TrimmedMean[list, f] gives the mean of the elements in list after dropping a fraction f of the smallest and largest elements.TrimmedMean[list, {f_1, f_2}] gives the mean when ...

Functions for constructing matrices. This generates a 2×2 matrix whose i,j^th entry is a[i,j]. Here is another way to produce the same matrix.

When you write programs in Mathematica, there are various ways to document your code. As always, by far the best thing is to write clear code, and to name the objects you ...

Conventions for file names. Most files used by Mathematica are completely system independent. .mx and .exe files are however system dependent. For these files, there is a ...

The functions described in "Textual Input and Output Overview" determine how expressions should be formatted when they are printed, but they do not actually cause anything to ...

The following sequence shows how to select an object inside a graphic. To begin editing within a graphic, single-click or double-click the background or an object in the ...

The replacement operator /. allows you to apply transformation rules to a specific expression. Often, however, you want to have transformation rules automatically applied ...

"Values for Symbols" discussed how you can use transformation rules of the form x->value to replace symbols by values. The notion of transformation rules in Mathematica is, ...

Functions for manipulating trigonometric expressions. This expands out a trigonometric expression. This factors the expression.

ImplementJavaInterface[interfaces, mappings] uses the Dynamic Proxy facility of Java to create a new Java class and return an object of that class that implements the named ...