All Classes and Courses

Statistics and Machine Learning: Better Together

Webinar | FREE

Certification Levels: Attendance

This presentation demonstrates how the powerful symbolic nature of Wolfram Language makes the handling of statistical distributions simple, how automation can play a part in making machine learning accessible and how the two fields together can allow the utilization of some powerful and flexible tools.

Stephen Wolfram Livecoding at SXSW

Archived Event | FREE

In this unscripted livecoding session from SXSW, Stephen Wolfram introduces knowledge-based programming and discusses the accessibility of Wolfram Language in the cloud. Taking suggestions from the audience, he demonstrates computational examples using imported data from websites, textual data, sound, music and images, as well as cloud deployment capabilities for presentations and more.

Stewart Platform Model Design

Video Lesson | FREE

Requirements: The course is for those who are experienced with Mathematica and System Modeler.

This video focuses on building a model of a six-degree-of-freedom Stewart platform. Mathematica is used during modeling to plan the 3D geometry and motion of the platform. After the model is constructed, Mathematica is used for custom visualization.

Symbolic and Numeric Computation

Video Course | FREE

This video course illuminates the powerful combination of symbolic and numeric computing available in the Wolfram Language. See how the numerical functions and methods in the Wolfram Language benefit from symbolic computation with exact numbers, where purely approximate methods may fail. Tips and techniques for using multiple numerical functions together, along with advanced numeric features, are included.

System Modeling (Study Group Sessions)

Archived Event | FREE

Follow this Study Group to learn how to use Wolfram System Modeler to make complex, hierarchical simulations of all kinds of systems. The first several sessions cover examples ranging from gyroscopes and joysticks in physics to epidemic modeling in biology, to chromatographic columns in chemistry. After covering some fundamental topics with the use of the examples, this Study Group goes on to explain how to create and analyze new models, connect to real-world applications and analyze results with the Wolfram Language and the basics of the Modelica language.

Test-Driven Development

Video Lesson | FREE

Learn to develop test-first in the Wolfram Language using the testing framework MUnit along with Wolfram Workbench. The details of writing test expressions and testing strategies to ensure that your tests are useful will be explored, along with deployment and workflow integration. The class requires some experience with programming.

Testing and Modeling Turbines, Gears and Drivelines with the Rotating Machinery Library

Archived Event | FREE

This webinar shows the new System Modeler Modelica library for rotating machinery. The Rotating Machinery library allows you to test novel designs or identify faults in rotating machinery like turbines, motors and drivelines. Within the library, you'll find fundamental components of rotating machinery, such as gears, shafts and bearings. These components are designed to be flexible, enabling you to observe deformations and accurately capture real-world responses under different loads, for example, vibrations, deflections and contact stresses.

That's Random! Or Is It?

Interactive Course | FREE

Requirements: No particular prior knowledge of randomness is required. Knowing how to interpret a bar chart and understanding the terms integer, 2D and 3D would be beneficial.

Certification Levels: Completion

From selecting lottery numbers to testing new medicines, making sure something is truly random is important business. In this Computational Thinking module, you will learn how to recognise randomness, understand what makes something truly random and see how sample size can affect your opinion of randomness. You will explore what random noises, images and shapes look like before going on to generate your own. By learning how to use code to generate these random outputs, you will learn about pseudorandomness—computers’ attempt at true randomness.

The Code behind Arrival

Archived Event | FREE

In this recorded livecoding session, Christopher Wolfram discusses the logogram analysis tools he created for the 2016 film Arrival, in response to the request from director Denis Villeneuve and his team to analyze the aliens' fictional, nonlinear visual language and provide code and visualizations for the screen. Christopher demonstrates the development processes he went through, as well as new explorations into the language.

Time Series with Wolfram Language

Archived Event | FREE

Certification Levels: Attendance

This webinar introduces the Wolfram Language framework for computing with time series data. Starting from the basics of time series representation and simple transformations such as plotting, smoothing and resampling, the webinar also explores more advanced topics like forecasting, fitting random process models and simulating scenarios.

Time Value of Money

Video Lesson | FREE

Requirements: The course is for those who have basic familiarity with Mathematica. General knowledge of mathematics is recommended.

People move money from the present to the future and vice versa through saving and borrowing. To evaluate these transactions, financial analysts weigh present and future cash flows. With customized financial examples, such as discounted cash flows and mortgage valuation, this class introduces the mathematics of time value and the built-in Wolfram Language functions that make calculations quick and easy. This class is for those who have basic familiarity with the Wolfram Language. General knowledge of mathematics is recommended.

Tips for Writing Fast Code

Video Lesson | FREE

Improve your skills and save time by writing fast Wolfram Language code. This class explores several ways you can write faster code, including using special data types and parallelizing your code. Basic familiarity with Mathematica or the Wolfram Language is recommended.

