Overview of Mathematica for Education and Research

Aimed at both experts and novices in any technical computing field, this talk will showcase the breakthroughs that broaden Mathematica's scope and explore its global impact on a wide range of areas, from engineering and finance to research and education. A comprehensive account of Mathematica's key capabilities and its core design principles will be discussed including topics of interest like graphics and visualizations, ready-to-use teaching models, Mathematica as a symbolics and numerics tool, in-built parallel processing capabilities, Mathematica's integrated data sources, built-in documentation and numerous resources available to teachers and researchers. Wolfram|Alpha, the unique, next-generation computational knowledge engine developed and deployed entirely in Mathematica will be introduced. In addition, a wide variety of practical and theoretical applications of Mathematica will be discussed.