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The following software will be required:
- Mathematica Version 6.0.3 or later—preferably 7.0.
This numerics-symbolics-graphics package is available on the computers at all OIT public labs, including the cluster of OIT-managed
computers in the DuBois Library Learning Commons.
Mathematica might be installed elsewhere, e.g., in some Engineering labs. (If it’s not installed where you usually do your work, ask the faculty member or professional staff person who is in charge to have it installed. Remind them that there’s a University-wide site license that covers such installation on UMass-owned machines.)
Mathematica includes complete on-line documentation. I will help you learn how to use Mathematica.
If you wish to run Mathematica on your own computer, you may buy Mathematica for Students directly from the publisher, Wolfram Research. Mathematica for Students is a fully functional version of the professional product. (See the FAQ about Mathematica for Students.)
There are three licensing options for Mathematica for Students:
- Semester Edition, good for 6 months. $44.95.
- Annual Edition, good for 12 months. $69.95.
- Standard Edition, good for as long as you remain a student. $139.95. (This version may also be available for purchas in a CD package at theCampus Center Bookstore Bookstore; just be sure it’s
Mathematica 6.)
However, since Mathematica is available at OIT labs on campus, you are not required to buy this software.
- Course-specific Mathematica notebooks—live electronic documents that you may download from links on this web site. Except for minor cosmetic differences in window interface, these
notebooks work identically on all operating systems.
- To read on-line versions of homework set assignments and some notes, you also need the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in. It is also installed on lab computers; you can download it for free to your own computer.
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