Because of its large command structure and intricate syntax, Mathematica can be difficult to learn. Wolfram's Mathematica manual, while certainly comprehensive,

This hugely successful textbook covers all the new features of Mathematica Version 4.

Provides a brisk but careful tutorial for the Mathematica novice.

For more than 25 years, Mathematica has been the principal computation environment for millions of innovators, educators, students, and others around the world.

Provides the reader with working knowledge of Mathematica and key aspects of Mathematica's numerical capabilities needed to deal with virtually any "real life"