Mathematica & Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Get Access to Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Mathematica

Mathematica is currently installed in the following locations:

  • Computer labs: All lab computers on campus.
  • Computer clusters: Binghamton's Mathematica license allows for parallel computing on dedicated research clusters and distributed grid environments. For details, please contact Andy Dorsett at adorsett@wolfram.com.

To request Mathematica Desktop and Wolfram|Alpha Pro, follow the directions below:

Faculty, Staff, and Students

1. Create an account (New users only):

  • Go to user.wolfram.com and click "Create Account".
  • Fill out the form using a @binghamton.edu email and click "Create Wolfram ID".
  • Check your email and click the link to validate your Wolfram ID.

2. Request access to the product:

  • Mathematica

            For school-owned or personally-owned machines:

    1. Fill out this form to request an Activation Key. Use your @binghamton.edu email.      
    2. Click "Get Mathematica|Desktop" to request your Activation Key.
    3. Fill out the form multiple times for installations on multiple machines (one key per machine).
    4. Follow the instructions in the email to download and activate Mathematica.
  • Wolfram|Alpha Pro
    1. Revisit this link to request access to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.
    2. Click "Get Wolfram|Alpha Pro" to request your subscription.
    3. Go to Wolfram|Alpha and click "Sign in" to access Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

Are you interested in putting Mathematica elsewhere? Please contact ITS Help Desk at 607-777-6420 or adorsett@wolfram.com.

Tutorials

Mathematica

These tutorials are excellent for new users, and can be assigned to students as homework to learn Mathematica outside of class time.

Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica (video): Get started with Mathematica. Learn how to create notebooks, run calculations, generate visualizations, create interactive models, analyze data, and more.

Mathematica & Wolfram Language Fast Introduction for Math Students (online book): Learn how to solve math problems in the Wolfram Language, covering basic arithmetic to integral calculus and beyond.

What's New in Mathematica 13: Explore new features in Mathematica 13, including blockchain management, audio processing, machine learning, neural networks, and text and language processing.

How To Topics: Access step-by-step instructions on various topics, from creating animations to basic syntax.

Mathematica Resources: Browse a large collection of learning materials and support resources.

Introduction to Notebooks (interactive open course): Learn to use Wolfram Notebooks for computing, programming, generating reports, and creating presentations.

Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Tour of Wolfram|Alpha: Discover the capabilities of Wolfram|Alpha and explore additional features available in Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

Examples by Topic: Explore the vast range of areas covered by Wolfram|Alpha's Wolfram|Alpha Pro.

Teaching with Wolfram Technology

Mathematica

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.

Teaching and Learning with Mathematica (Free video course): The Mathematica (Free video course): Learn how to make your classroom dynamic with interactive models, explore computation and visualization capabilities in Mathematica, and get best-practice suggestions for course integration.

Preparing and Giving Presentations: Learn how to create visually appealing slideshow presentations that combine graphics, calculations, nicely formatted text, live calculations, and animations.

Wolfram Demonstrations Project: Download pre-built, open-code examples from a daily-growing collection of interactive visualizations across a wide range of topics.

Wolfram U Courses on Classroom Resources & Instruction: Access on-demand and live courses on using Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and other Wolfram technologies in your classroom.

Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Wolfram|Alpha in Your Classroom (Free virtual workshop for educators): Attend a workshop designed to showcase exciting new Wolfram|Alpha features for students and teachers. Learn how to use Wolfram|Alpha to inspire authentic learning in your classroom, with access to real-world data.

Calculus Webinar for Educators (Free video webinar): Explore functions, derivatives, integrals, and limits using the Wolfram Language. The session includes practice problems with the Wolfram Problem Generator, as well as lesson plans and tips on using Wolfram|Alpha in your calculus classroom.

Physics Webinar for Educators (Free video webinar): Discover how to leverage Wolfram|Alpha for computations in physics classes. Explore interesting blog posts, online resources, and foster curiosity in areas such as mechanics, particle physics, optics, and more.

Economics Webinar for Educators (Free video webinar): Access a wide range of socioeconomic and demographic data, perform currency computations, examine financial indicators and country data using natural language input. Create stunning visualizations and analyze financial equations such as mortgage and annuity through rigorous algorithms.

Research with Mathematica

Mathematica integrates the world's largest collection of algorithms, high-performance computing capabilities, and a powerful visualization engine into one coherent system, making it ideal for academic research in various disciplines.

Resources for Researchers

Wolfram Language Training Courses (Free video courses): Explore programming fundamentals and concepts, built-in functions, symbolic expressions, and tips for better, faster coding using the Wolfram Language.

Field-Specific Applications: Discover the areas of Mathematica that are useful for specific research fields.

Wolfram Certifications: Take online courses and earn formal certifications for your knowledge and expertise in field-specific disciplines.