--- product_id: 22277137 title: "An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language" price: "AR$114522" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/22277137-an-elementary-introduction-to-the-wolfram-language store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language **Price:** AR$114522 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language - **How much does it cost?** AR$114522 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/22277137-an-elementary-introduction-to-the-wolfram-language) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language: 9781944183004: Computer Science Books @ desertcart.com Review: Wolfram is an excellent teacher and textbook writer in addition to being a ... - This textbook written by Stephen Wolfram is an essential for those who have Mathematica 10. I have done a review and gave my recommendation to Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica by Cliff Hastings, Kelvin Michio, and Michael Morrison earlier this year and now Wolfram Media has added this to the collection. Stephen Wolfram is the founder and president of Wolfram, the publisher of Mathematica. Wolfram is an excellent teacher and textbook writer in addition to being a programming genius who brought forth Mathematica, the premier computation software package out there. He begins by saying The Mathematica Handbook which was discontinued in 2007 with the fifth edition because at 1500 pages had reached the limit for a hardbound handbook. Wolfram writes that the current edition, 10.3, would have to be 50,000 pages and be equivalent to the Encyclopedia Brittanica in length. Much too much for a reference manual. Wolfram says that all the information is in the Help section of the program. Mathematica has the most extensive on-line documentation of any major software program. He goes through most of the program giving an overview of the programs features. He gives examples which are supplemented by professional illustrations. He lingers on the newer areas Mathematica addresses. That is, features added since the fifth edition from 2007. He doesn't spend too much time on pure mathematics--the Hands-on Introduction by Hastings, et al. covers that nicely. Also, old copies of the fifth edition of the Mathematica Handbook are still valid. Wolfram never throws away anything. He does simplify a few of the math functions, however. On page 295 he includes a chapter on "What We Haven't Discussed." This chapter mentions topics such as User Interface Construction, Function Visualization, Geometry, and "The Computational Universe". The Computational Universe is the title to Stephen Wolfram's bestseller, A New Kind of Science, 2002. Wolfram does appreciate the value of editing keeping An Elementary Introduction to 324 pages. Wolfram's Introduction is extremely readable and the author does say a 12-year-old, sixth-grader​, would be able to use his manual, as well as any adult. If you get the Home Edition of Mathematica 10.3 you should buy these two books. For textbooks, these are priced as any soft-back book would be, not like a super-expensive college textbook. I recommend Wolfram's Introduction to the Wolfram Language highly. Review: A deep dive into the Wolfram Language - A very useful book for learning the Wolfram Language. It is not a quick start --- more like a deep dive. At first the structure of the book seems perverse e.g., assignment is not mentioned till a very late section. But if you do most of the Exercises you soon appreciate the economy and logic of this introduction. If you persist then you will learn the Language at much more than a superficial level. I noticed a few errors in the exercises. Most of these are corrected in the online version. But here is one example that is wrong in the book and also wrong online: Exercise 32.1 Find the lists beginning with 1 and ending with 9 in IntegerDigits[Range[1000]. The approved answer does not deliver {1,9}. A correct code is Select[IntegerDigits[Range[1000]], Last[#] == 9 && First[#] == 1 &]. Unfortunately this doesn't use the material in section 32. A minor annoyance is that there is no easy way to report errata to the author. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 1944183000 | | Best Sellers Rank | #4,595,705 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,366 in Computer Programming Languages #11,970 in Programming Languages (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (45) | | Dimensions | 7 x 1 x 10.25 inches | | ISBN-10 | 9781944183004 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1944183004 | | Item Weight | 1.88 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 324 pages | | Publication date | December 11, 2015 | | Publisher | Wolfram Media Inc | ## Images ![An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519vO44-MBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wolfram is an excellent teacher and textbook writer in addition to being a ... *by H***R on December 19, 2015* This textbook written by Stephen Wolfram is an essential for those who have Mathematica 10. I have done a review and gave my recommendation to Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica by Cliff Hastings, Kelvin Michio, and Michael Morrison earlier this year and now Wolfram Media has added this to the collection. Stephen Wolfram is the founder and president of Wolfram, the publisher of Mathematica. Wolfram is an excellent teacher and textbook writer in addition to being a programming genius who brought forth Mathematica, the premier computation software package out there. He begins by saying The Mathematica Handbook which was discontinued in 2007 with the fifth edition because at 1500 pages had reached the limit for a hardbound handbook. Wolfram writes that the current edition, 10.3, would have to be 50,000 pages and be equivalent to the Encyclopedia Brittanica in length. Much too much for a reference manual. Wolfram says that all the information is in the Help section of the program. Mathematica has the most extensive on-line documentation of any major software program. He goes through most of the program giving an overview of the programs features. He gives examples which are supplemented by professional illustrations. He lingers on the newer areas Mathematica addresses. That is, features added since the fifth edition from 2007. He doesn't spend too much time on pure mathematics--the Hands-on Introduction by Hastings, et al. covers that nicely. Also, old copies of the fifth edition of the Mathematica Handbook are still valid. Wolfram never throws away anything. He does simplify a few of the math functions, however. On page 295 he includes a chapter on "What We Haven't Discussed." This chapter mentions topics such as User Interface Construction, Function Visualization, Geometry, and "The Computational Universe". The Computational Universe is the title to Stephen Wolfram's bestseller, A New Kind of Science, 2002. Wolfram does appreciate the value of editing keeping An Elementary Introduction to 324 pages. Wolfram's Introduction is extremely readable and the author does say a 12-year-old, sixth-grader​, would be able to use his manual, as well as any adult. If you get the Home Edition of Mathematica 10.3 you should buy these two books. For textbooks, these are priced as any soft-back book would be, not like a super-expensive college textbook. I recommend Wolfram's Introduction to the Wolfram Language highly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A deep dive into the Wolfram Language *by T***O on January 8, 2017* A very useful book for learning the Wolfram Language. It is not a quick start --- more like a deep dive. At first the structure of the book seems perverse e.g., assignment is not mentioned till a very late section. But if you do most of the Exercises you soon appreciate the economy and logic of this introduction. If you persist then you will learn the Language at much more than a superficial level. I noticed a few errors in the exercises. Most of these are corrected in the online version. But here is one example that is wrong in the book and also wrong online: Exercise 32.1 Find the lists beginning with 1 and ending with 9 in IntegerDigits[Range[1000]. The approved answer does not deliver {1,9}. A correct code is Select[IntegerDigits[Range[1000]], Last[#] == 9 && First[#] == 1 &]. Unfortunately this doesn't use the material in section 32. A minor annoyance is that there is no easy way to report errata to the author. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ There is no doubt that Mathematica is capable of spectacular ... *by J***G on January 5, 2016* There is no doubt that Mathematica is capable of spectacular computational fireworks, but although this book devotes a reasonable amount of space to recently implemented advanced features, much of the text is very elementary and repeats material adequately descibed elsewhere. I had hoped for a book that was less of a reference manual to isolated Mathematica functions and more of an integrated explanation of the entire Mathematica paradigm. Additional material on programming would have been helpful as well. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/22277137-an-elementary-introduction-to-the-wolfram-language](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/22277137-an-elementary-introduction-to-the-wolfram-language) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*