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Title

The Beginner's Guide to Mathematica Version 4
Authors

Jerry Glynn
Organization: MathWare, Ltd.
Theodore W. Gray
Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
URL: http://www.theodoregray.com
Book information

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Copyright year: 2000
ISBN: 0521777690
Medium: Paperback
Pages: 434
Out of print?: Y
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Contents

The Basics | For Users of Older Versions of Mathematica | Speaking to Mathematica | Lists, Tables, Vectors, and Matrices | Numerical Calculations | Algebra | Packages | Two-Dimensional Plotting | Three-Dimensional Plotting | Other Graphics and Sounds | Calculus | Text and Document Features in Mathematica | Programming | Programming the Front End | Mathematics and Science Education | Mathematica and the Internet | Statistics and Data Analysis
Description

An updated version of the popular tutorial and reference suitable for all beginning Mathematica users. Teaches the basics of Version 4 of Mathematica, including its new high speed numerics, statistics and data analysis, and image processing. Also contains chapters on the interactive system for typesetting equations, using style sheets, defining functions, creating graphs and notebooks, and applying problem-solving techniques.
Subjects

*Wolfram Technology
*Wolfram Technology > Front End
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