Wolfram Mathematica at Shippensburg University
How to Get Mathematica
Mathematica is currently installed in the following locations:
- All public and general computer labs
Mathematica can also be installed on:
- Faculty and staff university-owned machines: Installation is available by contacting our Faculty/Staff Help Desk by dialing HELP (x4357).
- Faculty or student personally-owned machines: Follow the instructions listed below.
To request Mathematica Desktop and Mathematica Online, follow the directions below:
Faculty, Staff, and Students
1. Request access to the product:
| Mathematica Desktop | Mathematica Online and Wolfram|Alpha technologies |
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For personally-owned machines:
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Tutorials
Mathematica
These 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 Wolfram Mathematica
This tutorial helps you get started with Mathematica—learn how to create your first notebook, run calculations, generate visualizations, create interactive models, analyze data, and more.
- Introduction to Mathematica for Students and Teachers (online course)
Use this tutorial to learn about solving math problems in the Wolfram Language—from basic arithmetic to integral calculus and beyond.
- What's New in Mathematica 14
Stephen Wolfram's blog post covering new features in Mathematica 14, including connections to AI and improvements in our core language and resources.
- How To Topics
Access step-by-step instructions ranging from how to create animations to basic syntax information.
- Mathematica Resources
Browse Wolfram's large collection of learning materials and support resources.
- Introduction to Notebooks (interactive open course)
Learn to use Wolfram Notebooks for computing, programming, generating reports and creating presentations with this interactive course.
Teaching with Wolfram Technology
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.
- Teaching and Learning with Mathematica—Free video course
Learn how to make your classroom dynamic with interactive models, explore computation and visualization capabilities in Mathematica that make it useful for teaching practically any subject at any level, and get best-practice suggestions for course integration.
- Preparing and Giving Presentations
Learn how to create a slideshow presentation that combines 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 U Courses on Classroom Resources & Instruction
Access on-demand and live courses on using Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and other Wolfram technologies in your classroom.
Research with Mathematica
Rather than requiring different toolkits for different jobs, Mathematica integrates the world's largest collection of algorithms, high-performance computing capabilities, and a powerful visualization engine in one coherent system, making it ideal for academic research in just about any discipline.
Resources for researchers
- Wolfram Language Training Courses—Free video courses
Explore what's possible with the Wolfram Language, including programming fundamentals and concepts, built-in functions, symbolic expressions, and tips for better, faster coding.
- Field-Specific Applications
Learn what areas of Mathematica are useful for specific fields.
- Wolfram Certifications
Take online courses and earn formal certifications for your knowledge and expertise in field-specific disciplines.