You can either download a free copy of Mathematica that can only be used while you are connected to the Haverford network, or you can purchase a reduced price student edition of the program that is your to keep even after you leave Haverford. If you have any questions about either of these, please contact Nathaniel Rounds. To find out where Mathematica is installed on campus, see Where to Find Mathematica.
 
 

How Can I Download a Copy?
 

Windows: Click here to dowload an installer called "Mathematica student42.exe". Once this program finishes downloading, run it to install Mathematica 4.2. Then double click on the Mathematica icon in "C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\4.2\" in order to run Mathematica.

How Can I Buy My Own Copy?
 
 

Mathematica is available for either Macintosh or PC compatibles (under Windows). A full version of the program is currently very expensive (over $900 with academic discount) but a student version can be obtained for approximately $140-160. (It is possible that the student version might differ from the full version in the speed with which it carries out some operations. This could be annoying when doing lots of complicated three-dimensional graphics, but has little impact on symbolic computations such as computing derivatives, solving equations and the like.)
 

Mathematica needs at least 24mb of RAM to run properly, but really works best with 36mb and up, if you have it.

See Julie in the bookstore if you'd like to order a copy, or you can order directly from Wolfram research.