Have you ever thought how simple the world would be if a program could plot complex curves in a jiffy!! ...and solve all your math problems in seconds?
It will definitely help us in understanding things better if not copying ready-made answers!
Well, welcome to the world of Wolfram Mathematica!!
The thing that got me started on the science that I've been building now for about 20 years or so was the question of okay, if mathematical equations can't make progress in understanding complex phenomena in the natural world, how might we make progress?
History : Wolfram Mathematica built on the ideas in Cole and Wolfram's earlier Symbolic Manipulation Program (SMP).The name of the program "Mathematica" was suggested to Stephen Wolfram by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs although Wolfram had thought about it earlier and rejected it.
Uses (https://www.wolfram.com/language/) : The Wolfram Language allows programmers to operate at a significantly
higher level than ever before, by leveraging built-in computational
intelligence that relies on a vast depth of algorithms and real-world
knowledge carefully integrated over three decades. Scaleable for programs
from tiny to huge, with immediate deployment locally and in the cloud,
the Wolfram Language builds on clear principles—and an elegant unified
symbolic structure—to create what is emerging as the world's most
productive programming language and the first true computational
communication language for humans and AIs.
Step-1) Accessing the Software
The software is available as a desktop stand-alone, but can be quite costly.
Here are some of the things you can try :
Buy the original complete version of the software :
Run Wolfram Mathematica, open a new notebook by using the shortcut keys Ctrl + N.
In the front-end kernel that appears enter "2+2" (without the quotes) and press Shift + Enter to run the cell (contains the input : 2+2) you just created.
Trying simple calculations like `2+2, 2*2, 3*(4+3)/2` :
 Plot Function
Basic Plotting : Let's plot Sin[x] from the range [-2Pi,2Pi]once again
 Making 3-D plots!! : Plot3D Function
Syntax : (the syntax for this function is quite similar to the `Plot` function)
`Plot3D[{curve-1,curve-2,...},{var-1,min_var-1,max_var-1},{var-2,min_var-2,max_var-2}]`
Let's plot `Sin[x]*Cos[x]` in the range x=[-Pi,Pi], y=[-Pi,Pi]
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Model the egg-crate using Mathematica, and print it using your 3-D printer...!!
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There you go!!!
Isn't that interesting!!?
That's all for the Introduction, more to come...in the next posts we will learn to do more with Mathematica, and the complexity of the codes will also increase significantly...
<br>Don't worry. Keep practicing and tinkering!
Extra Help
For any extra help with the code, you can check this site :