About the Book
This compact introduction to Mathematica--accessible to beginners at all levels--presents the basic elements of the latest version 3 (front end, kernel, standard packages). Using examples and exercises not specific to 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.