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Hands-on Start to Mathematica Online

Hands-on Start to Mathematica Online
Video Course | FREE

Get started with Mathematica Online. This video course takes you step by step and shows you how to navigate the cloud interface, create notebooks, enter queries through free-form input and the Wolfram Language, perform basic calculations, generate 2D and 3D graphics, create interactive models, analyze data and share your files. Topics are based on content from the book Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica and Programming with the Wolfram Language, which is available in paperback and on Kindle.

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How to Connect Your Device to the Wolfram Language

How to Connect Your Device to the Wolfram Language
Video Lesson | FREE

Learn to write a Wolfram Device Framework driver to collect and analyze sensor data and programmatically control actuators, motors and indicators with connected devices. Explore how to connect devices using a variety of tools, including LibraryLink, WSTP, J/Link and more. This class assumes some familiarity with the Wolfram Language and connected devices.

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Interacting with Blockchains

Interacting with Blockchains
Video Lesson | FREE

This recorded livecoding session showcases features and functions available in Wolfram Language for reading and writing data to blockchains.

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Introduction to Parallel Computation in the Wolfram Language

Introduction to Parallel Computation in the Wolfram Language
Video Lesson | FREE

This video provides an introduction to parallel computing functionality in the Wolfram Language. Learn how to get the most out of the computing kernels available to you and why you never have to choose between speed and accuracy. We will look at a few examples, discuss applications and learn possible ways to scale across available clusters or machines. The class is for those who have an interest in parallel computing with the Wolfram Language.

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Mathematica: A Speed Date

Mathematica: A Speed Date
Video Lesson | FREE

This course provides 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 modern computing platform. Key features, including dynamic interactivity, natural language input and numerical/symbolic computation, as well as applications in image processing, control systems, GPU computation and more, will be explored.

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Notebook Programming with Controls

Notebook Programming with Controls
Video Lesson | FREE

Wolfram Notebooks contain many buttons and settings that control inputs and appearances. This video will show how to use palettes and built-in functions to create control mechanisms in notebooks and how to create custom palettes within notebooks.

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Parallel Computing in the Wolfram Language

Parallel Computing in the Wolfram Language
Video Course | FREE

Learn about the local and global optimization techniques and parallel programming paradigms integrated into the Wolfram Language, along with parallelization fundamentals. This three-part video series covers optimization for a single kernel, the parallel computation architecture available in the Wolfram Language for simultaneously utilizing multiple kernels and how to use Wolfram kernels with managed clusters.

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Parallel Programming for Beginners

Parallel Programming for Beginners
Video Lesson | FREE

Learn about the fundamentals of parallelization and how parallel programming can be used to optimize CPU usage, making it possible to run multiple operations simultaneously. This video introduces the parallel computation architecture available in the Wolfram Language and discusses the basics of parallel programming.

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Practical Programming with Wolfram Language

Practical Programming with Wolfram Language
Instructor Led | SEE COURSE SCHEDULE

Requirements: This course requires basic working knowledge of Wolfram Language or introductory-level skill in any programming language.

Certification Levels: Completion

This course provides the knowledge, tools and guidance to efficiently create and maintain Wolfram Language projects. This course is designed for Wolfram Language users who are ready to move beyond the fundamentals and create their own programs and interfaces.

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Programming a Countdown Timer

Programming a Countdown Timer
Video Lesson | FREE

Countdown timers are basic tools that can be made with several built-in functions in the Wolfram Language. Timers can have different appearances or functionality, depending on which function is used to create the timer. This video will show you different ways to create timers.

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Programming and Development in Wolfram Language

Programming and Development in Wolfram Language
Instructor Led | FREE

Requirements: This course requires understanding of the fundamental concepts of Wolfram Language programming and their applications.

Certification Levels: CompletionLevel 1Level 2

Learn about advanced programming and development concepts in Wolfram Language. This course is the third and final part of the programming proficiency sequence.

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Programming Tutorials (Study Group Sessions)

Programming Tutorials (Study Group Sessions)
Archived Event | FREE

Follow this Study Group to go beyond the basics of the Wolfram Language and learn more about practical programming. The earlier sessions introduce the concept of using functional programming to work with data and build simple user interfaces, clearing the way for the later sessions to dive deeper into the details of scoping, more complex function building and utilizing the Wolfram Knowledgebase. The final sessions round out this Study Group by reviewing package development and covering Wolfram Workbench, our Eclipse-based IDE for the Wolfram Language.

