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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

New Mathematica 8 and Course Assistant Apps

As you return to campus, we'd like to make you aware of two
technologies that will assist with your teaching and research
this spring.

Mathematica 8 was released in November and pioneers the concept
of free-form linguistic input by allowing you to give commands in
plain English, which are then translated into precise Mathematica
syntax and results. In addition, over 500 new functions and
enhancements were added, including the largest collection of
statistical distributions in a single system; built-in GPU
support; standalone code generation; and new functionality for
control systems, wavelets, finance, image processing, and
networks.

If you need help acquiring Mathematica 8, either through your
organization's site license or by getting an individual license
to use or evaluate, please contact me for assistance.

We have also released the first of our Wolfram Course Assistant
Apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. These interactive,
mobile Apps provide a custom interface for each subject to guide
students through their coursework.

Course Assistant Apps for algebra, calculus, and music theory are
now available in the App Store. And with an app planned for every
course, many more are coming soon. These apps are universal
learning supplements that are not tied to specific textbooks, so
they make an ideal recommendation for students who need
additional assistance. You can learn more about the Course
Assistant Apps or recommend them to your students here:
http://url.wolfram.com/MRsD6PO/

Best regards,

Michael Morrison
Academic Program Manager
Wolfram Research, Inc.
michael_morrison@wolfram.com
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