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Do advanced math with Mathematica on the Raspberry Pi
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Wolfram bundles a version of Mathematica with Raspbian. Learn how to use it in the 12th article in our series on getting started with Raspberry Pi.

![](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/edu_math_formulas.png?itok=B59mYTG3)

In the mid-'90s, I started college as a math major, and, even though I graduated with a computer science degree, I had taken enough classes to graduate with a minor—and only two classes short of a double-major—in math. At the time, I was introduced to an application called [Mathematica][1] by [Wolfram][2], where we would take many of our algebraic and differential equations from the blackboard into the computer. I spent a few hours a month in the lab learning the Wolfram Language and solving integrals and such on Mathematica.

Mathematica was closed source and expensive for a college student, so it was a nice surprise to see almost 20 years later Wolfram bundling a version of Mathematica with Raspbian and the Raspberry Pi. If you decide to use another Debian-based distribution, you can [download it][3] on your Pi. Note that this version is free for non-commercial use only.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation's [introduction to Mathematica][4] covers some basic concepts such as variables and loops, solving some math problems, creating graphs, doing linear algebra, and even interacting with the GPIO pins through the application.

![](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/raspberrypi_12_mathematica_batman-plot.png)

To dive deeper into Mathematica, check out the [Wolfram Language documentation][5]. If you just want to solve some basic calculus problems, [check out its functions][6]. And read this tutorial if you want to [plot some 2D and 3D graphs][7].

Or, if you want to stick with open source tools while doing math, check out the command-line tools **expr** , **factor** , and **bc**. (Remember to use the [**man** command][8] to read up on these utilities.) And if you want to graph something, [Gnuplot][9] is a great option.

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[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_Mathematica
[2]: https://wolfram.com/
[3]: https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/
[4]: https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/getting-started-with-mathematica/
[5]: https://www.wolfram.com/language/
[6]: https://reference.wolfram.com/language/guide/Calculus.html
[7]: https://reference.wolfram.com/language/howto/PlotAGraph.html
[8]: https://opensource.com/article/19/3/learn-linux-raspberry-pi
[9]: http://gnuplot.info/