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Learning Mathematica

If you've never used Mathematica before, or if you are familiar with it but need a good reference book, the following text is the definitive reference: Mathematica, A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer, Second Edition, by Stephen Wolfram, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1991. ISBN Numbers: 0-201-51502-4/Hardbound, 0-201-51502-5/Paperback[27].

It is available in paperback from the Front Office of Information Technology at 111 Cummington Street on the first floor for $32.

Another good resource for learning Mathematica is a series of tutorials offered each semester by Information Technology entitled Getting Started with Mathematica on UNIX, Part I and Part II. These are hands-on two hour free tutorials. For more details on these tutorials see the Tutorial Schedule available at the front desk of Information Technology on the first floor. The handouts from these tutorials are available for free at Information Technology's front desk and they provide a good introduction to the topic[11].



Tim Kohl
 
September 2004
Mathematics and Statistics
Boston University