Mathematica

Mathematica for Personal Computers

To download Mathematica for your personal device under the VCU license:

1. Visit the Wolfram Account Sign In page
2. Enter your VCU Email address and click Continue
3. Log in with your eID and associated password
4. Select the Products & Services tab
5. Click Wolfram Mathematica
6. Under Access, select the Download option for your preferred operating system

Mathematica for VCU Computers

Mathematica can be installed on your VCU computer for the supported operating systems:

• Windows: Click Start and search for Software Center
• macOS: Click the VCU logo in your menu bar and select VCU Self Service or open Spotlight Search and type Self Service
• Linux: Consult with your desktop support team for access

Mathematica Online

Mathematica Online allows you to browse, view, edit, and use interactive functions in your Mathematica notebook through the cloud. Providing instant access through the cloud enables the sharing of documents and resources. Mathematica Online may be accessed through a Web browser or mobile app.

 

How to access Mathematica Online

1. Visit https://wolframcloud.com/
2. Click Sign in
3. Click Single Sign-On (SSO)
   
   
4. Enter your VCU email address and click Continue
5. Log in with your eID and associated password

 

Wolfram Cloud Mobile App

Wolfram provides a cloud app to access Mathematica Online for iOS and Android Mobile devices. Visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to download Wolfram Cloud.

Mathematica Tutorials

The first two 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 Mathematica (videos)
  Follow along in Mathematica as you watch this multi-part screencast that teaches you the basics—how to create your first notebook, calculations, visualizations, interactive examples, and more.

• Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica and Programming with the Wolfram Language (book)
  Learn Mathematica at your own pace from authors with 50+ years of combined Mathematica experience—with hands-on examples, end-of-chapter exercises, and authors' tips that introduce you to the breadth of Mathematica with a focus on ease of use.

• Mathematica Screencast and Video Gallery
  Screencasts and videos provide instruction and tips on how to use Mathematica.

• How-To Topics
  Access step-by-step instruction ranging from how to create animations to basic syntax information.

• Learning Center
  Search Wolfram's vast collection of materials for calculations or tutorials in your field of interest.

 

Wolfram|Alpha Pro

• Tour of Wolfram|Alpha
  New to Wolfram|Alpha? Take a tour to learn what you can do with Wolfram|Alpha, and explore additional features you get with Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

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Teaching with Mathematica

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

• Mathematica for Teaching and Education—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.

• How To Create a Lecture Slideshow—Video tutorial
  Learn how to create a slideshow for a class that shows a mixture of 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
  Access on-demand and live courses on Mathematica, SystemModeler, and other Wolfram technologies.

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Research with Mathematica

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

• On Course for Success: Incorporating Mathematica into the College Curriculum 

  The mathematics department at Roanoke College makes a firm commitment to incorporating Mathematica throughout its curriculum.

• Field-Specific Applications

  Learn what areas of Mathematica are used for specific fields.

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Other Training

• Hands-on Start to Mathematica - Video

• Mathematica Library Archive (books, demos, conference proceedings)

Support

The vendor provides support for the use of Mathematica. Contact the IT Support Center if you have an issue with the licensing or installation of Mathematica.

• How do I install Mathematica?

• Mathematica FAQs

• Mathematica Online FAQs

• Mathematica Support

Sign Up for VCU MATHEMATICA-L LISTSERV

LISTSERV subscribers receive notifications of Mathematica upgrades and maintenance fixes, times to renew Mathematica licenses, Mathematica training opportunities, etc.

To subscribe to the VCU MATHEMATICA-L click on:

• Mathematica-L Email List

Note: Participation in this list is limited to VCU email accounts.