Mathematica as A Tool for Chemists
3.0
creditsAverage Course Rating
A systematic, hands-on introduction to Mathematica. Covers Mathematica's basic "language," analytic and numerical calculations, data manipulation, graphical representation, interactivity, programming, and document production. Prerequisite: Calculus (including power series)
Spring 2013
Professor: Harris Silverstone
The best aspects of this course included the invaluable and functional knowledge of Mathematica that students acquired through the lessons, as wel as the instructor’s detailed and useful notes. One student felt that the instructor often spent too long explaining how he would have completed an assignment. Another student felt that the workload was inconsistent and unpredictable from week to week. Suggestions included allocating more class time to the fundamentals of programming and providing students with more problem sets, possibly even a second project. Prospective students should know that a background in Mathematica is helpful but not necessary and that their grades will be primarily based on the homework rather than the exams.