All Classes and Courses

COVID-19 Data Analysis and Visualization

Video Course | FREE

This course introduces a computational approach to the data analysis, visualization and modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic. You will learn how to access a collection of curated COVID-19 data from the Wolfram Data Repository and explore resources such as livestreams and computational essays. See how analysis and visualization combined with built-in socioeconomic data in the Wolfram Language make in-depth explorations possible. Additionally, this course covers several compartmental epidemiological models and applies them to real-life pandemic data to analyze the spread of this contagious disease.

Creating a Data Resource

Video Lesson | FREE

Start with scraped data from a webpage and finish with a published entry in the Wolfram Data Repository. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to prepare raw data for publishing, sharing and further computation in the Wolfram Cloud.

Creating Compelling Reports

Video Lesson | FREE

Data analysis is an increasingly vital professional skill, but the results of the analysis must be presented in a compelling and effective way for the audience to find meaning in the analysis. This video class shows how to create reports with cohesive, organized visualizations and share them in several different formats. Examples demonstrate setting up a scheduled workflow for repeatedly importing and analyzing data, creating visualizations and automatically generating reports at periodic intervals. The video lists multiple options for distributing and delivering reports to target audiences.

Creating Maps with Vector Graphics and Labels

Video Lesson | FREE

Vector maps look and perform better than raster maps. Wolfram Language has support for vector graphics and maps. In this video, you will learn about the advantages of using vector graphics to make maps as well as the options to customize the appearance of these maps. The primary focus of this lesson is the GeoGraphics function and its features. The lesson also demonstrates the use of tile and layer properties to manipulate the visible data in maps. Examples show how to create different styles of world, country, city and street-level maps.

Creating Notebook Palettes

Video Lesson | FREE

Palettes are notebooks with a collection of interactive controls that can be used to manipulate a primary notebook. Palettes can be created programmatically or with menu controls. This video will show how to create palettes and control their appearance and functionality with both control options and built-in functions.

Cryptography in Wolfram Language

Archived Event | FREE

In this recorded, two-part livecoding series, Christopher Wolfram discusses some basic concepts of cryptography and shows how they are implemented as built-in functions in Wolfram Language. Encryption examples are given using both symmetric (private-key) and asymmetric (public-key) cryptography. You'll learn how symmetric and asymmetric keys differ from each other and the contexts in which one is preferred over the other. The use of different ciphers and hash code types is shown, with discussion of password and digital signature encryption use cases.

Curating Data and Integrating the Wolfram Data Framework

Video Course | FREE

Learn how the Wolfram Language and the Wolfram Knowledgebase, along with the Wolfram Data Framework, can be used to improve and extend your external data sources. This two-part video course provides examples of importing, cleaning, structuring and visualizing data and then publishing it to the world.

Data Importing and Exporting Quick Start

Video Lesson | FREE

The Wolfram Language makes it easy to work with your data and files. This class uses application-driven examples from a variety of areas, such as computational biology, chemistry, geospatial information systems and more, to show how straightforward it is to get data into and out of the Wolfram Language. This beginner-level class is appropriate for those who have little or no experience with the system.

Data Science Webinar Series

Archived Event | FREE

Learn how you can build your data science workflow around insightful questions rather than limited traditional methods. This three-part webinar series introduces Wolfram's multiparadigm approach and demonstrates how to set up a real-world data science pipeline, implement machine learning models and curate computable data.

Deep Neural Networks for Computer Vision

Video Course | FREE

Get started with deep learning for your computer vision and image processing applications! This video course introduces the deep learning framework integrated in Wolfram Language and shows how to use it in practice. You'll receive a quick introduction to the components of a neural network and their potential use in computer vision tasks. You will then learn to build, modify, train and deploy neural networks. Finally, with the help of real-world examples for processing and analyzing images, you will gain practical insights into effectively leveraging neural nets for your own applications.

Deploying and Running a Custom Neural Net on Your Phone

Video Lesson | FREE

Learn about creating and training a neural net image classifier application for the iPhone to identify different types of mushrooms. Follow along step by step with this tutorial using built-in Wolfram Language functions as well as external code and applications to create a fully functional app that can be immediately deployed to a phone and used right away.

Descriptive and Exploratory Statistics

Video Lesson | FREE

The Wolfram Language provides numerous functions for describing and visualizing properties of data. This class shows how charts, plots and a variety of graphics can be used for understanding the nature of a dataset, the population from which it was sampled and the relationship between variables in the data or underlying population.

