MATHEMATICA

Mathematica 3.0.2, Stephen Wolfram's package for performing symbolic and numerical calculations and graphics, is now available on ACS. Because Mathematica is a graphics-intensive application, it should be run on an X terminal or workstation.

To invoke Mathematica, type: math at the shell prompt.

To invoke the Mathematica Notebook XFE, type: mathematica at the shell prompt.

COMMON PROBLEMS
If you are using an X Window System workstation or X terminal, and Mathematica gives you only character-based terminal graphics, make sure that you have set the following conditions:

setenv TERM xterm
defines your shell TERM environment variable to xterm

setenv DISPLAY terminalname:0.0
defines your shell DISPLAY environment variable where terminalname is the name identifying your X terminal or workstation.

GETTING HELP WITH COMMON ERRORS
The ErrorHelp.m function has been installed on the ACS cluster to assist you with debugging your Mathematica code.

To invoke the ErrorHelp function type: ErrorHelp[] at the Mathematica prompt.

For further help using Mathematica, contact a consultant at the Consulting Services Help Desk in the basement of Information Technology, 111 Cummington Street.

REFERENCES

The Mathematica Book, Third Edition, by Stephen Wolfram.