| Preface |
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| Part 1: The Basics |
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What do I need to make Mathematica work on my computer? |
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Can I read the rest of this book without reading this chapter? |
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Why is Mathematica split into a front end and a kernel? |
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5 | (3) |
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How do I get the electronic version of this book? |
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8 | (2) |
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What's the difference between numerical and symbolic calculation? |
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10 | (3) |
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How do I ask Mathematica for help? |
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13 | (2) |
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How do I define constants and functions? |
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15 | (3) |
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How do I share notebooks with those who have different brands of computers? |
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18 | (2) |
| Part 2: For Users of Older Versions of Mathematica |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (3) |
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How do I use my old notebooks in V4? |
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27 | (3) |
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I really liked <insert your favorite feature> in V2! How do I get it in V4? |
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30 | (3) |
| Part 3: Speaking to Mathematica |
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Can I use Mathematica without learning any new notation? |
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33 | (2) |
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What do characters like ^, (, [ , {, *, %, etc., mean in Mathematica? |
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35 | (2) |
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What are some widely used forms in Mathematica? |
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37 | (3) |
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How do I enter without using the keyboard? |
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40 | (3) |
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What is the best way to enter ? |
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43 | (3) |
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How do I enter as quickly as possible? |
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46 | (3) |
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What is the correct philosophy of notation? |
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49 | (3) |
| Part 4: Lists, Tables, Vectors, and Matrices |
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What are lists? What can I do with them? |
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52 | (5) |
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How do I make a table of values? |
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57 | (2) |
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How do I manipulate vectors and matrices? |
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59 | (9) |
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How do I pick out rows, columns, and submatrices? |
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68 | (2) |
| Part 5: Numerical Calculations |
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What's the difference between 2 and 2.0? |
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70 | (4) |
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How does Mathematica handle roundoff error? |
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74 | (12) |
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Can Mathematica do industrial-strength numerics? |
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86 | (4) |
| Part 6: Algebra |
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How do I manipulate polynomials? |
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90 | (3) |
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How do I solve equations? |
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93 | (9) |
| Part 7: Packages |
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What is a package? How do I load one? |
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102 | (1) |
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The package didn't load! Why? |
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103 | (2) |
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What packages are available? |
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105 | (4) |
| Part 8: Two-Dimensional Plotting |
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How do I plot a function in two dimensions? |
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109 | (8) |
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How do I plot a parametric equation in two dimensions? |
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117 | (2) |
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How do I plot in polar coordinates? |
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119 | (2) |
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How do I plot implicitly-defined functions? |
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121 | (4) |
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How do I show the area between curves? |
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125 | (3) |
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How do I plot complex numbers? |
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128 | (4) |
| Part 9: Three-Dimensional Plotting |
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How do I plot a function in three dimensions? |
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132 | (9) |
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How do I plot a parametric equation in three dimensions? |
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141 | (5) |
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How do I plot 3-D implicitly-defined functions? |
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146 | (3) |
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How do I plot in cylindrical and spherical coordinates? |
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149 | (4) |
| Part 10: Other Graphics, and Sounds |
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How do I make contour and density plots? |
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153 | (4) |
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How do I plot a list of values? |
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157 | (6) |
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163 | (6) |
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How do I make animations? |
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169 | (7) |
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How do I do image manipulation in Mathematica? |
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176 | (34) |
| Part 11: Calculus |
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How do I integrate and differentiate? |
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210 | (8) |
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218 | (3) |
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How do I solve differential equations? |
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221 | (3) |
| Part 12: Text and Document Features in Mathematica |
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How do I use Mathematica as a word processor? |
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224 | (9) |
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How do I use Mathematica as an outliner? |
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233 | (4) |
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I never learned to spell. Can you help me? |
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237 | (7) |
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How do I use style sheets to see my notebooks in new ways? |
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244 | (4) |
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Why does my notebook look different printed than on screen? |
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248 | (3) |
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What exactly are styles, style sheets, and style environments? |
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251 | (10) |
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How do I use that darn Option Inspector anyway? |
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261 | (5) |
| Part 13: Programming |
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How do I program in Mathematica? |
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266 | (8) |
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Should anyone ever use a For loop? |
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274 | (4) |
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How do I use Mathematica's pattern matcher? |
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278 | (11) |
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Is Mathematica Year-2000 compatible? |
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289 | (4) |
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The problem Prof. Eugene Nichols goes around showing people |
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293 | (16) |
| Part 14: Programming the Front End |
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How do I make hyperlinks in and between notebooks? |
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309 | (5) |
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Is Mathematica ``scriptable''? |
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314 | (4) |
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What commands can I use to control the Mathematica front end? |
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318 | (34) |
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What options can I use to control the Mathematica front end? |
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352 | (1) |
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How do I use file names in programs? |
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353 | (4) |
| Part 15: Mathematics and Science Education |
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I'd rather not see complex numbers. Can you help me? |
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357 | (3) |
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360 | (4) |
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364 | (9) |
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Can Mathematica show me the steps? |
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373 | (6) |
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Will it rot my students' brains if they use Mathematica? |
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379 | (5) |
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Will it rot my students' brains if they use other educational software? |
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384 | (8) |
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Will my students spend more time learning Mathematica than mathematics? |
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392 | (3) |
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Can Mathematica make math relevant to my students? |
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395 | (4) |
| Part 16: Mathematica and the Internet |
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How do I make hyperlinks to the Web? |
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399 | (1) |
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Does this book have a Home Page? |
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400 | (1) |
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What Mathematica resources are available on the World Wide Web? |
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401 | (1) |
| Part 17: Statistics and Data Analysis |
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402 | (6) |
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How do I fit a curve to data? |
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408 | (4) |
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How do I import data into Mathematica? |
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412 | (7) |
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How do I export data from Mathematica? |
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419 | (4) |
| References |
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423 | (1) |
| Index (unprofessional) |
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