SetPrecision (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SetPrecision[expr, p] yields a version of expr in which all numbers have been set to have precision p.

StateSpaceTransform (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

StateSpaceTransform[ss, s_1] transforms the StateSpaceModel object ss using the similarity matrix s_1.StateSpaceTransform[ss, {s_1, s_2}] computes the transformation using ...

Zeta (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

Zeta[s] gives the Riemann zeta function \[Zeta](s). Zeta[s, a] gives the generalized Riemann zeta function \[Zeta](s, a).

DoubleStep Method for NDSolve (Mathematica Tutorial)

The method "DoubleStep" performs a single application of Richardson's extrapolation for any one-step integration method. Although it is not always optimal, it is a general ...

Putting Constraints on Patterns (Mathematica Tutorial)

Mathematica provides a general mechanism for specifying constraints on patterns. All you need to do is to put /;condition at the end of a pattern to signify that it applies ...

RootLocusPlot (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

RootLocusPlot[g, {k, k_min, k_max}] generates the root locus plot of a rational function g of k ranging from k_min to k_max.RootLocusPlot[sys, ...] plots the root loci of a ...

SphericalPlot3D (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

SphericalPlot3D[r, \[Theta], \[Phi]] generates a 3D plot with a spherical radius r as a function of spherical coordinates \[Theta] and \[Phi].SphericalPlot3D[r, {\[Theta], ...

StableDistribution (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

StableDistribution[type, \[Alpha], \[Beta], \[Mu], \[Sigma]] represents the stable distribution S_type with index of stability \[Alpha], skewness parameter \[Beta], location ...

Summary of New Features in Mathematica 8 (Mathematica Guide)

EllipticE (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

EllipticE[m] gives the complete elliptic integral E(m). EllipticE[\[Phi], m] gives the elliptic integral of the second kind E(\[Phi] \[VerticalSeparator] m).