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What Wolfram products are helpful for learning and tutoring calculus?

Posted 1 month ago

Hello, I'm a Caltech grad from 40 years ago and want to re-learn calculus (I forgot most of it). I'd like to use Mathematica or another Wolfram product (if helpful) to develop calculus intuition through plotting and testing different functions and equations. I also want homework help when necessary or for checking work, and I may get into tutoring some relatives in Calculus and would want to do the same things for them (high school students in AP Calculus next year).

What Wolfram products would be most helpful? I got a subscription to Mathematic for 2024 but ended up not getting far enough into my review of precalculus to start calculus and may not get to it until next summer. I also understand there are products for homework help and maybe that would be all I need.

POSTED BY: Mark Massy
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Posted 1 month ago

I recently received an email from Wolfram announcing a Black Friday deal on Mathematica for personal use. 35% off until Nov 30 makes it $253.50. It’s fully functional, but not for business use. Maybe the best deal in our galaxy.

POSTED BY: David Keith
Posted 1 month ago

Thanks. I think that might be for a desktop perpetual license. I'd like cloud access and updates, so a yearly subscription is the only option for that (I believe).

POSTED BY: Mark Massy
Posted 1 month ago

Yes. That’s true.

POSTED BY: David Keith
Posted 1 month ago

What Wolfram products does this course use? Just Mathematica?

EDIT: I see it says "Mathematica" or "Wolfram One". I'm not clear on the difference. For a hobbyist trying to save money, is Mathematica a better option? I know you can get a cloud subscription to Mathematic How is that different from Wolfram One?

POSTED BY: Mark Massy
Posted 1 month ago

Hey Mark! Wolfram|One and Mathematica both are implementations of Wolfram Language, so either would serve you perfectly for relearning calculus (make sure to check out our MOOCs!). The only material difference is that Wolfram|One comes stock with access to Wolfram Cloud, whereas Mathematica is by default a strictly local installation. The other differences are down to licensing/upgrades.

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