1. Platforms,
prices, and company
B Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000, Mac OS, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, Digital Unix, LinuxPPC, AlphaLinux, and compatible systems.
B Student Version: $140 Full Version: $1880-$3135
B Wolfram Research: http://www.wri.com/
2. Applications
B Mathematica combines interactive calculation (both numeric and symbolic), visualization and simulation tools, and is a complete programming environment.
3.
Examples/Samples
B Mathematica Demo: http://library.wolfram.com/demos/
B Mathematica Plot: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/pcn/doc/Mathetica/mathepage3.html
4. Web Resources
B Stat/Math Center: http://www.indiana.edu/~statmath/math/mma/gettingstarted/index.html
B Mathematica Tutor: http://www.math.duke.edu/education/ccp/materials/linalg/mmatutor/
B Publication: http://bach.seg.kobe-u.ac.jp/mma/publist.html