Preface | |
Part I. The Basics: 1.1 What do I need to make Mathematica work on my computer? | |
1.2 How do I start Mathematica? | |
1.3 Can I read the rest of this book without reading this chapter? | |
1.4 What's the difference between numerical and symbolic calculation? | |
1.5 How do I ask Mathematica for help? | |
1.6 How do I define constants and functions? | |
1.7 What's a package and how do I load it? | |
1.8 What packages have you got? | |
1.9 Why didn't it work when I tried to load a package? | |
Part II. Using Mathematical Notation: 2.1 Can I use Mathematica without learning any new notation? | |
2.2 How do I use palettes to do Math? | |
2.3 How do I enter Ú | |
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0 (1/(1 - m sin2(q)))dq) without using the keyboard? | |
2.4 How do I enter Ú | |
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0 (1/(1 - m sin2(q)))dq) really quickly? | |
Part III. Lists, Tables, Vectors, And Matrices: 3.1 What are lists and what can I do with them? | |
3.2 How do I enter $\matrix{a& | |
b\\ c& | |
d}$? | |
3.3 How do I make a table of values? | |
3.4 How do I manipulate vectors and matrices? Part IV. Numerical Calculations: 4.1 What's the difference between 2 and 2.? | |
4.2 How do I do big numerical calculations? | |
Part V. Algebra: 5.1 How do I manipulate polynomials? | |
5.2 How do I solve equations? | |
5.3 How do I use complex numbers? | |
5.4 How do I learn something with Mathematica? | |
Part VI. Calculus: 6.1 How do I integrate and differentiate? | |
6.2 How do I find limits? | |
6.3 How do I solve differential equations? | |
Part VII. Two Dimensional Plotting: 7.1 How do I plot a function in two dimensions? | |
7.2 How do I plot parametric equations in two dimensions? | |
7.3 How do I plot in polar coordinates? | |
7.4 How do I plot implicitly defined functions? | |
7.5 How do I show the area between curves? Part VIII. Three Dimensional Plotting: 8.1 How do I plot a function in three dimensions? | |
8.2 How do I plot a parametric equation in three dimensions? | |
8.3 How do I plot in cylindrical and spherical coordinates? Part IX. Other Graphics And Sounds: 9.1 How do I make contour and density plots? | |
9.2 How do I plot a list of values? | |
9.3 How do I make sounds? | |
9.4 How do I make animations? | |
Part X. Notebooks: 10.1 How do I use Mathematica as a word processor? | |
10.2 How do I use Mathematica as an outliner? | |
10.3 How do I use Mathematica to write books, papers, and reports? 10.4 How do I give my friend a notebook if he has one of those other computers? 10.5 Is Mathematica 'scriptable'? | |
Part XI. Mathematica and the Internet: 11. 1. Does this book have a home page? | |
11.2 What Mathematica resources are available on the Web? | |
Part XII. Statistics And Data Analysis: 12.1 How do I do statistics? | |
12.2 How do I fit a curve to data? | |
Part XIII. Programming: 13.1 How do I program in Mathematica? | |
13.2 Should I ever use a for loop? | |
13.3 How do I use patterns? |
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