ABSTRACT
Many scientists and engineers presently use FORTRAN, Pascal, or C extensively along with a range of special purpose subroutine libraries. Mathematica has been designed as a general, integrated, system for problem solving that includes numerical computation, graphics, symbolic or algebraic manipulation, and interprocess communication. The design goal was to produce a consistent environment that is easy to use and powerful, and, for a large range of calculations, can replace FORTRAN or C as the tool of choice for engineers and scientists.
