Mathematica !$@#!#$

Mathematica is a software package developed at Wolfram Research. Below are a few mathematica files, called notebooks, to help you get started using mathematica for pchem homework. All notebooks were designed in Mathematica 4.0. If you have Mathematica 4.0 you can just download the files and open them in mathematica. If you do NOT own a copy of Mathematica, you can use the freely available MathReader to view the files. The mathreader is available for all common operating systems can can be downloaded here. This mathreader will let you view any Mathematica document. However, you can only READ the document and cannot manipulate it in any way. Therefore, to be able to do your homework, you must use a student or university copy of Mathematica. If you are looking for an alternative to Mathematica, I recommend gnuplot, octave, matlab, origin, sigmaplot, or maple.

If you do not own a copy of mathematica and want to use it for Chem 4505, there are two computers that will be made available for students during the course. In PS-310 the computers maxwell.uwyo.edu and smart.uwyo.edu can be used for Chem 4505 homework. The username to login to either of these computers is chem4505 and the password was given out in class. Once you have logged into maxwell, (i) open a terminal and type "mathematica". If you are logged into smart, you must first telnet to maxwell (type - "telnet maxwell" and type in the username and password) and then type "mathematica". For students that prefer to use a pc. You can use the computer in PS-138. Your student ID will allow you access to the room.