Why Mathematica Is Ideal for Higher Education

Mathematica is a revolutionary product for engineering, science, economics, and math education and research. Major new developments in the latest version greatly increase its scope—making it newly suited to an unprecedented range of uses across campus.

Instantly Make Interactive Content
Everything from sine waves to planetary motion paths and even algebraic equations can be interactive. Mathematica automatically creates sophisticated interfaces so you and your students can change values and see results in real time, often with only one line of code.

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Easily Create Publishable Graphics
Mathematica takes simple graphics commands and automatically creates high-fidelity, high-impact visualizations that can be used in Mathematica presentations or exported to all major 2D and 3D graphics formats.

High-impact adaptive visualization in Mathematica »
Integrated graphics editing and drawing »
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Include Real-World Data in Lectures and Labs
Mathematica provides instant access to an expanding library of data collections, including geography, linguistics, chemistry, finance, and much more. You can access these from right inside Mathematica and seamlessly incorporate current data in classroom examples.

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Exploratory data analysis »
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Utilize a Wealth of Free Interactive Material
Mathematica newcomers need not worry. The Wolfram Demonstrations Project features thousands of free interactive illustrations, with more added every day. You can even build and submit your own Demonstrations for others to use. The Wolfram Learning Center is a guide to resources to jump-start the Mathematica learning process, with links to "how to"s, examples, tutorials, video screencasts, and much more. The Mathematica Documentation Center has thousands of examples and tutorials to guide you through complex tasks.

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Create a Dynamic Classroom
The dynamic interactivity and intuitive programming language in Mathematica enable you to develop powerful content with ease. Everything from generating instructional handouts and homework assignments with interactive examples to building powerful applications for modeling and simulation is now accessible thanks to the versatility of Mathematica.

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Compelling presentations with Mathematica »
Sophisticated report generation »
Code annotation for developers »