March 2004: Mathematica Newsletter
MATHEMATICA SITE ADMINISTRATOR NEWS--3/5/04 **Important Note** This newsletter contains some information about Mathematica resources and support services that may be of interest to users at your organization. We encourage you to share this information with them. Contents ============================================== * Low Cost Licensing for CalculationCenter and Other Products * New Product: Magnetica * Updated Product: Tensors in Physics * Updated Product: A New Kind of Science Explorer Mathematica Kit * Complimentary Subscription to "The Mathematica Journal" * "A New Kind of Science" Now Online * New Look for MathWorld * Mathematica in the News * New to the Mathematica Bookstore This Month * Mathematica Events ============================================== Low Cost Licensing for CalculationCenter and Other Products ============================================== Did you know that you can obtain copies of CalculationCenter and other Wolfram Research products through your existing site license program for as much as 84% off of the standard academic list price? To find out more about the options and discounts available to you, please contact your Wolfram Research Account Executive. ============================================== New Product: Magnetica ============================================== Magnetica, a new application package from Magneticasoft, is now available for download. Combined with Mathematica, the package offers a unique tool for advanced engineering and research. Magnetica brings you speed and precision in static magnetic fields computation, allowing you to analyze, design, optimize, and simulate magnetic systems. It is designed for use with Mathematica 4 or 5 and is available for all Mathematica platforms. Additional information about Magnetica can be found at: http://www.wolfram.com/products/applications/magnetica ============================================== Updated Product: Tensors in Physics ============================================== Tensors in Physics has been updated to support Mathematica 5. The updated package contains a user's guide and a brief refresher course in differential geometry as well as the Mathematica-based program CARTAN 1.5. The tensor concept is important in physics and has wide applications in such diverse fields as relativity theory, cosmology, high energy physics, field theory, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and mechanics. The package includes examples and references from the works of major mathematicians and scientific researchers. It is designed for use with Mathematica 3 or later and is available for all Mathematica platforms. Additional information about Tensors in Physics can be found at: http://store.wolfram.com/view/book/D0709.str ============================================== Updated Product: A New Kind of Science Explorer Mathematica Kit ============================================== A New Kind of Science Explorer Mathematica Kit is now compatible with Mathematica 5. Registered users of A New Kind of Science Explorer Mathematica Kit can download a free update from: http://www.wolfram.com/products/applications/updates For more information about A New Kind of Science Explorer Mathematica Kit visit: http://www.wolframscience.com/nksx/nksxmk.html ============================================== Complimentary Subscription to "The Mathematica Journal" ============================================== If your organization is enrolled in a standard Mathematica Comprehensive or Unlimited Program, your license includes a free electronic subscription to "The Mathematica Journal." This subscription will allow all current users of Mathematica and other Wolfram Research products licensed through this program to access "The Mathematica Journal" online throughout the duration of your site license program. To access "The Mathematica Journal," simply visit: http://www.wolfram.com/support/premier and enter your organization's site license number. By clicking "The Mathematica Journal" on this page, you can read the current and past issues. Please forward this information to all faculty and staff that use Mathematica and other Wolfram Research products through your site license program. ============================================== "A New Kind of Science" Now Online ============================================== Stephen Wolfram's book "A New Kind of Science" is now available online, with full text, images, 30,000+ links, and more. http://www.wolframscience.com/nksonline ============================================== New Look for MathWorld ============================================== MathWorld--the most visited site at Wolfram Research and among the most popular math websites on the planet--is now sporting a new look and logo. The new design represents MathWorld's first face-lift in two years. Eric Weisstein, MathWorld creator and webmaster, says that the site continues to grow in both size and popularity and notes that the new design is meant to help encourage reader contributions to the encyclopedia. You can view the redesigned MathWorld site at: http://mathworld.wolfram.com ============================================== Mathematica in the News ============================================== Mathematica Adopted as Exclusive Curriculum Tool in High Schools in Gujarat, India http://www.wolfram.com/news/gujarat.html UN Branch to Educate Students in Arab States with Leading Wolfram Research Technology http://www.wolfram.com/news/unesco.html Wolfram Research and UNI-C Launch Nordic Education Centre: Mathematica Training Now Offered in Nordic Countries http://www.wolfram.com/news/unic.html ============================================== New to the Mathematica Bookstore This Month ============================================== "The Mathematica Book, Fifth Edition" (Japanese translation) by Stephen Wolfram http://store.wolfram.com/view/book/ISBN1579550231.str ============================================== Mathematica Events ============================================== Below are some events being held during March and April 2004 that may interest Mathematica users at your organization. Please pass the local events on to them. A complete calendar is available at: http://www.wolfram.com/news/events March 2004 National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 2004 Annual Conference Dates: March 3-6, 2004 Location: Montreal, Quebec Information: http://www.nais.org/events/upcoming_events.cfm?s=32&live=1 M101: A First Course in Mathematica Dates: March 18-19, 2004 Locations: San Jose, California Information: http://www.wolfram.com/weg/calendar M220: Programming in Mathematica Dates and Locations: * March 22-23, 2004 (San Francisco, California) * March 25-26, 2004 (Washington, D.C.) Information: http://www.wolfram.com/weg/calendar M110: Working with Data Using Mathematica Date: March 24, 2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Information: http://www.wolfram.com/weg/calendar Annual American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2004 Dates: March 22-26, 2004 Location: Montreal, Quebec Information: http://www.aps.org/meet/MAR04 M330: Neural Networks Dates and Locations: * March 25-26, 2004 (San Francisco, California) * March 29-30, 2004 (New York, New York) Information: http://www.wolfram.com/weg/calendar April 2004 M101: A First Course in Mathematica Dates and Locations: * April 1-2, 2004 (Ann Arbor, Michigan) * April 12, 14, 16, 2004 (Online) * April 26-27, 2004 (Washington, D.C.) Information: http://www.wolfram.com/weg/calendar M220: Programming in Mathematica Dates: April 19-20, 2004 Locations: New York, New York Information: http://www.wolfram.com/weg/calendar National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 82nd Annual Meeting Dates: April 21-24, 2004 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Information: http://www.nctm.org/meetings/philadelphia NKS 2004 Conference and Minicourse Dates: April 22-25, 2004 Locations: Boston, Massachusetts Information: http://www.wolframscience.com/conference/2004 ==============================================