| Hello and welcome to the second Mathematica Assignment. This
one is also pretty straightforward. Now that you have mastered the
issue of downloading Mathematica to your computer (or using the program
on the computers in the Science Center), then doing this next computer
assignment should not be too challenging. To get started, you'll
just need to download the Mathematica file lab2.nb (Notebook)
that you'll use to go over some more Mathematica commands. Work your
way through the assignment, and do the exercise marked in purple at the
end of the Mathematica file.
As this assignment goes over level curves, contour maps and gradient functions, you should view working through these concepts as a bit of a review as we get ready for the next midterm. After you've worked through the assignment, you'll be able to plot pretty much any function you'd like to look at, so on homework if you're having trouble visualizing a surface or a function, you can simply turn to Mathematica to help out. The due date for doing this assignment is Thursday, April 11th for the Tues/Thurs sections, or Friday, April 12th for the MWF sections. Working through the whole Mathematica file and doing the assignment itself will probably take on the order of an hour or so. |
| For those of you who weren't able to download Mathematica last time
- here are the steps you need to take to try again. Remember, you
can always use the computers in the Science Center basement - they already
have Mathematica loaded on them.
Steps to take - first consult the Mathematica at Harvard page for instructions on how to get Mathematica on your own computer, how to get documentation etc. The computer labs in the basement of the Science Center (Unix, PC and Mac) all already have Mathematica installed. Just getting started with the computer assignment will probably be the biggest challenge. Start early and network around to find the best solution for you. Instructions, on how to use the notebooks and how to get credit can be found in the first notebook . When stuck, the FAQ page should help. Good luck! Next, to download a Mathematica notebook, click on the link below while
holding down the shift key. Save the notebook on your computer and open
this notebook in Mathematica. (On a Mac or PC start up Mathematica and
read in the file "lab2.nb" like in any other software applications, in
Unix (Linux) just type "mathematica lab2..nb" in a x-terminal). This notebook
was saved with Mathematica 4.1. It can be used with Mathematica 4.0 also
(just ignore the warnings).
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| lab2.nb (Notebook) | ||
| Last update, 4/4/2002 |