{"id":142,"date":"2018-08-19T03:08:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T10:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/math\/wolfram-mathematica\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T00:05:57","slug":"wolfram-mathematica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wolfram-mathematica\/","title":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s most powerful computing environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAU’s mathematics department utilizes strong resources<\/h1>\n

Learn how to acquire and use Wolfram Mathematica<\/h2>\n
As the world’s most powerful global computing environment, Mathematica<\/em><\/a> offers a whole new way of interacting with the world of data.<\/p>\n
Mathematica<\/em> offers a new level of automation in:<\/p>\n
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algorithmic computation<\/li>\n
interactive manipulation<\/li>\n
dynamic presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mathematica computing environment<\/h3>\n\n
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Mathematica in the department Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Mathematica<\/em> is currently installed in:<\/p>\n
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computer labs<\/strong>: all labs in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n
terminal servers<\/strong>: windows.cefns.nau.edu and vlab.nau.edu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n
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Getting Mathematica Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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The university has an unlimited license for Wolfram Mathematica<\/em> for university-owned computers. Computers must be owned by the university, but can reside on or off campus.<\/p>\n
Mathematica<\/em> can also be installed on:<\/p>\n
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faculty\/staff school-owned machines<\/strong>: Installers are available by making a request to Mathematica Administration<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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faculty\/staff personally-owned machines<\/strong>: Home-use versions are available for staff and faculty. Click here<\/a> and follow the instructions.<\/li>\n
students’ personally-owned machines<\/strong>: Follow the instructions here<\/a> to get your own copy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Are you interested in putting Mathematica<\/em> elsewhere? Please let Craig Bauling<\/a> know.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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What is Mathematica used for in a university setting? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Mathematica<\/em> is used for:<\/p>\n
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lecture presentations, writing journal articles, and student lab reports<\/li>\n
individual student projects, and leads to a much deeper understanding of concepts<\/li>\n
research and writing applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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What are the best steps to start using Mathematica? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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If you are new to Mathematica<\/em>, below are some suggestions on the best ways to get started.<\/p>\n
Students<\/h5>\n\n
Watch the “Hands-On Start to Mathematica” tutorial screen cast<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Explore the Learning Center<\/a> for topics relevant to your interests.<\/li>\n
Launch Mathematica<\/em>, open the Classroom Assistant, and perform your first few computations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTeaching faculty<\/h5>\n
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Explore the Wolfram Screencast and Video Gallery<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Explore the Learning Center<\/a> for topics relevant to your interests.<\/li>\n
Find some prebuilt examples and courseware from the Demonstrations Project<\/a>, MathWorld<\/a>, and the Library Archive<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Assign the above steps in the student section to your classes as homework.<\/li>\n
Sign up for the faculty program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Research faculty<\/h5>\n
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Explore the Wolfram Screencast and Video Gallery<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Explore the Learning Center<\/a> for topics relevant to your interests.<\/li>\n
Go to the Demonstrations Project<\/a> site to see what’s possible.<\/li>\n
Go to the Library Archive<\/a> for additional resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NAU’s mathematics department utilizes strong resources Learn how to acquire and use Wolfram Mathematica As the world’s most powerful global computing environment, Mathematica offers a whole new way of interacting with the world of data. Mathematica offers a new level of automation in: algorithmic computation interactive manipulation dynamic presentation Mathematica computing environment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-142","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4098,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142\/revisions\/4098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-mathematics-statistics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}