Speaker: Andy Dorsett, Wolfram Research
Title: Mathematica 8 in Education and Research

Abstract: This talk illustrates capabilities in Mathematica 8 that are directly applicable for use in teaching and research on campus. Topics of these technical talks include:

* Free-form linguistic input
* 2D and 3D visualization
* Dynamic interactivity & On-demand scientific data
* Example-driven course materials
* Symbolic interface construction
* Digital Image Processing, Parallelization, and Control Systems functionality

Current users will benefit from seeing the many improvements and new features of Mathematica 8 (http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/new-in-8/), but prior knowledge of Mathematica is not required.

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