Mathematica is renowned as the world's ultimate application for computations, but it's much more. Mathematica is the only development platform that fully integrates computation into complete workflows, moving you seamlessly from initial ideas all the way to deployed individual or enterprise solutions.
Available to
- Faculty & Staff
- Students
Platform requirements
- Windows
- macOS
Where to get it
High Performance Computer clusters
- The Mathematica license at Old Dominion University allows for grid computing for dedicated research clusters or in ad-hoc, or distributed grid environments.
- Learn more about HPC.
Monarch Virtual Environment (MoVE)
- Mathematica is available in the General Lab desktop pool within the Monarch Virtual Environment (MOVE).
- Learn more about Monarch Virtual Environment.
Student home use:
- Create an account (New users only):
- Go to user.wolfram.com and click "Create Account."
- Fill out form using an @odu.edu email, and click "Create Wolfram ID."
- Check your email and click the link to validate your Wolfram ID.
- Request the download and key:
- Fill out this form to request an Activation Key.
- Click the "Product Summary page" link to access your license.
- Click "Get Downloads" and select "Download" next to your platform.
- Run the installer on your machine, and enter Activation Key at prompt.
Faculty/Staff home use:
Download instructions are available here.
(Must log in with MIDAS ID and password.)
Faculty/Staff office use:
On ODU-managed computers, download the software from the Company Portal (Windows) or Jamf Self Service (Mac). (In order for the software to communicate with the license server, this version of Mathematica must be used on campus or with the university VPN.)
Resources
- Hands-on Start to Mathematica
Follow along in Mathematica as you watch this multi-part screencast that teaches you the basics-how to create your first notebook, calculations, visualizations, interactive examples, and more. - How To Topics
Access step-by-step instructions ranging from how to create animations to basic syntax information. - Wolfram U
Dozens of courses covering the Wolfram language, data science, education, engineering and more. - Wolfram Function Repository
A public resource that hosts an expanding collection of contributed standalone functions that can be used in any Wolfram Language computation. - Wolfram Resource System
A collection of repositories and archives.
Mathematica offers an interactive classroom experience that helps students explore and grasp concepts, plus gives faculty the tools they need to easily create supporting course materials, assignments, and presentations.
Resources for educators
- Mathematica for Teaching and Education -- Free video course
Learn how to make your classroom dynamic with interactive models, explore computation and visualization capabilities in Mathematica that make it useful for teaching practically any subject at any level, and get best-practice suggestions for course integration. - How To Create a Lecture Slideshow -- Video tutorial
Learn how to create a slideshow for class that shows a mixture of graphics, calculations, and nicely formatted text, with live calculations or animations. - Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Download pre-built, open-code examples from a daily-growing collection of interactive visualizations, spanning a remarkable range of topics. - Wolfram Training Education Courses
Access on-demand and live courses on Mathematica, SystemModeler, and other Wolfram technologies.
Rather than requiring different toolkits for different jobs, Mathematica integrates the world's largest collection of algorithms, high-performance computing capabilities, and a powerful visualization engine in one coherent system, making it ideal for academic research in just about any discipline.
Resources for researchers
- Mathematica for University Research -- Free video course
Explore Mathematica's high-level and multi-paradigm programming language, support for parallel computing and GPU architectures, built-in functionality for specialized application areas, and multiple publishing and deployment options for sharing your work. - Utilizing HPC and Grid Computing -- Free video course
Learn how to create programs that take advantage of multicore machines or available clusters. - Field-Specific Applications
Learn what areas of Mathematica are useful for specific fields.