Mathematica

Wolfram

Eligibility:

Faculty
Staff

The site license covers the Seattle campus only.

Mathematica passwords will only be distributed to faculty or staff, "washington.edu" or "uw.edu" email addresses.

Under this license currently registered UW students, faculty and staff are only eligible to use Mathematica on University-owned equipment.

Through this license UW Faculty and Staff, No Students, are eligible to connect to http://www.wolfram.com/siteinfo/homeuse/ to request a Mathematica license for their personally owned computer under the Home-use program. Mathematica licenses acquired through the Home-use program may not be used for work associated with any UW class being attended by the Faculty/Staff member as a student. No student positions, including but not limited to, RAs, TAs and GSAs, are considered staff by Wolfram.

Upon expiration of the license agreement on 6/28/12, all use of the software under this agreement must cease.

Cost:

Free

Software Overview:

Mathematica is a general computing environment, organizing many algorithmic, visualization, and user interface capabilities within a document-like user interface paradigm.
Since version 1.0 in 1988, Mathematica has steadily expanded into more and more general computational capabilities. Besides addressing nearly every field of mathematics, it provides cross-platform support for a wide range of tasks such as giving computationally interactive presentations, a multifaceted language for data integration, graphics editing, and symbolic user interface construction.

This product is available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/Unix.

See the vendor's web site for additional information.

License Details:

Please see home use to request a home use copy of Mathematica. You will need the UW license number, obtained through this web site.

Mathematica Player Pro is part of the UW license. You may request it here. You will need the UW license number, obtained through this web site.

Wolfram Workbench is part of the UW license. You may request it here. You will need the UW license number, obtained through this web site.

WebMathematica Amateur software can be requested by filling out the request form: here.

Students may purchase the Mathematica Student Version from the University Bookstore for use on their personal computers.

Getting Help:

Mathematica and webMathematica training
For Mathematica training see: http://www.wolfram.com/services/education/seminars

Mathematica Tutorial Collection
This 23-title collection documents the features and capabilities of Mathematica 7--from graphics to data analysis to programming--and can be viewed online, dowloaded as a PDF, or ordered in print:: http://http://url.wolfram.com/3_N83a/

Mathematica Learning Center
From screencasts to seminars to "How-tos", the Learning Center offers a variety of ways for users to learn the skills they need to make the most of their use of Mathematica: http://url.wolfram.com/3u9Cl-/

Installation Instructions:

Overview

Installing Mathematica is a multi-step process.

You must first download Mathematica here.
Install Mathematica
Start Mathematica
If installing as a Network client, simply type in the license server address. Done.
Version 7 and previous only: If installing as a single user, obtain the unique mathid of your computer, then go to the wolfram web site and register the software using the mathid and the UW license number obtained when you "purchased" mathematica here . You can find the mathid when running Mathematica, by clicking on the “Help” pull-down menu, then selecting “About”. The MathId is listed as “Machine Id”.
Version 8 only: Mathematica now requires activation. Look for the link to activate your copy of Mathematica in the confirmation email sent to you when you "purchased" mathematica here .

First time installation of Mathematica

See Mathematica installation instructions for details on loading Mathematica.

Mathematica can be downloaded from the College of Engineering web server. No media, manuals or other physical materials are included.

The site requires you to enter your UWnetid and password.
Once you have downloaded the ISO image files, follow these instructions to burn them to CD. An alternative to burning the cd is to mount the iso file using free software such as MagicDisc. If your downloaded ISO image file has a .zip extension, decompress the file using the appropriate program for your platform before you begin.

Windows Installation:

Single-User
Filename: Mathematica_***.iso
Password: Machine-specific, MathID-based

Network Client
Filename: Mathematica_***.iso
License server: “lmas.engr.washington.edu”

Instructional Lab cd
Filename: Instructional_Lab_cd_***.iso
Password: Machine-generic across the whole lab
To request a password, send email to engrmath@u.washington.edu

Mac OS X Installation:

Single-User
Filename: Mathematica_***.dmg
Password: Machine-specific, MathID-based

Network Client
Filename: Mathematica_***.dmg
License server: “lmas.engr.washington.edu”

Instructional Lab cd
Filename: Instructional_Lab_cd_***.dmg
Password: Machine-generic across the whole lab
To request a password, send email to engrmath@u.washington.edu

Linux/Unix Installation:

Single-User
Filename: Mathematica_***.iso
Password: Machine-specific, MathID-based

Network Client
Filename: Mathematica_***.iso
License server: “lmas.engr.washington.edu”

Lab cd
There is no generic cd for use across the whole lab.

License Manager - MathLM

(for all platforms)

Filename: Math_License_Manager_***.iso

License renewal:

If you are renewing your password for a single user install you will need the UW license number and MathId of your install. You can find these when running Mathematica, by clicking on the “Help” pull-down menu, then selecting “About”. The MathId is listed as “Machine Id”. The UW license number was also sent to you in a confirmation email when you "purchased" the software here. Another method of discovering this information is looking at the contents of the MathPass file. The mathpass location for your machine is described in http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/RegistrationAndPasswords.html . A new password can then be obtained at: http://register.wolfram.com/.

Technical Support:

To receive technical support for Mathematica, go to http://register.wolfram.com/ and enter the UW’s license number. You can then choose "I want to register for technical support" and sign up to receive support directly from Wolfram in the use of Mathematica.

Licensing Questions:

Contact the College of Engineering at engrmath@u.washington.edu

All-College Faculty Meeting
College of Engineering

Thursday, May 24, 2012
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
EE 105
Reception follows

Agenda:

Dean O'Donnell -- special funding for Engineering
Update on the Dean's Search
Approval of Degree Granting
Provost Ana Mari Cauce on the State of the UW's budget (about 4:15)

Students, faculty and staff encouraged to attend

Please join Dean Matt O’Donnell to honor teaching and research assistants, faculty, staff who make exceptional and meaningful contributions to the CoE community.

Tuesday, May 29
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Paul G. Allen Center,
Microsoft Atrium.

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