Mathematica Navigator: Mathematics, Statistics, and Graphics

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Summary: Got Mathematica? Buy This Book NOW!
Review: The positive reviews were right on the money, this book is the best! It allowed me to start using Mathematica with ease, compared to the many hours of past frustration while working on optimizations. I fought endlessly, struggling to decipher the software's baroque navigation, cryptic errors, hostility to the user which borders on abuse - but now Mathematica and I are becoming great friends thanks to Heikki Ruskeepaa's wonderful tome. THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS BOOK!!!

Of particular benefit is the guidance s/he provides for best practices in formatting cells to avoid common, productivity-killing pitfalls.

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Summary: Solutions
Review: To solve practical problems in Mathematica the navigator is very usefull. If you want to go deeper,"modeling nature" by Gaylord and Nishidate is a usefull guide.

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Summary: Absolutely Great Mathematica Textbook
Review: While it is unlikely that there is a pure Mathematica course anywhere, the textbook for it already exists!
Mathematica Navigator by Heikki Ruskeepaa is an absolutely wonderful book that teaches you everything you ever wanted to know about Mathematica.
Out of about 10 books I've used, this book is THE BEST on Mathematica out there.