Designing Interactive Demonstrations

Video Lesson | FREE

This class gives pro tips and best practices for authoring your own Demonstrations, correcting common problems, testing your Demonstrations and joining the Wolfram Demonstrations Project. The class is for those who have an interest in creating Demonstrations suitable for classroom use or joining the Demonstrations Project. Basic knowledge of the Wolfram Language is recommended.

Developing Applications in the Wolfram Language

Video Lesson | FREE

Discover different ways that you can extend the Wolfram Language, from a simple function to a multi-component application. Learn about the available tools to create, package and deliver your applications and extensions to users. The class is for those who have basic familiarity with the Wolfram Language.

Developing Graphical User Interfaces with Wolfram Language

Video Course | FREE

In this course, you will learn how to make interesting interactive and dynamic controls that are visually appealing.

Developing Systems Biology Models

Video Lesson | FREE

Requirements: Some experience with SystemModeler is recommended for the course.

This course provides an introduction to the BioChem library and the Systems Biology add-on and teaches you how you can build, simulate and analyze biochemical models using System Modeler and the Wolfram Language.

Discovering the Educational Potential of Wolfram|Alpha

Video Lesson | FREE

Discover the educational potential of Wolfram|Alpha. Browse examples in science and technology, society and culture, mathematics and everyday life. Compute accurate fact-based answers and generate visual results with the use of curated data and knowledge and dynamic computation. Access step-by-step solutions for chemistry, calculus, basic math problems and more. Click Open Code buttons to compute in the cloud with your Wolfram|Alpha results and provide unlimited practice problems with Wolfram Problem Generator.

Discrete Calculus Concepts and Applications

Video Lesson | FREE

This video gives a broad overview of discrete calculus functions in the Wolfram Language, along with applications to fractals, sequence recognition and the study of algorithms. This class requires no previous Wolfram Language experience.

Does Gender Help with Your Maths Score?

Interactive Course | FREE

Requirements: This course requires knowledge of common data visualisations (pie charts, bar charts, histograms) and statistics (min-max, mean, median, range).

Certification Levels: CompletionLevel 1

The ability to decide whether group A is different, either better or worse, than group B is an important technique within computational thinking and data science. It is useful in many areas, from medical experiments to sales figures to environmental changes. This Computational Thinking module introduces you to how problems like this can be tackled, first on small datasets, then on a national scale, comparing results to published reports.

Dynamic Visualization in the Wolfram Language

Video Lesson | FREE

Videos, animations and interactive infographics are popular features in scientific, technical and popular media. This class illustrates the principles behind constructing graphics sequences, manipulating a simulated camera, building an interactive interface and more. The class is for those who want to explore how to customize dynamic visualizations with the Wolfram Language. Some familiarity with the Wolfram Language and visualization principles is helpful.

EdTech for the Computational Classroom (Study Group Sessions)

Archived Event | FREE

This Daily Study Group explores the benefits of bringing computational learning to all course subjects. Lessons start with a broad overview to provide a sense of what's possible with Wolfram technology, from interactive graphs and geographic plots to financial and historical data analysis. Later lessons share examples of student computational notebooks exploring subjects like math, physics and computer science with a final lesson demonstrating Wolfram's new question and assessment framework.

Exploring Blockchain Functionality
(Study Group Sessions)

Archived Event | FREE

Join associates from Wolfram Blockchain Labs to learn more about the technology, concepts and functionality of blockchains. The series begins with a conceptual introduction, reviewing terminology and definitions and briefly touching on topics such as cryptography, the internet stack, Bitcoin, NFTs and computation. Later sessions focus on decentralized blockchain governance, cross-chain bridges in the Cardano ecosystem, defining and expanding the "oracle problem," the latest economic research on mutual credit currency and finally, discussion of recent news and a Study Group recap.

Exploring the Neural Network Framework from Building to Training

Video Lesson | FREE

This video showcases the easy-to-use framework available in the Wolfram Language to build, modify, train and deploy neural networks. Learn how the Wolfram Language simplifies the process of encoding input and decoding output for neural nets. Also introduced are layers (almost 30 different types)—the basic building blocks for constructing neural networks—and the process of connecting them in chains and graphs to build complicated networks according to your requirements. This class is intended for users who have a basic familiarity with neural nets and who would like to explore the Wolfram Language features that make the process of building and training networks more intuitive.

Exploring Web Data with Wolfram Language

Archived Event | FREE

In this recorded, two-part livecoding series, Arnoud Buzing demonstrates using the Reddit API to import data from a webpage in the JSON format and analyzing it with Wolfram Language. Dataset operations are used for deciphering the structure of the imported data. Image processing and textual analysis capabilities of the language are demonstrated, and the built-in ImageIdentify function is used to recognize imported images.