Symbolic Graphics Language (Mathematica Guide)

Mathematica uses the powerful idea of building up all 2D and 3D graphics from symbolic primitives—which can be manipulated using all standard Mathematica functions and ...

AddToClassPath (JLink Symbol)

AddToClassPath[path_1, path_2, ...] adds the specified full paths to directories and jar or zip files to the J/Link class search path.

ConnectToFrontEnd (JLink Symbol)

ConnectToFrontEnd[] establishes a link to the notebook front end for use by the UseFrontEnd[] function.

JavaObjectToExpression (JLink Symbol)

JavaObjectToExpression[javaobject] converts the specified Java object reference into its value as a "native" Mathematica expression.

Options for Graphics (Mathematica Tutorial)

When Mathematica plots a graph for you, it has to make many choices. It has to work out what the scales should be, where the function should be sampled, how the axes should ...

Files and Streams (Mathematica Tutorial)

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 ...

NumberForm (Built-in Mathematica Symbol)

NumberForm[expr, n] prints with approximate real numbers in expr given to n-digit precision.

Resizing, Cropping, and Adding Margins ... (Mathematica Tutorial)

The following sequence shows how to change the aspect ratio of a plot. Using the Selection tool, click to select the graphic. Shift+drag a handle to change the aspect ratio.

Systems Interfaces and Deployment How ... (Mathematica Overview)

Connect to Other Systems Get Help in Mathematica

Applying Functions to Parts of ... (Mathematica Tutorial)

If you have a list of elements, it is often important to be able to apply a function separately to each of the elements. You can do this in Mathematica using Map. This ...