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Solving ODEs and PDEs with Wolfram Language (Study Group Sessions)
Solving ODEs and PDEs with Wolfram Language (Study Group Sessions)
Archived Event | FREE
This Daily Study Group covers techniques for solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs) using Wolfram Language. It introduces the built-in function DSolve for finding symbolic solutions to differential equations and the built-in function NDSolve, a general numerical differential equation solver. Topics covered include the numerical method of lines, the finite element method (FEM), the use and construction of meshes, boundary value problems and eigenvalue problems.
Course Overview
- Video 158 minutes
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Solving PDEs with Symbolics and Numerics
Solving PDEs with Symbolics and Numerics
Video Course | FREE
This video course provides a thorough introduction to solving partial differential equations (PDEs) in the Wolfram Language both symbolically and numerically. You'll learn how to solve boundary value problems for classical PDEs and obtain solutions for the Schrödinger and other modern PDEs using the Wolfram Language function DSolve and its numerical counterpart NDSolve. You'll also discover how to solve PDEs over regions, find eigenvalues and eigenfunctions over regions with DEigensystem and NDEigensystem and use the latest Wolfram Language functionality to create better PDE models and gain a deeper understanding of your physics and engineering designs.
Course Overview
- Video 126 minutes
- Video 225 minutes
State-Space Analysis and Design Applications
State-Space Analysis and Design Applications
Video Lesson | FREE
Requirements: Some experience with control systems is recommended for the course.
This video gives a step-by-step approach to working with control systems and state-space applications using Wolfram Language. Each example begins with a problem definition and works toward a solution and a simulation using controller design methods, including pole placement and optimal control.
Learn MoreStatistical Analysis with Wolfram Language
Statistical Analysis with Wolfram Language
Video Course | FREE
Analyze your data using a framework of model fitting and statistical analysis built into the Wolfram Language. Whether it is basic descriptive and exploratory statistics or advanced modeling with statistical distributions, you can follow this video course to gain an understanding of the statistical functionality available in the Wolfram Language. Topics covered include descriptive measures, transformations, basic clustering, statistical distributions, parameter estimation and hypothesis testing. Advanced topics on using optimization functions, linear algebra functions, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and generalized logit and probit linear models will also be explored.
Course Overview
- Video 111 minutes
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Statistical Distributions
Statistical Distributions
Video Lesson | FREE
The Wolfram Language includes extensive coverage for statistical distributions. This class explores the properties of derived distributions, probability distributions, mixture distributions and more. Other topics include random number generation and parameter estimation. This class assumes basic familiarity with the Wolfram Language and statistics concepts.
Learn MoreStephen Wolfram Livecoding at SXSW
Stephen Wolfram Livecoding at SXSW
Archived Event | FREE
In this unscripted livecoding session from SXSW, Stephen Wolfram introduces knowledge-based programming and discusses the accessibility of Wolfram Language in the cloud. Taking suggestions from the audience, he demonstrates computational examples using imported data from websites, textual data, sound, music and images, as well as cloud deployment capabilities for presentations and more.
Learn MoreStewart Platform Model Design
Stewart Platform Model Design
Video Lesson | FREE
Requirements: The course is for those who are experienced with Mathematica and System Modeler.
This video focuses on building a model of a six-degree-of-freedom Stewart platform. Mathematica is used during modeling to plan the 3D geometry and motion of the platform. After the model is constructed, Mathematica is used for custom visualization.
Learn MoreSymbolic and Numeric Computation
Symbolic and Numeric Computation
Video Course | FREE
This video course illuminates the powerful combination of symbolic and numeric computing available in the Wolfram Language. See how the numerical functions and methods in the Wolfram Language benefit from symbolic computation with exact numbers, where purely approximate methods may fail. Tips and techniques for using multiple numerical functions together, along with advanced numeric features, are included.
Course Overview
- Video 130 minutes
- Video 233 minutes
System Modeling (Study Group Sessions)
System Modeling (Study Group Sessions)
Archived Event | FREE
Follow this Study Group to learn how to use Wolfram System Modeler to make complex, hierarchical simulations of all kinds of systems. The first several sessions cover examples ranging from gyroscopes and joysticks in physics to epidemic modeling in biology, to chromatographic columns in chemistry. After covering some fundamental topics with the use of the examples, this Study Group goes on to explain how to create and analyze new models, connect to real-world applications and analyze results with the Wolfram Language and the basics of the Modelica language.
