Mathematica In Research And Education

Jason Berg, Wolfram Research

Stevenson Hall 1300
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

This talk will show aspects of Mathematica that are useful for students to visualize concepts in computer science/engineering/math/business courses and projects. Researchers will see the basics of the programming language in Mathematica and useful ways to analyze data, create parallel programs (CPU or GPU hardware), and create models or simulations. Faculty teaching courses will also learn how to author slideshows with nicely formatted text/formulas along with live calculations in the same environment. Specific focus will be given to the new free-form input capabilities in Mathematica (a real-time tutor for the Mathematica language), creating simulations or models that show varying parameters in any type of calculation, creating publication-quality graphics, symbolic and numeric calculations. Each attendee will receive an electronic copy of the examples to use as a guide for projects or course examples. No prior knowledge of Mathematica is required.