Information on Mathematica

The version currently installed is Mathematica 3.0. It includes two applications:

- "math": is the core of Mathematica. It is the text-version (no graphics) of Mathematica. The interface is the same as Version 2.
- "mathematica":   is what the developer calls the "front-end". It is the graphical interface to Mathematica 3.0, with a large number of options and a greatly improved help feature. We'll call it "front-end" from now on.

In order to use them, type the following commands from the Unix shell:

prompt math

or

prompt mathematica

Information

- How do I save a notebook so I can retrieve it in a later session?

  Follow these instructions:

•   kernel - Delete all output (you have to delete all the generated graphics files, since they use up a huge amount of disk space).
•  File - Save as, giving the appropriate file name.

     Notes:

• The resulting file contains text, and does not look like the notebook, which is graphics oriented (the symbols of integrals, the fractions, etc.) However, when calling it up in Mathematica, it appears the same as the original.
• if you want to obtain a file which contains only the source code, you will have to save in TEXT format. Type:
• File - Save as special  - Text

- When you save a Mathematica notebook containing graphics to disk from front-end, the resulting file is very large, and you will soon run out of disk space.

In order to avoid this, it is advisable to remove the notebook's output, since you can generate it again should you need it in the future. In order to do this, type:

    -  kernel - Delete all output

and then save as explained above (under "How do I save a notebook...").
If the keyboard doesn't work properly when using Mathematica on ADA, type:
setenv LANG C

setenv LC_TYPE iso_8859_1

xset fp+ tcp/ada:7100

/usr/bin/X11/xmodmap /usr/lib/X11/xdm/teclado_linux

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