![]() ![]() Learning Mathematica syntax can be a very daunting prospect if you have never done any programming before in your life. I have used Mathematica for a few years now (ever since 2000 if you’re counting) and so I can either remember or work out the syntax for commands like the one above with relative ease but I have taught enough beginners courses to know that the above scenario isn’t too far from the truth for many people. I’m not a programmer – I can’t do that kind of stuff. ![]() The beginner recoils in horror “But.but that’s PROGRAMMING. ![]() All you have to do is type the following” “Sure – that’s easy” replies the Master “Let’s start out with a simple one. Hundreds of functions to choose from, hailing from every conceivable branch of Mathematics and the best this guy could do was the Sine function. He has spent much of his life learning everything there is to know about Mathematica and wants to show off his knowledge. The master is somewhat deflated by this question. “Um.Can it plot a graph? How do you plot the graph of sin(x) for example?” asks the beginner hopefully. Calculus, Fourier transforms, special functions, number theory, image processing, linear algebra…all of these things and more are within your grasp. “Anything you like,” replies the master “This package gives you the ability to explore all of mathematics. When you start up Mathematica and get past the splash screen you are met with a blank screen and to a beginner* there are few things more terrifying than a blank screen. ![]()
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