================================== Top new questions this week: ==================================
[Parallelize Map and ParallelMap] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138476/parallelize-map-and-parallelmap
Bug introduced in 8.0 and persisting through 11.0.1 or later
It is stated in the documentation that
Parallelize[Map[f, expr]] is equivalent to ParallelMap[f, expr].
But what about these ...
- asked by Mher (29 votes), answered by Szabolcs (23 votes)
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[Can we intelligently control evaluation in Thread?] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138661/can-we-intelligently-control-evaluation-in-thread
This is a bid at creating a canonical Q&A.
Many questions have been asked that come down to the fact that Thread evaluates its first argument before threading is attempted. In a few minutes I ...
- asked by Mr.Wizard (27 votes), answered by Mr.Wizard (21 votes)
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[Learn Mathematica (Wolfram) Language in one day] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138366/learn-mathematica-wolfram-language-in-one-day
Currently I am trying to learn Python. Searching for relevant material I came across
X in Y minutes
and books with titles such as Learn Python in one day, in 24 hours, etc.
Similar material exists ...
- asked by dimitris (23 votes), answered by masterxilo (5 votes)
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[Puzzle 20 People to consume 20 units of food under constraints] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138637/puzzle-20-people-to-consume-20-units-of-food-under-constraints
I am learning Mathematica because I love it. I also love solving puzzles so I think it would be a nice way to learn Mathematica through puzzles. This is first puzzle in series I intend to solve.
So ...
- asked by Jawad_Mansoor (14 votes), answered by Mr.Wizard (18 votes)
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[Compute the curvature of a bent stack of paper] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138583/compute-the-curvature-of-a-bent-stack-of-paper
My goal is to link the curvature of a bent stack of paper in a wind tunnel to its bending modulus \(B\), knowing all the other physical properties. To this end, I would like to reproduce the numerical ...
- asked by yketa (12 votes), answered by xzczd (8 votes)
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[WordOrientation does not work in v11?] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138811/wordorientation-does-not-work-in-v11
Bug introduced in 11.0.1
It seems that WordOrientation does not work in v11. The sample code
input = ExampleData[{"Text", "AliceInWonderland"}]; WordCloud[input, WordOrientation -> "Random"]
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- asked by Lem.ma (11 votes)
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[Code request: Make "copy formatted code" bulletproof] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138436/code-request-make-copy-formatted-code-bulletproof
With the GeneralUtilities‘PrintDefinitions functions comes a usable code formatting engine. On this site, most of the time we share code. I believe it would be awesome to have a robust button that ...
- asked by halirutan (10 votes)
================================== Greatest hits from previous weeks: ==================================
[Why round to even integers?] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/2116/why-round-to-even-integers
According to the Mathematica help:
Round rounds numbers of the form x.5 toward the nearest even integer.
For example:
Round[{0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5}] gives {0, 2, 2, 4, 4}
What’s the ...
- asked by wxffles (61 votes), answered by Per Alexandersson (37 votes)
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[Assign the results from a Solve to variable(s)] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/6669/assign-the-results-from-a-solve-to-variables
I understand Mathematica can’t assign the results of a Solve to the unknowns because there may be more than 1 solution. How can I assign the 4 values of following result to variables?
- asked by stevenvh (33 votes), answered by Artes (24 votes)
================================== Can you answer these? ==================================
[Plotting a 2D slice of a 3D function] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138808/plotting-a-2d-slice-of-a-3d-function
I'd like to plot (Sqrt[x] + Sqrt[y] + Sqrt[z])^2 in a slice defined by x+y+z=1
I figured out similar problem 5 years ago, but it was a bit involved, ie, needing 10 lines of Mathematica code. Is there ...
- asked by Yaroslav Bulatov (2 votes)
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[Export of Plot3D function completely different from the render within Mathematica] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138412/export-of-plot3d-function-completely-different-from-the-render-within-mathematic
I am plotting a simple function:
Plot3D[-RandomReal[{0, 10}] Cos[x/3] Cos[y/3], {x, -, }, {y, -, }, Axes -> False, Boxed -> False, BoundaryStyle -> None, Mesh -> None]
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- asked by waffl (1 vote)
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[CreateExecutable returns $Failed] http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138328/createexecutable-returns-failed
My platform is win10 64b, Mathematica 11 and Visual Studio 2015. When I apply CreateExecutable, it always returns $Failed. The configuration is right. Please what is the problem? Thank you.
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- asked by tu312 (1 vote)