Math 265 Computer Laboratory Exercises
Fall 2006, L. Peterson

Mathematica is a computer program that we have in the Math Lab in Room 2 in the basement of Witmer Hall. Most computers in other labs on the campus probably do not have Mathematica. You should probably do all computer assignments in the Math Lab. According to the Web site of the Mathematics Computer Laboratory, the hours of operation of the Lab are as follows:

Go to the Lab at a time when it is open and not reserved for use by some other class. There is a calendar on the wall outside the Math Computer Lab which lists the times at which the Lab has been reserved. You may work in groups of at most three students. Each paper that you hand in may contain the names of at most three students.

Most lab assignments will ask you to print something out. You are supposed to supply your own paper. You may use notebook paper with lines and the usual three holes, but do not use paper with rough edges. Do not use paper that you have torn from a spiral notebook. If you forget to bring paper, the lab attendant may have some paper available for a very modest charge (a few cents).

Links to various Mathematica “notebooks” follow later on this Web page. The Internet Explorer Web browser in the Math Lab is configured so that the Mathematica program will automatically start up when you click on one of the links. When you click on the link with Internet Explorer, the computer may ask you if you really want to open the file. Click on "Open."

If you are not familiar with Mathematica, you should click on the notebook "Basic Introduction to Mathematica." Once you are ready, you should then click on the notebook for the current assignment. If you have trouble, talk to a friend, talk to the lab attendant, or come to see me. There is a telephone at the lab attendant's desk. You can call me by dialing 7-4609. If a lab assignment in this course takes you more than 45 minutes, please let me know.

Mathematica Notebooks

  1. Basic Introduction to Mathematica
  2. Space Curves
  3. The Hyperbolic Paraboloid
  4. Contour Maps
  5. Riemann Sums
  6. Limits of Riemann Sums
  7. Vector Fields in Two Dimensions
  8. Vector Fields in Three Dimensions
  9. Parametric Surfaces

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http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/lapeters/crs/a/f06/caf06lab.html

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Contact Person: Larry Peterson
E-mail: lawrence.peterson@und.nodak.edu
Phone: (701) 777-4609
Date of most recent update: 20 November 2006
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