Course Overview
- Video 150 minutes
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Test-Driven Development
Test-Driven Development
Video Lesson | FREE
Learn to develop test-first in the Wolfram Language 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, along with deployment and workflow integration. The class requires some experience with programming.
Learn MoreTesting and Modeling Turbines, Gears and Drivelines with the Rotating Machinery Library
Testing and Modeling Turbines, Gears and Drivelines with the Rotating Machinery Library
Archived Event | FREE
This webinar shows the new System Modeler Modelica library for rotating machinery. The Rotating Machinery library allows you to test novel designs or identify faults in rotating machinery like turbines, motors and drivelines. Within the library, you'll find fundamental components of rotating machinery, such as gears, shafts and bearings. These components are designed to be flexible, enabling you to observe deformations and accurately capture real-world responses under different loads, for example, vibrations, deflections and contact stresses.
Learn MoreThat's Random! Or Is It?
That's Random! Or Is It?
Interactive Course | FREE
Requirements: No particular prior knowledge of randomness is required. Knowing how to interpret a bar chart and understanding the terms integer, 2D and 3D would be beneficial.
Certification Levels: Completion
From selecting lottery numbers to testing new medicines, making sure something is truly random is important business. In this Computational Thinking module, you will learn how to recognise randomness, understand what makes something truly random and see how sample size can affect your opinion of randomness. You will explore what random noises, images and shapes look like before going on to generate your own. By learning how to use code to generate these random outputs, you will learn about pseudorandomness—computers’ attempt at true randomness.
Learn MoreThe Code behind Arrival
The Code behind Arrival
Archived Event | FREE
In this recorded livecoding session, Christopher Wolfram discusses the logogram analysis tools he created for the 2016 film Arrival, in response to the request from director Denis Villeneuve and his team to analyze the aliens' fictional, nonlinear visual language and provide code and visualizations for the screen. Christopher demonstrates the development processes he went through, as well as new explorations into the language.
Learn MoreTime Value of Money
Time Value of Money
Video Lesson | FREE
Requirements: The course is for those who have basic familiarity with Mathematica. General knowledge of mathematics is recommended.
People move money from the present to the future and vice versa through saving and borrowing. To evaluate these transactions, financial analysts weigh present and future cash flows. With customized financial examples, such as discounted cash flows and mortgage valuation, this class introduces the mathematics of time value and the built-in Wolfram Language functions that make calculations quick and easy. This class is for those who have basic familiarity with the Wolfram Language. General knowledge of mathematics is recommended.
Learn MoreTips for Writing Fast Code
Tips for Writing Fast Code
Video Lesson | FREE
Improve your skills and save time by writing fast Wolfram Language code. This class explores several ways you can write faster code, including using special data types and parallelizing your code. Basic familiarity with Mathematica or the Wolfram Language is recommended.
Learn MoreTopics in Artisanal Calculus (Study Group Sessions)
Topics in Artisanal Calculus (Study Group Sessions)
Archived Event | FREE
Explore lesser-known but incredibly useful topics in calculus. In this Daily Study Group on "artisanal" topics in calculus, learn about umbral calculus, Bell polynomials, the Euler–Maclaurin formula and fractional calculus. See how you can apply methods in calculus to the study of dynamical systems, minimal surfaces and even number theory.
Learn MoreUnderstanding Manipulate
Understanding Manipulate
Video Lesson | FREE
This talk discusses the function Manipulate, which forms the basis of interface building in the Wolfram Language. Start with the basics and get an overview of key features that will enable you to take full advantage of this powerful function. Get tips for dealing with the common issues encountered while using Manipulate.
Learn MoreUsing DatabaseLink with Wolfram Language
Using DatabaseLink with Wolfram Language
Video Course | FREE
Discover how to integrate your SQL database operations with the Wolfram Language using the built-in DatabaseLink toolkit. This three-part video series demonstrates how to query the database using either built-in Wolfram Language functions or SQL-style commands. You'll learn to create procedures and functions, work with result sets and use batch operations.
