This complete tutorial is the easiest, quickest way for professionals to learn Mathematica, the world's leading mathematical problem-solving software. The book introduces the basics of Mathematica and shows readers how to get around in the program. It walks readers through all of Mathematica's practical, built-in numerical functions--and covers symbolic capabilities, plotting, visualization, and analysis.

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"Nancy Blachman's book opens up the world of Mathematica. She has a down-to-earth lucid style of writing and real experience with the system. This belongs on your bookshelf." --William R. Hearst III

"Nancy Blachman's book is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to do serious work with Mathematica." --Hal R. Varian, Dean, School of Information Management & Systems University of California at Berkeley

"Many people that I know have asked me how to get started using Mathematica. I always point them to Mathematica: A Practical Approach.--Dr. Henry Cejtin, One of the eight original Mathematica developers

"This book offers a systematic introduction to Mathematica for people who want to get up to speed quickly. It provides the best presentation that I have seen. It covers all important features of Mathematica thoroughly, with clear explanations, excellent examples, and challenging and instructive problem sets." --Dr. Cameron Smith, Author of The Mathematica Graphics Guidebook

"This book is very user-friendly. Not only did I use it to learn Mathematica, but I find myself using it to upgrade my skills." --Vrinda Kadiyali, Assistant Professor of Economics and Marketing Cornell's Johnson School of Management

There are over 100 books published about Mathematica. One of my personal favorites is Mathematica: A Practical Approach.--Ian Collier, Member of Technical Staff Wolfram Research, Inc.

Mathematica: A Practical Approach is the most popular introductory tutorial book on Mathematica. It has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese. The new edition, is loaded with even more examples and exercises to get you up and running with Mathematica version 3!

This book teaches how to:

• solve differential equations
• solve partial differential equations
• solve complicated integrals
• create graphics, sounds and animations
• write functional, rule-based & procedural programs
• define palettes, buttons & hyperlinks
• make your own packages
• interact with the user & with files
• plot functions and data
• fit curves & doing data analysis
• ...and much much more...

This guide covers a wide range of Mathematica techniques, from solving integrals and differential equations to building Monte Carlo simulations. It also covers symbolic capabilities, plotting, visualization and analysis.