Mathematica
Tutor
Part 1:
Elementary Calculations
Each of the command
entry instructions below is sent to Mathematica for processing
by pressing SHIFT-RETURN (hold down the SHIFT key and press the
RETURN key on your keyboard).
- In the
Mathematica worksheet, type
2+3
and then
press SHIFT-RETURN. (From now on, we will not add this last part
of the instruction.)
Note: Your
first calculation will take longer than subsequent calculations
because the Mathematica kernel has to start up. (Mathematica is made
of two parts: a kernel and a front end. The kernel is the part that
does calculations. The front end is the part that handles notebooks
and interaction with the user.)
- Enter
2-3
- Enter
6/3
- Enter
2^3
- Enter
2*(8-2^3)
