first 5 minutes with Mathematica: Mathematica startup palette

Mathematica is a computational software program which is developed by Wolfram Research.

- http://www.wolfram.com/

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make a plot

• type 'Plot[Sin[x], {x,0,10}]'

- not plot, but Plot
- not sin[x], but Sin[x]

• make it dynamic. type 'Manipulate[Plot[Sin[c*x], {x,0,10}], {c,1,5}]'

• go to 3D. type ''
  

algebra

• type 'Integrate[1/(x^5 -1), x]'
• make it dynamic. type 'Manipulate[Integrate[1/(x^n-1),x], {n,2,10,1}]'

a random sample of the zillions of things Mathematica knows about...