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Week of 14--18 September

Lectures
Topics Reading
M 09/14
Lect. 3
Mathematica programming: functions and patterns, localized variables, logical switches, recursion; Graphics: plotting lists of data, examples Course Notes and Mathematica Notebook III
W 09/16
Lect. 4
Mathematica: symbolic and numerical operations, operations on expressions, solving equations, numerical solutions, file input and output, using packages Course Notes and Mathematica Notebook IV
F 09/18
Lect. 5
Mathematica: overview of graphics, animation, interaction, graphics primitives, complete worked examples Course Notes and Mathematica Notebook V

Laboratory
Date Topics Reading
Th 09/17
Lab 1
Symbolic calculations, calculus and plotting Mathematica Help Browser ``First Five Minutes with Mathematica,''
``tutorial/YourFirstMathematicaCalculations,''
``tutorial/AlgebraicCalculationsOverview.''
``tutorial/BasicEditingTechniquesOverview,''
``tutorial/ListsOverview,''
``tutorial/DefiningFunctions,''
``tutorial/BasicPlotting,''
``tutorial/Options''
http://www.wolfram.com/broadcast/#Tutorials-GS
Functions: Integrate, Table, Simplify, NIntegrate, Plot, Plot3D, ContourPlot

Homework
Homework Set Out Due
1 9 Sept. 18 Sept.
2 18 Sept. 27 Sept.



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