Mathematica_简明教程.pdfVIP

0 A Tutorial Introduction to Mathematica Aims and Objectives • To provide a tutorial guide to Mathematica. • To give practical experience in using the package. • To promote self-help using the online help facilities. • To provide a concise reference source for experienced users. On completion of this chapter the reader should be able to • use Mathematica as a tool; • produce simple Mathematica notebooks; • access some Mathematica commands and notebooks over the World Wide Web. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with either the Windows or UNIX platform. This book was prepared using Mathematica (Version 6.0) but most pro- grams should work under earlier and later versions of the package. Note that the online version of the Mathematica commands for this book will be written using the most up-to-date version of the package. The command lines and programs listed in this chapter have been chosen to allow the reader to become familiar with Mathematica within a few hours. They 2 0. A Tutorial Introduction to Mathematica provide a concise summary of the type of commands that will be used throughout the text. New users should be able to start on their own problems after completing the chapter, and experienced users should find this chapter an excellent source of reference. Of course, there are many Mathematica textbooks on the market for those who require further applications or more detail. If you experience any problems there are several options for you to take. There is an excellent index within Mathematica, and Mathematica commands, notebooks, programs, and output can also be viewed in color over the Web at Mathematica’s Information Center: /infocenter/Books/AppliedMathematics/ The notebook files can be found at the links Calculus Analysis and Dynamical Systems. Download the zipped notebook files and Extract the relevant