Mini-Course Description:
M355: A First Course in webMathematica

Course Objective
This mini-course provides an overview of all the capabilities that make webMathematica the ideal tool for interactive computation and visualization.

Presenter
The course is presented by a Wolfram Research senior developer or a Wolfram Education Group certified instructor.

Target Audience
The course is designed primarily for anyone who is interested in developing webMathematica-powered websites that offer access to specific Mathematica applications through a web browser.

Delivery Type
This mini-course is given online in one 3- to 4-hour session. Additional online training information is available.

Syllabus
This basic course is organized as follows:

Introduction
Underlying technology of webMathematica, JavaServer Pages and HTML form information

Installation
Preparing your web server for installation of webMathematica, installing, checking, and customizing webMathematica

Authoring webMathematica Pages
Using the webMathematica Author package, using a text editor, debugging your code

Tips and Tricks
Flow of control in a webMathematica page, monitoring your webMathematica site

Course Materials
Each attendee will be provided with instructions, in the form of short FAQs, on setting up the necessary components for a webMathematica-powered website. Downloadable course materials and exercises will also be made available.

Prerequisites
Course attendees are expected to have basic familiarity with Mathematica programming roughly at the level of "M101: A First Course in Mathematica." In addition, familiarity with forms in HTML documents, and a basic understanding of the structure of a JavaServer page, would be advantageous.

To sign up for this course, see the training calendar and registration page.