References and Support for MathLink

Primary Sources

• A full description of MathLink is available in The Mathematica Book.

• Another excellent reference for learning about MathLink is the MathLink tutorial.

• In addition, our Technical Support department offers a variety of FAQs regarding MathLink.

Additional Resources

• MathGroup, the email list dedicated to Mathematica, contains many questions and answers related to MathLink. The complete MathGroup archive is searchable.

• The following Mathematica books offer MathLink tutorials or examples.

  Bahder, T. B. Mathematica for Scientists and Engineers (Addison-Wesley, 1995) 789-830.

  Gaylord, R. J., and Wellin, P. R. Computer Simulations with Mathematica: Explorations in Complex Physical and Biological Systems (TELOS/Springer-Verlag, 1995) 221-254, 263-289.

  Miyaji, C., and Abbott, P. MathLink: Network Programming with Mathematica (Cambridge University Press, 2001).

  Wagner, D. B. Power Programming with Mathematica: The Kernel (McGraw-Hill, 1996) 335-384.

• Articles such as the following offer insight into various aspects of MathLink and its implementation.

  Berdnikov, A. S., and Compagner, A. "A MathLink Program for High-Quality Random Numbers," The Mathematica Journal 6, no. 3 (1996) 65-69.

  Gayley, T. "A MathLink Program for Accessing Binary Files," The Mathematica Journal 4, no. 2 (1994) 44-51.

  Hidber, C. "Integrating Mathematica into Prolog," The Mathematica Journal 6, no. 3 (1996) 70-72.

  Nethery, J. F., and Spong, M. W. "A MathLink-Based Front End for the Robotica Package," The Mathematica Journal 5, no. 2 (1995) 72-79.

  Phillips, M. B. "Using Mathematica as an Interface to an Interactive Graphics Program," The Mathematica Journal 1, no. 2 (1990) 45-50.

  Shaw, W. T. "MathLive and the Virtual Dynamics Laboratory," The Mathematica Journal 5, no. 2 (1995) 14-20.

  Wagner, David B. "MathLink Mode," The Mathematica Journal 6, no. 3 (1996) 44-57.