MAT-350

Engineering Mathematics
Lecture -1: Introduction to
Mathematica9

Who uses Mathematica9?
Engineers
Physicists
Statisticians
Mathematicians
Mathematica is highly user friendly and allows
us to focus on engineering problems without
worrying to much about solving complex
equations.
Five points to remember
Solving Equations
Your task is to solve the following equation:

x^4-x^3+x^2
Solution
Graphing
Creating a cosine graph and apply the color
green to the graph:

How to create multiple graphs on the
same plot
Plotting Equations
Plotting multiple equations
Plot the following equation and find its
roots

x^3 + 2x^2-x+3