Mathematica AddOns/Applications

Calculus with Mathematica   MmaCalc   Free Stuff
The MmaCalc package provides the functions listed below, which illustrate many of the important concepts of calculus though animations and graphics and otherwise facilitate the use of Mathematica in teaching/learning calculus, especially multivariable calculus.

Please note: The MmaCalc package is not compatible with the recently released Mathematica 6. We hope to release a new version by the end of 2008.

Animations Graphics Vector Tools Multivariable Tools
ZoomIn
SlopeMovie
ConcavityMovie
MotionSim
IntegralMovie
AreaMovie
CycloidMovie
HypocycloidMovie
EpicycloidMovie
PolarMovie
Motion2D
Motion3D
TNBMovie
CannonWar
FlowField
FlowField3D
SpinIt
PopUpAnimate		 ShowDiscontinuous
ShadedPlot
LeftRectPlot
RightRectPlot
MidRectPlot
TrapezPlot
PlotDirectionField
NDPlot
Bezier
PolarRegion
WebPlot
ShowVectors
SurfacePlot
PolarSurfacePlot
SolidPlot
PolarSolidPlot		 VectorLength
Theta
Comp
Proj
ShowProj
Rotate
UnitTan
UnitNormal
Curvature
NUnitTan
NUnitNormal
NCurvature
Grad
Div
Laplacian
Rot
Curl		 PolarToRect
RectToPolar
CylToRect
RectToCyl
SphrToRect
RectToSphr
LinearApprox
QuadraticApprox
JacobianMatrix
HessianMatrix
NewtonStep
Click here to see a small collection of sample images.
All of the MmaCalc functions are fully documented. Help Browser pages describe all options and provide numerous examples. Also included is a handy tool palette with buttons that perform common tasks.
Compatibility and System Requirements
The MmaCalc package has been tested with Mathematica 4.1 through 5.0.1. We cannot guarantee functionality in prior versions of Mathematica. We highly recommend Mathematica 5.0 (or above) to take full advantage of package features. As some of the animations are computationally intensive, we highly recommend processor speed of at least 2 GHz.
Download a 15-day Trial
A fully functional 15-day trial is available. Each time you load the package during the trial period, you will be prompted for a user name and license number. Entering “demo” allows you to use the package in trial mode.
Installation
1. After downloading and unzipping the file Calc.zip, you will have a folder named Calc.
2. Place the Calc folder in Mathematica’s AddOns/Applications directory.
3. Start Mathematica and select Rebuild Help Index from the Help menu.
4. Look in the File::Palettes menu, and open the palette named MmaCalcTools.
You will then find the MmaCalc documentation in your Help Browser. (Notice also the “Open Help Links” button on the tool palette.) Please notice the “Read Me” page and the “Start Here” pages that are at the top of each section.
Purchasing a License
For $25 (U.S.) you will receive via email a user name and license number that will allow you to use the package—and all future upgrades—on one computer. (For teachers/professors, an additional license for a “home” computer is free.) You may pay through PayPal or by sending a check (U.S. banks only) here. Discounts are available for multiple licenses.
 
   

For more information: mmacalc@appliedsymbols.com.

Calculus with Mathematica
An Interactive Book
This book is a collection of Mathematica notebooks, designed to be used through the Help Browser. Hyperlinks display reference material in non-saveable pop-up notebooks rather than in the Help Browser, allowing you to view reference material without losing your place in the book. The palette shown on the right provides quick access to individual chapters.
An extensive Mathematica tutorial is included, in which we attempt to bring the reader to a high level of competency—or an intermediate level of expertise. Hyperlinks provide easy and convenient access to information about Mathematica functions and to relevant parts of The Mathematica Book. In addition, extensive use is made of the collection of custom animations, graphics, and functions provided by the MmaCalc package.
This book is complete enough to be used as a text for a highly Mathematica-focused, three-semester calculus sequence. It can also be used as a supplement to a more traditional text in courses that have a Mathematica lab component. It should also be useful as a introduction to Mathematica with a review of calculus.
Click here to see the full table of contents (pdf). The trial version of the MmaCalc package includes a sample chapter.
The current version of the book is designed for version 5.0 of Mathematica but is almost fully compatible with versions 4.1 and 4.2.
Please note: The current version is not compatible with the recently released Mathematica 6. We hope to release a new version by the end of 2008.
The price of a single license is $35 (U.S.). A single license allows you to use the book and the MmaCalc package on one computer. (For teachers/professors, an additional license for a “home” computer is free.) Discounts are available for multiple licenses. Upon payment, you will receive via email a user name and license number for the MmaCalc package and instructions for downloading the book. You may pay through PayPal or by sending a check (U.S. banks only) here.
 

For more information: mmacalc@appliedsymbols.com.

  
 

 

Free Stuff

Glue   The purpose of this palette is to make it easier to get good page breaks in Mathematica documents. There are buttons that “squeeze, stretch, scrunch, and spread” the bottom/top cell margins of selected cells, as well as buttons that shrink and expand graphics. If you’re going to print a large document, this can save you hours of tedious work.
DiffEqs 2.0   A suite of four packages for studying differential equations. Contains DEGraphics, which lets you easily create beautiful phase portraits and several other kinds of graphics.
PolarDensityPlot   creates density plots of functions given in polar coordinates.
ReactionDiffusionLab    This package lets you easily create animations of solutions of two- and three-component reaction-diffusion systems, which are of interest for their ability to form natural-looking patterns.  

 

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