Re: Mathematica programming language
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- Subject: [mg20200] Re: Mathematica programming language
- From: Shige Song <sgsong at ucla.edu>
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 04:04:29 -0400
- Organization: University of California, Los Angeles
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It will be great. Actually I am reading your book "Simulating society: a Mathematica Toolkit for modeling socioeconomic behavior", it's the textbook for a class I am attending. Can you tell me where will give the tutorial? Thank you very much. Best, Shige "richard j. gaylord" wrote: > i will be giving a one day [8:30am - 5pm] tutorial on mathematica > programming at ucla on saturday october 30. you are welcome to attend [as > is anyone]. there is no charge. there will be a note set on the > mathematica programming language handed out at the tutorial. > after attending the tutorial you might be better able to determine your > needs in regards to a text on mathematica programming (i like dave > wagner's book myself) and i can talk to you about it at or after the > turorial. > > -richard gaylord- > > In article <7suulg$1sr at smc.vnet.net>, Shige Song <sgsong at ucla.edu> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I am a new user of Mathematica, I just bought the student version > > version 4.0. At first glance, the programing language is very different > > from all the other language I know. I program in VB and Delphi, a little > > bit in C, I also do some programming statistical packages like SAS and > > Stata; but the Mathematica's syntax (and the philosophy) seems to be > > totally different. > > > > Can anybody suggest some readings about programming in Mathematica from > > a perspective of more traditional language, like those I listed above? > > Does anybody want to share his experience (and feeling) of learning to > > program in Mathematica? > > > > Thank you very much. > > > > Best, > > > > Shige Song > > Department of Sociology, UCLA > -- > "I would say life is pretty pointless, wouldn't you, without the movies?" > Vincent Gallo as Johnny Tempi in The Funeral (1996)