Description

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The definitive guide to Mathematica Version 2, written by the main architect of the system. Includes updated reference section and 22 pages of full-color graphics. Contents

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What is Mathematica | About This Book | Tour of Mathematica | Running Mathematica | Numerical Calculations | Building Up Calculations | Using the Mathematica System | Algebraic Calculations | Symbolic Mathematics | Numerical Mathematics | Functions and Programs | Lists | Graphics and Sounds | Files and External Operations | Expressions | Functional Operations | Patterns | Transformation Rules and Definitions | Evaluation of Expressions | Modularity and the Naming of Things | Textual Output | Strings, Names and Messages | The Structure of Graphics and Sound | Input and Output | Global Aspects of Mathematica Sessions | Numbers | Mathematical Functions | Algebraic Manipulation | Manipulating Equations | Calculus | Power Series, Limits and Residues | Linear Algebra | Numerical Operations on Data | Numerical Operations on Functions | Appendix: Mathematica Reference Guide Related Topics

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Tutorial and Reference