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What is Mathematica? | Getting Mathematica | Mathematica at home | What are the best steps to start using Mathematica?

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What is Mathematica?

Mathematica is the world's most powerful global computing environment. Ideal for use in engineering, mathematics, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, and a wide range of other fields, it makes possible a new level of automation in algorithmic computation, interactive manipulation, and dynamic presentation--as well as a whole new way of interacting with the world of data.

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Getting Mathematica...

Mathematica can be installed on:

• Faculty/staff school-owned machines: Installers are available from the TJHSST Tech Team.
• Faculty, staff, and student personally-owned machines: See the installation instructions, below.

Are you interested in putting Mathematica elsewhere? Please contact the Tech Team (tjhssttechteam@tjhsst.edu).

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Installing Mathematica at home

To install Mathematica on a personally-owned machine, please use the following instructions

1. If you have not already done so, create a Wolfram Account using your TJ email address here.
2. Visit this link, sign in with your Wolfram Account, and fill out the form to request an activation key.
3. After you submit the form, your activation key will be displayed and will also be sent to your TJ email.
4. To download the installers for Mathematica, follow the link on either the activation key page or in the email with your activation key.
5. Download the appropriate installer for your platform (Windows, OS X, or Linux) and install it as you would any other application for your platform.
6. Launch Mathematica, you will be prompted to enter the activation key you received and accept the Mathematica EULA.
7. Congratulations, you now have Mathematica @ Home. If you are experiencing difficulties with installing Mathematica, please email mathematica@tjhsst.edu.

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What are the best steps to start using Mathematica?

If you are brand-new to Mathematica, below are some suggestions on the best ways to get started.

Students

1. Watch the "Hands-On Start to Mathematica" tutorial screencast.
2. Explore the Learning Center for topics relevant to your interests.
3. Launch Mathematica, open the Classroom Assistant, and perform your first few computations.
4. You're now ready for the projects that faculty will assign.

Teaching faculty

1. Sign up for the "Overview of Mathematica for Education" seminar.
2. Explore the Learning Center for topics relevant to your interests.
3. Find some prebuilt examples and courseware from the Demonstrations Project, MathWorld, and the Wolfram Library Archive.
4. Assign the above steps in the student section to your classes as homework.
5. Sign up for the Faculty Program.

Research faculty

1. Sign up for the "Overview of Mathematica for Education" seminar.
2. Take other seminars relevant to your work.
3. Explore the Learning Center for topics relevant to your interests.
4. Go to the Demonstrations Project site to see what's possible.
5. Go to the Wolfram Library Archive for additional resources.