Mathematica Upgraded to Version 5.0

The technical computing software Mathematica has been upgraded to version 5.0 on all of ITC's Unix platforms (RS/6000, Sun, SGI, and Linux) and will be available by January 2004 on the PCs (Windows) and Macs (OSX) in the Public computing labs.

Key new features in Mathematica 5.0 include the following:

  1. Performance enhancements for both dense and sparse linear algebra, large-scale linear programming, and 64-bit platform support.
  2. New-generation optimized numerical solvers for ordinary and partial differential equations, as well as extensive support for vector and array functions in numeric solvers.
  3. Major new algorithms for solving equations and inequalities symbolically over complex numbers, reals, and integers; solvers for differental algebraic equations and recurrence equations; and wider support for user-defined domain specifications.
  4. New import, export, and connectivity capabilities.

A detailed description of these enhancements can be found at the URL,

http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/newin5

Further information on how to access and use Mathematica 5.0 can be found on the Research Computing Services Web page at,

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/research/mathematica/

Note: Due to licensing restrictions, Mathematica 5.0 will not be available for students to run on their own computers using ITC's network managed Mathematica licenses. To install Mathematica on their own machines, students will have to purchase a student copy of Mathematica. ITC is investigating volume order price discounts for the student version of Mathematica and students interested in this option should email the ITC Research Computing Support Group at res-consult@virginia.edu.

A talk on Mathematica 5.0 will be given at the Research Computing Support Center (Wilson Hall 244) at 3:30 on Wednesday, November 12.

Specific questions about the upgrade as well general questions concerning as the use of Mathematica should be directed to res-consult@virginia.edu.

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