A Crash Course in Mathematica

This compact introduction to Mathematica is accessible to beginners at all levels. It presents the basic elements of the latest version 3 (front end, kernel and the most important standard packages). Using examples and exercises not specific to a scientific area, it teaches readers how to effectively solve problems in their own field. The cross-platform CD-ROM contains the entire book in the form of Mathematica notebooks, including color graphics, animations, and hyperlinks, plus the program MathReader.