Course Overview
- Video 116 minutes
- Video 220 minutes
- Video 314 minutes
Using LSP to Develop Wolfram Language Code in Text Editors and IDEs
Using LSP to Develop Wolfram Language Code in Text Editors and IDEs
Video Lesson | FREE
The official Sublime Text package and VS Code extension make it easier to write Wolfram Language in those environments with text coloring and semantic highlighting. The video begins with a brief explanation of how Language Server Protocol (LSP) was used to create the add-ons for other text editors. The video then walks you through the features of the packages that make it easier to write and organize code.
Learn MoreUsing Notebook Initialization Cells
Using Notebook Initialization Cells
Video Lesson | FREE
Initialization cells are cells that are evaluated by the Wolfram Language kernel immediately before the first evaluation performed after a notebook is opened. These can be useful for importing data or setting variables before running any other code. This video will show you different ways to create and use initialization cells. It will also discuss how to save notebooks as package files.
Learn MoreUsing Notebooks Effectively
Using Notebooks Effectively
Video Lesson | FREE
This class introduces Wolfram Notebooks, structured documents that can include text, runnable code, dynamic graphics, user interfaces and more. The hierarchical structure of notebooks is explained, with discussion of cells, cell brackets, styling options, keyboard shortcuts and the Wolfram Predictive Interface that enables a streamlined workflow. Attributes of notebooks that aid in programming are presented, such as the ability to track the history of computation, support for rich data embedding and Iconize functionality. This class is suitable for beginners who are new to Mathematica and includes tips for notebook power users.
Learn MoreUsing Real-World Data in the Classroom
Using Real-World Data in the Classroom
Video Lesson | FREE
This course demonstrates how the Wolfram Language's built-in curated Knowledgebase can be used to bring real-world data, computation and visualization into the classroom for exploration and learning. Examples are given from a sampling of the thousands of represented domains, including chemistry, geography, weather and word data.
Learn MoreUsing Wolfram Documentation
Using Wolfram Documentation
Video Lesson | FREE
Take a tour of the Wolfram Documentation Center, featuring details and options for more than 5,000 built-in symbols grouped by functional areas, as well as examples, guides and workflows. Tips are given for using documentation effectively.
Learn MoreVideo Games in the Wolfram Language
Video Games in the Wolfram Language
Video Lesson | FREE
Build entertaining user interfaces with the help of this video class. Even though the notebook interface was not intended as a video game engine, the dynamic updating and flexibility of the Wolfram Language allows for remarkably fun experiences. Examples start with just a few lines of code and work toward complete projects. The examples are ordered to follow the timeline of video game history and highlight the amazing creativity of Wolfram One-Liner winners, Wolfram Community members and developers.
Learn MoreCourse Type
- Interactive Courses
- Video Lessons
- Video Courses
- Instructor-led Courses
- Archived and Special Events
Interactive Courses
Also known as MOOCs (massive open online courses), these courses are hosted on the Wolfram Cloud and allow you to interactively explore concepts using Wolfram Language functionality.
Self-paced with progress tracking
Include video lessons, exercises and problems, quizzes, exams and a scratch notebook
Sharable completion certificates available for all courses
Wolfram Level 1 proficiency certifications available for select courses
Video Lessons
Short recorded lessons that provide limited instruction on a computational topic or for using Wolfram tech.
Quick-start videos
Lessons from content experts
A wide variety of beginner-level lessons
Free to watch
Video Courses
Video series that build on preceding lessons to provide comprehensive instruction.
Each video course features a playlist of sequential lessons
Recorded by Wolfram certified instructors
Comprehensive coverage of a particular topic
Free to watch
Instructor-led Courses
Scheduled as online and in-person classes, these courses provide comprehensive instruction guided by a live instructor.
Registration required to reserve your seat
Taught by Wolfram certified instructors
Opportunity to pose live questions to experts in the room
Course completion certificates available
Archived and Special Events
Presentations by Wolfram developers, content experts and instructors.
Webinars on special topics and new release functionality
Livecoding sessions
Wolfram Daily Study Groups
Free to watch