SCHEDULE
The Wolfram Mathematica Virtual Conference was run in two different sessions on September 26 and 27, 2011.
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Noon–12:30pm
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Stephen Wolfram on the Background and Vision of Mathematica |
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 Wolfram founder Stephen Wolfram shares the background and vision of Mathematica, including the personal story of how it came to be and why it's in the right place to make profoundly powerful new things possible… More» |
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12:30–1:15pm
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A Speed Date with Mathematica |
GPU Computation within Mathematica Using CUDA and OpenCL |
Creating Rich Visualizations to Explore Your Data |
Analyze, Visualize, Simulate: Mathematica for University Research |
Developing Enterprise-Class Web Applications |
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A whirlwind tour of Mathematica, showing how decades of research in computation, language, and development, together with well-thought-out design principles and solid software engineering, have guided us in creating a… More» |
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This presentation provides an introduction to the new GPU functionality in Mathematica 8. We will start by discussing what GPUs, CUDA, and OpenCL are, as well as the reasons for their rapid adoption in fields such as biology… More» |
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Harness the power of Mathematica to interactively visualize your data. We start with simple charts, add labels and legends, and customize the appearance. In a series of examples, we process and incorporate additional data… More» |
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Accelerate your research cycle with Mathematica. Learn why Mathematica is used in academia around the world as the ultimate research environment with a look at its high-level and multiparadigm programming language… More» |
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This course chronicles Wolfram Research's two internal projects: a massive, real-time network traffic visualization and an advertisement dashboard system for Wolfram|Alpha. From planning to deployment, both projects were… More» |
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1:15–2pm
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Build an App in 60 Seconds |
Integrated Control Systems Design |
Deep Dive into Mathematica's Numerics: Applications and Tips |
The Equation for Classroom Success: Mathematica for Teaching and Student Use |
Authoring and Deploying Content in the New Computable Document Format |
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With Mathematica, you really can build a useful interactive app in 60 seconds and start exploring your ideas sooner rather than later. Starting with the 60-second app, this course covers the ins and outs of Manipulate… More» |
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Explore the new suite of control system tools in Mathematica 8, used to do analysis, design, and simulation of continuous and discrete-time systems. Topics include the construction and manipulation of state space and transfer… More» |
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In this presentation you'll learn how to best use Mathematica's numerics functions in advanced settings. Topics include techniques and best practices for using multiple numerical functions together, advanced numerics features… More» |
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Learn how to improve your classroom experience with Mathematica. This presentation gives a tour of functionality relevant to teaching and learning, along with case studies and best-practice suggestions for course integration… More» |
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Computable Document Format (CDF) puts easy-to-author interactivity at its core. This presentation will show you the entire process for creating and sharing interactive content. It will include a simple walk-through of content… More» |
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2–2:45pm
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Lights, Camera, Graphics! |
Wolfram|Alpha in Mathematica: Combining Knowledge, Computation, and Natural Language |
How to Think Financially with Mathematica |
Calculators Are for Calculating; Mathematica Is for Calculus |
Introduction to Functional Programming |
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Mathematica provides an incredibly flexible and powerful graphics language for general use as well as highly sophisticated visualization. This presentation presents a walk-through of the Mathematica 3D graphics system and… More» |
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What are the advantages of Wolfram|Alpha integration? Based on the use of natural language to perform numerous computational tasks and data manipulations, it has a unique capability that no other system can provide… More» |
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Mathematica 8 provides a new range of financial functions that can be used as the building blocks for constructing simple programs that accomplish complex tasks. Equity and bond prices can be accessed with FinancialData… More» |
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Mathematica is the perfect tool to help calculus professors and instructors overcome limitations with traditional approaches to teaching calculus. Students can experience a more enriching calculus, rather than the algorithm-driven… More» |
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Discover functional programming with Mathematica. Learn the core constructs, functions, and evaluation rules of a dynamic, functional language. See how to transition your thinking from procedural to functional programming… More» |
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2:45–3:30pm
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Hybrid Computing: Perfecting Numerics with Symbolics |
More Statistical Distributions than Any Other System |
Developing Solutions for Real-World Image Processing |
Mathematica for Engineering Education |
Augment Mathematica: Creating Applications and Extensions |
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Unlike many systems, Mathematica can take advantage of symbolic computation and exact numbers when solving numerical problems. Besides getting the right answer in many cases where purely approximate methods fail… More» |
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Modeling and analysis just got easier with the largest collection of parametric and nonparametric distributions under one roof, supporting new high-level functions for probability and statistics. Presentation topics include automated… More» |
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How can we solve real-world image processing problems with Mathematica? How does Mathematica's unique dynamic functionality let you quickly optimize image processing algorithms? This seminar will explore some of the… More» |
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This presentation gives educators who are unfamiliar with Mathematica an overall picture of how it can benefit an engineering curriculum at all levels. A student's ability to conceptualize mathematics and computation… More» |
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This presentation covers the different ways that you can extend Mathematica, from a simple function through to a multi-component application. Learn about the available tools to create, package, and deliver your applications… More» |
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3:30–4:15pm
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292 Formats and Counting: Importing and Exporting Data |
Graphs and Networks: Modeling and Analysis |
MathModelica: Model, Simulate, Analyze! |
Mobile Computing in the Classroom |
Test-Driven Development with Mathematica |
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Mathematica's import/export functionality makes it easy to work with your data and files. This presentation uses application-driven examples from a variety of areas, such as computational biology, chemistry, geospatial information… More» |
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Graphs and networks have attracted enormous interest in the last few years, helping to design communication networks, improve airline routes, model the Internet, and analyze social interactions among people… More» |
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Find out how you can create and analyze models of electrical, mechanical, thermal, biochemical, and other systems with MathModelica. This example-driven presentation will teach you how to develop models of complex… More» |
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Imagine the power of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha on a mobile device; these tools are allowing for a more fun and dynamic classroom. Explore the various ways mobile devices can enhance learning in math, science… More» |
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Learn to develop test first in Mathematica using the testing framework MUnit along with Wolfram Workbench. The details of writing test expressions and testing strategies to ensure that your tests are useful will be explored… More» |
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