{"id":168,"date":"2023-06-04T16:29:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T23:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/mathcenter\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:00:58","slug":"mathematica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mathcenter\/mathematica\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Mathematica is available on the machines in the <a href=\"https:\/\/itservices.usc.edu\/spaces\/computingcenters\/\">ITS computer labs<\/a>. USC faculty and students may now also download Mathematica onto their own machines from <a href=\"https:\/\/itservices.usc.edu\/software\/\">USC&#8217;s Information Technology Services (ITS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of resources available to help you navigate the software.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Math Department at USC<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mathcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/06\/crib_sheet.pdf\">A <em>Mathematica<\/em> Crib Sheet<\/a><br \/>\nby R. E. Bruck, Jr.<br \/>\nA quick reference guide showing commands, functions and syntax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mathcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/06\/Mathematics1.pdf\"><em>Mathematica 1<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nby R.E. Bruck, Jr.<br \/>\nA <em>Mathematica<\/em> notebook that introduces <em>Mathematica<\/em> to first-time users.\u00a0 Part I.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mathcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2023\/06\/Mathematica2.pdf\"><em>Mathematica 2<\/em> <\/a><br \/>\nby R.E. Bruck, Jr.<br \/>\nA <em>Mathematica<\/em> notebook that introduces <em>Mathematica<\/em> to first-time users.\u00a0 Part II.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>USC&#8217;s Information Technology Services (ITS)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>ITS has two online sources to help you navigate <em>Mathematica<\/em>; an introduction to <a href=\"https:\/\/itservices.usc.edu\/mathematica\/commands\/\"><em>Mathematica<\/em> commands<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itservices.usc.edu\/mathematica\/\">frequently asked questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Wolfram Research<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Wolfram is the company that produces <em>Mathematica<\/em>.\u00a0 From Wolfram\u2019s home page you can access all the other links below.\u00a0 We have specifically included other links to highlight them, since they have proven useful to our users.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolfram Research Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/url.wolfram.com\/sEl9.IU\/\">Hands-on Start to Mathematica<\/a><br \/>\nThis is a tutorial screencast series to help you get started with Mathematica.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/url.wolfram.com\/zhkcLyE\/\">How to tutorials<\/a><br \/>\nThese tutorials show how to accomplish various tasks such as creating plots or solving equations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reference.wolfram.com\/language\/tutorial\/InputSyntax.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to format your input<\/a><br \/>\nA quick reference guide with commands, functions and syntax.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/learningcenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mathematica<\/em> Learning Center<\/a><br \/>\nVideo screencasts, online seminars, step-by-step instructions for simple tasks, tutorials, and demonstrations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfram.com\/broadcast\/?source=nav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mathematica <\/em>Screencasts<\/a><br \/>\nScreencasts that demonstrate how <em>Mathematica<\/em> can be used to illustrate different concepts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/reference.wolfram.com\/mathematica\/guide\/Mathematica.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mathematica<\/em> Documentation Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/library.wolfram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolfram Library Archive<\/a><br \/>\nA large electronic library of <em>Mathematica <\/em>resources and references.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/\">Wolfram Alpha<\/a> Using <em>Mathematica<\/em> online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":282,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-168","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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