Mathematica

Overview/Introduction

Wolfram Mathematica is currently installed on the Dell computers on the first floor of the Myrin Library, and is available for installation on faculty, staff, and student computers.

Information on installation, tutorials, teaching, and research with Mathematica can be found below.

Details

How to Access Mathematica

• Mathematica is currently installed on the first floor of Myrin Library and can be installed in other labs by request.
• Computer clusters -- The Mathematica license on campus allows for parallel computing on dedicated research clusters and in ad-hoc, or distributed, grid environments. For details, please contact Andy Dorsett at adorsett@wolfram.com.

Computer Installation

Mathematica can be installed on student, faculty, and staff computers. To request Mathematica Desktop and Mathematica Online, follow the directions below:

1. Create an account (New users only):
   1. Go to user.wolfram.com and click “Create Account”
   2. Fill out form using a @ursinus.edu email, and click “Create Wolfram ID”
   3. Check your email and click the link to validate your Wolfram ID.
2. Request access to the product:

   Mathematica Desktop	Mathematica Online
   For school-owned or personally-owned machines: Fill out this form to request an Activation Key. Use your @ursinus.edu email when making your request. Click “Get Mathematica|Desktop” to request your Activation Key. Fill out forms multiple times for installations on multiple machines (need one key per machine). Follow instructions you receive in the email to download and activate Mathematica.	Revisit this link to request access to Mathematica|Online Click “Get Mathematica|Online” to request your subscription. Go to the Wolfram Cloud and click “Sign in” to access Mathematica|Online

Tutorials

These tutorials are excellent for new users, and can be assigned to students as homework to learn Mathematica outside of class time.

• Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica

  • This tutorial helps you get started with Mathematica—learn how to create your first notebook, run calculations, generate visualizations, create interactive models, analyze data, and more.

  • Free on-demand training video to watch any time
  • Book available in paperback or Kindle
  • Free online course with live Q&A

• Mathematica & Wolfram Language Fast Introduction for Math Students (online book)

  • Use this tutorial to learn about solving math problems in the Wolfram Language—from basic arithmetic to integral calculus and beyond.

• What’s New in Mathematica 13

  • Provides a list of new functionality in Mathematica 13, and links to documentation and examples for these new features—including blockchain management, audio processing, machine learning and neural networks, and text and language processing.

• How To Topics

  • Access step-by-step instructions ranging from how to create animations to basic syntax information.

• Mathematica Resources

  • Browse Wolfram’s large collection of learning materials and support resources.

• Introduction to Notebooks (interactive open course)

  Learn to use Wolfram Notebooks for computing, programming, generating reports and creating presentations with this interactive course.

Teaching with Wolfram Technology

Mathematica offers an interactive classroom experience that helps students explore and grasp concepts, plus gives faculty the tools they need to easily create supporting course materials, assignments, and presentations.

• Teaching and Learning with Mathematica—Free video course

  • Learn how to make your classroom dynamic with interactive models, explore computation and visualization capabilities in Mathematica that make it useful for teaching practically any subject at any level, and get best-practice suggestions for course integration.

• Preparing and Giving Presentations

  • Learn how to create a slideshow presentation that combines graphics, calculations, and nicely formatted text, with live calculations or animations.

• Wolfram Demonstrations Project

  • Download pre-built, open-code examples from a daily-growing collection of interactive visualizations, spanning a remarkable range of topics.

• Wolfram U Courses on Classroom Resources & Instruction

  Access on-demand and live courses on using Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and other Wolfram technologies in your classroom.

Research with Mathematica

Rather than requiring different toolkits for different jobs, Mathematica integrates the world’s largest collection of algorithms, high-performance computing capabilities, and a powerful visualization engine in one coherent system, making it ideal for academic research in just about any discipline.

• Wolfram Language Training Courses—Free video courses

  • Explore what’s possible with the Wolfram Language, including programming fundamentals and concepts, built-in functions, symbolic expressions, and tips for better, faster coding.

• Field-Specific Applications

  • Learn what areas of Mathematica are useful for specific fields.

• Wolfram Certifications

  Take online courses and earn formal certifications for your knowledge and expertise in field-specific disciplines.