This tag is for requests for books, online resources, etc. that deal with the Mathematica system and its applications. This tag is also for asking references for algorithms used within Mathematica.
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Are you interested in purchasing David Wagner's “Power programming with Mathematica”?
I recently contacted McGraw-Hill to see if they have a mechanism in place for printing out-of-print books that are still of interest. Specifically, I asked about "Power programming with Mathematica" ...
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Any ideas on how GeneralMiniMaxApproximation is implemented?
GeneralMiniMaxApproximation is used to construct minimax approximations of parametrically defined functions. I am curious about how the ...
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Reference request for logic programming in Mathematica
I'm learning Mathematica(v8) to use it to program formal logic. Can anyone recommend a logic-specific tutorial text? A reference list of logic-related functions would also be very appreciated!
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Good Introduction / Tutorial to Mathematica **Books** [closed]
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Where can I find examples of good Mathematica programming practice?
I'm a high school senior and am using Mathematica for a research project. However, I find it a bit ...
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Are there any offline tutorials for Mathematica?
As can be seen from my questions, I am struggling to make Mathematica do something useful. The amount of tutorials on the Wolfram web site is a bit overwhelming, especially that I don't have too much ...
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Community structure algorithm [closed]
I'm using CommunityStructureAssginment[] from GraphUtilities but not sure what is the algorithm behind it.
May be someone knows what is the algorithm? Or any info on the community structure ...
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Sensitivity Analysis: Global Sensitivity and Screening
I have a model which accepts several input parameters and now I want to study the sensitivity to certain parameters as described in here:
Cross Validated Answer and in Wikipedia.
There is also a link ...
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Is it necessary to have a prior computational background or is it possible to learn Mathematica as a first programming language?
I have a background in economics and I'm very interested in learning Mathematica but I'm afraid of starting out because I have seen that most programmers already have a good background in some kind of ...
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Learning Finance with Mathematica
Background
My math background is strong by CS standards, probably normal by mathematica standards. (i.e. familiarity with real analysis, linear algebra, managed to read the proof of the prime number ...
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Mathematica for Computer Scientists
Background
I've coded in C/Scheme for 10 years. I have a BS CS.
I've recently become very interested in pattern-matching (lisp's match macro), and term rewriting systems, which brought me to ...
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Controlling the time step in NDSolve?
I generally use NDSolve for stiff non linear partial differential equations of 4th order. I find that a BDF1 method generally does well to placate my beast of a PDE.
I've also tried out ...
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Strategies for simplifying complicated expressions
I have a very complicated expression involving trigonometric functions, complex numbers etc. You may find it here as it is too long to be pasted here. You may also find a screenshot of it here.
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What method does NDSolve use for solving PDEs?
What is NDSolve's mode of operation?
I use it to solve partial differential equations and never gave it too much thought. Recently, I came across this question. ...
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Reference request for neural network programming in Mathematica
I'm looking for a good reference/book on programming neural networks in mathematica. I've been working through Freeman's "Simulating Neural Networks with Mathematica," but it is from 1994 so is quite ...
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What Mathematica book to buy?
I have used Mathematica for several years but at a pretty low level - piecing together built-in function inefficiently and fearing the sight of # and &'s when I see others use them (I never do). I ...
