Computer Labs with Mathematica

All of the computer labs that are on the Grand Valley State University network have Mathematica installed on them.  To find it on these computers:

1. Click on the Lab Applications folder on the Desktop.
2. Scroll down to and open the Statistics folder.
3. Launch Mathematica 11 by double clicking on the icon.

Many of the science lab computers in the Physics department also have Mathematica 12 installed.  The icon to launch the program should be right on the desktop.  If it is not, contact Zach Hancock in CLAS.

How to Get Mathematica

Mathematica can be installed on:

• Campus machines
  Follow the directions below to download software from Wolfram and request the appropriate activation key. 

  1. Create an account (New users only):
     1. Go to user.wolfram.com and click "Create Account"
     2. Fill out form using a @gvsu.edu email, and click "Create Wolfram ID"
     3. Check your email and click the link to validate your Wolfram ID
  2. Request the download and key:
     1. Fill out this form to request an Activation Key
     2. Click the "Product Summary page" link to access your license
     3. Click "Get Downloads" and select "Download" next to your platform
     4. Run the installer on your machine, and enter Activation Key at prompt
         

• Faculty and staff personally owned machines
  Fill out this form to request a home-use license from Wolfram.
   

• Student personally owned machines
  Follow the directions below to download from the Wolfram User Portal. 

  1. Create an account (New users only):
     1. Go to user.wolfram.com and click "Create Account"
     2. Fill out form using a @gvsu.edu email, and click "Create Wolfram ID"
     3. Check your email and click the link to validate your Wolfram ID
  2. Request the download and key:
     1. Fill out this form to request an Activation Key
     2. Click the "Product Summary page" link to access your license
     3. Click "Get Downloads" and select "Download" next to your platform
     4. Run the installer on your machine, and enter Activation Key at prompt

Are you interested in putting Mathematica elsewhere? Please let Zach Hancock or Roger Graves at Wolfram Research know.

Mathematica Tutorials

The first two tutorials are excellent for new users, and can be assigned to students as homework to learn Mathematica outside of class time.

• Hands-on Start to Mathematica
  Follow along in Mathematica as you watch this multi-part screencast that teaches you the basics—how to create your first notebook, calculations, visualizations, interactive examples, and more.


• What's New in Mathematica
  Provides examples to help you get started with new functionality in Mathematica 10, including machine learning, computational geometry, geographic computation, and device connectivity.


• How To Topics
  Access step-by-step instructions ranging from how to create animations to basic syntax information.


• Learning Center
  Search Wolfram's large collection of materials for example calculations or tutorials in your field of interest.

Teaching with Mathematica

Mathematica offers an interactive classroom experience that helps students explore and grasp concepts, plus gives faculty the tools they need to easily create supporting course materials, assignments, and presentations.

Resources for educators

• How To Create a Lecture Slideshow—Video tutorial
  Learn how to create a slideshow for class that shows a mixture of graphics, calculations, and nicely formatted text, with live calculations or animations.
• Wolfram Demonstrations Project
  Download pre-built, open-code examples from a daily-growing collection of interactive visualizations, spanning a remarkable range of topics.
• Wolfram Training Education Courses
  Access on-demand and live courses on Mathematica, SystemModeler, and other Wolfram technologies.

Research with Mathematica

Resources for researchers

• Utilizing HPC and Grid Computing—Free video course
  Learn how to create programs that take advantage of multicore machines or available clusters.
• Field-Specific Applications
  Learn what areas of Mathematica are useful for specific fields.