...}] gives {x, f[x, a], f[f[x, a], b], ...}.

First (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

First[expr] gives the first element in expr.

Most (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Most[expr] gives expr with the last element removed.

Patterns Involving Alternatives (Mathematica Tutorial)

Specifying patterns that involve alternatives. This defines h to give p when its argument is either a or b. The first two cases give p.

ManhattanDistance (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

ManhattanDistance[u, v] gives the Manhattan or "city block" distance between vectors u and v.

Apply (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Apply[f, expr] or f @@ expr replaces the head of expr by f. Apply[f, expr, {1}] or f @@@ expr replaces heads at level 1 of expr by f.Apply[f, expr, levelspec] replaces heads ...

Use Logical Operators (Mathematica How To)

Mathematica supports logical operators not only for programming, but for mathematical operations as well.