Preface to the Second Edition
Eleven years have elapsed since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1997. Then Mathematica 3.0 had less than 1200 built-in functions and other objects; now Mathematica 6.0, a major upgrade, has over 2200 of them. Also, Mathematica 6.0 features innovations such as real-time update of dynamic output, interface for interactive parameter manipulation, interactive graphics drawing and editing, load-on-demand curated data, and syntax coloring. Eleven years ago, Mathematica was well-known for its steep learning curve; the curve is no longer steep as we can now learn Mathematica from established courses and reader-friendly books rather than from only the definitive but formidable and encyclopedic reference, ...
Get A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica, 2nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
