What is Mathematica?
This guide summarizes the most important information about Mathematica at RWTH, including licensing, support, and documentation.
General Information
Mathematica, from Wolfram Research Inc., is a comprehensive system for numerical, symbolic, and graphical calculations. It is used as an interactive calculation tool, a simulation environment, and a programming language. Its numerical capabilities include arbitrary-precision floating-point arithmetic and matrix manipulation.
The software enables the complete development, calculation, and presentation of technical problems in an integrated environment. Due to its diverse applications, Mathematica is often referred to as the system for Technical Computing and Publishing and can be used as a Dynamic Geometry System. Mathematica also offers over 30 engineering-related add-on modules that extend its functionality to specialized areas such as analog circuit analysis, thermal analysis, optics, or financial analysis.
License Information
Home-Use Licenses
If your institute has purchased a valid Mathematica license, it can also be installed on a private device via a Home-Use license. To do this, the Home-Use license must be requested. You can read about how to apply for this license and the conditions of its use here:
https://www.additive-net.de/de/software/produkte/wolfram/lizenzierung/form/home-use/faculty-home-use
Support & Learning Resources
Support
Users of Mathematica receive unlimited user support from the manufacturer. The necessary information for this can be obtained from the IT Service Desk.
Documentation
The official documentation from the manufacturer can be found on the Wolfram Inc. documentation page:
