Mathematica

How to Get Mathematica

Mathematica is currently installed in the following locations:

Computer labs

• All public and general labs

Computer clusters

• The Mathematica license for UMW allows for parallel computing on dedicated research clusters, or in ad-hoc, or distributed grid environments. For details, please contact: Wolfram Research

Mathematica is available to current faculty, staff, and students.  To request Wolfram technology, follow the directions below.

Mathematica Desktop	Mathematica Online and Wolfram|Alpha technologies
For University-owned devices, please contact the Help Desk. For personally-owned machines: Fill out this form to request a download. Use your @umw.edu email when making your request. Click “Get Mathematica Desktop” and begin the download. When prompted, click “Activate through your Organization’s SSO.” Use your umw.edu credentials to activate Mathematica.	Revisit this link to request access to Mathematica|Online, Wolfram|Alpha Pro, and Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition. Click the product you wish to access. (You’ll be provisioned access to all 3.) Follow on-screen directions to register. Follow this link to log-on to Mathematica|Online and Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition. Follow this link to log-on to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

Are you interested in putting Mathematica elsewhere? Please let IT or Wolfram Research know.
 

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Tutorials

These tutorials are excellent for new users, and can be assigned to students as homework to learn Mathematica outside of class time.

• Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica
  This tutorial helps you get started with Mathematica—learn how to create your first notebook, run calculations, generate visualizations, create interactive models, analyze data, and more.
  • Free online course with live Q&A
  • Book available in paperback or Kindle form
  • Free on-demand training video to watch any time

   

• Introduction to Mathematica for Students and Teachers (online course)
  Use this tutorial to learn about solving math problems in the Wolfram Language—from basic arithmetic to integral calculus and beyond.
   
• What’s New in Mathematica
  Wolfram’s site highlighting newest features and functions in our latest versions.
   
• How To Topics
  Access step-by-step instructions ranging from how to create animations to basic syntax information.
   
• Mathematica Resources
  Browse Wolfram’s large collection of learning materials and support resources.
   
• Introduction to Notebooks (interactive open course)
  Learn to use Wolfram Notebooks for computing, programming, generating reports and creating presentations with this interactive course.
   

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Teaching with Wolfram Technology

Mathematica offers an interactive classroom experience that helps students explore and grasp concepts, plus gives faculty the tools they need to easily create supporting course materials, assignments, and presentations.

• Teaching and Learning with Mathematica—Free video course
  Learn how to make your classroom dynamic with interactive models, explore computation and visualization capabilities in Mathematica that make it useful for teaching practically any subject at any level, and get best-practice suggestions for course integration.
   
• Preparing and Giving Presentations
  Learn how to create a slideshow presentation that combines graphics, calculations, and nicely formatted text, with live calculations or animations.
   
• Wolfram Demonstrations Project
  Download pre-built, open-code examples from a daily-growing collection of interactive visualizations, spanning a remarkable range of topics.
   
• Wolfram U Courses on Classroom Resources & Instruction
  Access on-demand and live courses on using Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and other Wolfram technologies in your classroom.
   

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Research with Mathematica

Rather than requiring different toolkits for different jobs, Mathematica integrates the world’s largest collection of algorithms, high-performance computing capabilities, and a powerful visualization engine in one coherent system, making it ideal for academic research in just about any discipline.

Resources for researchers

• Wolfram Language Training Courses—Free video courses
  Explore what’s possible with the Wolfram Language, including programming fundamentals and concepts, built-in functions, symbolic expressions, and tips for better, faster coding.
   
• Field-Specific Applications
  Learn what areas of Mathematica are useful for specific fields.
   
• Wolfram Certifications
  Take online courses and earn formal certifications for your knowledge and expertise in field-specific disciplines.