Mathematica
Mathematica is a software application that provides a mathematical computing environment for algorithmic computation, interactive manipulation, dynamic presentation, and data interaction. It is a single integrated, continually expanding system used in technical fields.
This software is available for free to all faculty, staff and students at SJSU. Mathematica can get downloaded on both campus and personal machines.
Campus Machines
Follow the directions below to download software from Wolfram and request the appropriate activation key.
- Create an account (New users only):
- Go to user.wolfram.com and click "Create Account"
- Fill out form using a @sjsu.edu email, and click "Create Wolfram ID"
- Check your email and click the link to validate your Wolfram ID
- Request the download and key:
- Request an Activation Key for an SJSU-owned machine
- Click the "Product Summary page" link to access your license
- Click "Get Downloads" and select "Download" next to your platform
- Run the installer on your machine, and enter Activation Key at prompt
Faculty and Staff Personally Owned Machines
Request a home-use license from Wolfram
Student Personally Owned Machines
Follow the directions below to download from the Wolfram User Portal.
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- Create an account (New users only):
- Go to user.wolfram.com and click "Create Account"
- Fill out form using a @sjsu.edu email, and click "Create Wolfram ID"
- Check your email and click the link to validate your Wolfram ID
- Request the download and key:
- Request an Activation Key for a student-owned machine
- Click the "Product Summary page" link to access your license
- Click "Get Downloads" and select "Download" next to your platform
- Run the installer on your machine, and enter Activation Key at prompt
- Create an account (New users only):
Mathematica may also be installed in the following locations:
- Computer labs: If you are interested in installing Mathematica in a computer lab, please contact eCampus.
- Computer clusters: If you are interested in using Mathematica for parallel computing on a dedicated cluster, or in a distributed grid environment, please contact Paul Fish at Wolfram Research.
Need Help?
Notebook Archive - open access to live interactive, computational notebooks
If you are having any login or installation issues, please contact Wolfram Customer Support. If you have questions about using Mathematica, please open a help ticket with the IT Service Desk.