Topics in Artisanal Calculus (Study Group Sessions)

Archived Event | FREE

Explore lesser-known but incredibly useful topics in calculus. In this Daily Study Group on "artisanal" topics in calculus, learn about umbral calculus, Bell polynomials, the Euler–Maclaurin formula and fractional calculus. See how you can apply methods in calculus to the study of dynamical systems, minimal surfaces and even number theory.

Understanding Manipulate

Video Lesson | FREE

This talk discusses the function Manipulate, which forms the basis of interface building in the Wolfram Language. Start with the basics and get an overview of key features that will enable you to take full advantage of this powerful function. Get tips for dealing with the common issues encountered while using Manipulate.

Using DatabaseLink with Wolfram Language

Video Course | FREE

Discover how to integrate your SQL database operations with the Wolfram Language using the built-in DatabaseLink toolkit. This three-part video series demonstrates how to query the database using either built-in Wolfram Language functions or SQL-style commands. You'll learn to create procedures and functions, work with result sets and use batch operations.

Using LSP to Develop Wolfram Language Code in Text Editors and IDEs

Video Lesson | FREE

The official Sublime Text package and VS Code extension make it easier to write Wolfram Language in those environments with text coloring and semantic highlighting. The video begins with a brief explanation of how Language Server Protocol (LSP) was used to create the add-ons for other text editors. The video then walks you through the features of the packages that make it easier to write and organize code.

Using Notebook Initialization Cells

Video Lesson | FREE

Initialization cells are cells that are evaluated by the Wolfram Language kernel immediately before the first evaluation performed after a notebook is opened. These can be useful for importing data or setting variables before running any other code. This video will show you different ways to create and use initialization cells. It will also discuss how to save notebooks as package files.

Using Notebooks Effectively

Video Lesson | FREE

This class introduces Wolfram Notebooks, structured documents that can include text, runnable code, dynamic graphics, user interfaces and more. The hierarchical structure of notebooks is explained, with discussion of cells, cell brackets, styling options, keyboard shortcuts and the Wolfram Predictive Interface that enables a streamlined workflow. Attributes of notebooks that aid in programming are presented, such as the ability to track the history of computation, support for rich data embedding and Iconize functionality. This class is suitable for beginners who are new to Mathematica and includes tips for notebook power users.

Using Real-World Data in the Classroom

Video Lesson | FREE

This course demonstrates how the Wolfram Language's built-in curated Knowledgebase can be used to bring real-world data, computation and visualization into the classroom for exploration and learning. Examples are given from a sampling of the thousands of represented domains, including chemistry, geography, weather and word data.

Using Wolfram Documentation

Video Lesson | FREE

Take a tour of the Wolfram Documentation Center, featuring details and options for more than 5,000 built-in symbols grouped by functional areas, as well as examples, guides and workflows. Tips are given for using documentation effectively.

Video Creation, Editing and Analysis Using Wolfram Language

Video Course | FREE

Learn how to create, edit, process and analyze videos with Wolfram Language. You can capture videos using webcams, or create them using files, images, existing video clips or built-in functions that create individual frames. Then learn how to cut, alter and compose video footage with dedicated functions for video editing and processing. You can also learn how to enhance video quality, perform color correction and combine videos and images using overlays and grids. This course includes examples of applying machine learning and neural networks to process videos and recognize objects, faces, speech or actions in the videos.

Video Games in the Wolfram Language

Video Lesson | FREE

Build entertaining user interfaces with the help of this video class. Even though the notebook interface was not intended as a video game engine, the dynamic updating and flexibility of the Wolfram Language allows for remarkably fun experiences. Examples start with just a few lines of code and work toward complete projects. The examples are ordered to follow the timeline of video game history and highlight the amazing creativity of Wolfram One-Liner winners, Wolfram Community members and developers.

Visual Explorations in Data Science

Interactive Course | FREE

Requirements: This course requires no prior knowledge of Mathematica or the Wolfram Language.

Certification Levels: CompletionLevel 1

Data is all around us, and methods of making sense of data are only becoming more important. This course introduces a visual, example-driven approach to learning the process of data science. Through built-in knowledge in Wolfram Language, a dozen extensive and applicable explorations are carried out, with visualization guiding the way. Discover the richness of curated, computable data about millions of entities and hundreds of entity types built into Wolfram Language. Learn to leverage curated data and a plethora of data visualization functions to discover a revolutionary new way of doing data science: localized, organized and extensive.

Visualization & Graphics Quick Start

Video Lesson | FREE

This class shows how easy it is to visualize functions and data using the large set of visualization tools in the Wolfram Language. Explore built-in functions for creating plots, charts and graphics and learn how to customize them using styles, labels, legends, meshes and other options. Specialized visualizations from the domains of statistics, finance, image and signal processing and control systems are introduced. The class is suitable for those who wish to use the Wolfram Language for visualization but who have little experience with the system.