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Software Development Webinar Series

Software Development Webinar Series
Archived Event | FREE

Add a new layer of performance and automation to your entire development workflow—from prototype to production. The presentations included in this webinar series cover built-in Wolfram Language functionality for parallelization, cloud deployment and database integration.

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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.

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Tips 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.

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Using 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.

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Video 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.

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Wolfram Data Drop Quick Start

Wolfram Data Drop Quick Start
Video Lesson | FREE

Learn how to get started with the Wolfram Data Drop, a universal data accumulator for devices, sensors, programs, humans and more. With Data Drop you can collect and organize data from anywhere, store it in the cloud and compute with it seamlessly. This video class provides instruction on how you can collaborate computationally with people as well as various connected devices, sensors and services.

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Wolfram Language Basics

Wolfram Language Basics
Video Course | FREE

Certification Levels: Level 1

Learn the most important basics of Wolfram Language—no prior experience necessary. This course was created from the online sessions at a popular Daily Study Group series. The video lessons start by introducing you to computational notebooks and covering the ideas of basic functional programming and visualization. Following videos dive deeper, covering symbolics, numerics and more advanced programming, enabling you to start working with your own data. The remaining videos greatly expand the scope of the material while remaining accessible to beginners, allowing anyone to start working with machine learning, media files, cloud publishing and deployment. By the time you are done, you will feel right at home in the notebook environment and be ready to start working with any kind of data or calculation you can imagine. This video course provides excellent preparation for the Wolfram Language Level 1 certification.

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Wolfram Language for Python Users

Wolfram Language for Python Users
Video Course | FREE

This video course briefly describes the synergy between two different programming languages, Wolfram Language and Python.

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Wolfram Language Introductory Tutorials (Study Group Sessions)

Wolfram Language Introductory Tutorials (Study Group Sessions)
Archived Event | FREE

Follow this Study Group to learn the Wolfram Language from the ground up—no prior experience necessary. The first few sessions provide a working understanding of patterns, functions, data structure and datasets. While this Study Group is aimed at beginners, other sessions cover subjects often saved for more advanced users, including graphics, data visualization, simple user interfaces and even machine learning. A number of mini projects are provided along the way to help participants apply lecture concepts to real-world problems.

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Wolfram Language Programming Fundamentals

Wolfram Language Programming Fundamentals
Instructor Led | SEE COURSE SCHEDULE

Requirements: This course does not require experience with Wolfram Language. It is a suitable course for those with introductory-level skill in any programming language who want to further develop Wolfram Language programming skills.

Certification Levels: CompletionLevel 1

This course provides a solid introduction to anyone who wants to develop an understanding of programming in Wolfram Language from the ground up. It features concise lecture sections, lesson notebooks with self-check exercises for further study and tips for writing Wolfram Language code. This is the first course in the Wolfram Language Programming Proficiency three-part course sequence.

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Wolfram Summer School Lecture Series

Wolfram Summer School Lecture Series
Interactive Course | FREE

Requirements: This course requires minimal experience with Wolfram Language to start and includes lectures of progressive difficulty ranging from introductions to more advanced topics.

Certification Levels: Completion

Wolfram Summer School provides unique educational and career opportunities at the frontiers of science, technology and innovation. Get a glimpse of the breadth of topics covered in the program by accessing this interactive course and its collection of select Summer School lecture videos and notebooks from past years. These comprehensive and extensive lectures are from content experts and Wolfram developers. Topics range from the basics of the notebook interface and an introduction to Wolfram Language for both beginners and experienced programmers to advanced applications of machine learning, neural networks and data science and the use of Wolfram technology in education. You can earn a course completion certificate by watching all the videos in this interactive course, but you can only get the full benefits of Wolfram Summer School by attending.

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Wolfram Technology in Action: Applications & New Developments Webinar Series

Wolfram Technology in Action: Applications & New Developments Webinar Series
Archived Event | FREE

This three-part webinar series showcases innovative applications and the latest Wolfram Language developments in data science and AI, engineering and modeling, and mathematics and science. Each session includes presentations shared at the Wolfram Technology Conference accompanied by talks from Wolfram staff scientists, application developers, software engineers and Wolfram Language users who apply the technology every day to their business operations and research.

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Course 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