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Learn Linear Algebra in Five Hours Today with the Wolfram Language!

Linear algebra is probably the easiest and the most useful branch of modern mathematics. Indeed, topics such as matrices and linear equations are often taught in middle or high school. On the other hand, concepts and techniques from linear algebra underlie cutting-edge disciplines such as data science and quantum computation. And in the field of numerical analysis, everything is linear algebra!

Today, I am proud to announce a free interactive course, Introduction to Linear Algebra, that will help students all over the world to master this wonderful subject. The course uses the powerful functions for matrix operations in the Wolfram Language and addresses questions such as "How long would it take to solve a system of 500 linear equations?" or "How does data compression work?"

Devendra Kapadia, Manager of Calculus and Algebra, Algorithms R&D
Education & Academic

Centenary of Bohr’s Atomic Theory (1913–2013)

I had intended to write a treatise describing the history of the hydrogen atom over the last 100 years. Unfortunately, my time is running out this year, so I will content myself instead with this much briefer blog post outlining the major events associated with Niels Bohr's three epochal papers in 1913. The hydrogen atom has been the most fundamental application at each level in the advancement of quantum theory. It is the only real physical system that can be solved exactly (although some might argue that this is also true for the radiation field, as an assembly of harmonic oscillators).
S M Blinder, Senior Scientist, Document & Media Systems
Education & Academic

Diving into the Wolfram High School Summer Research Program

As the Precollege Educational Programs Manager at Wolfram, I have the privilege of working with hundreds of bright, passionate students from middle school to college. In this post, we’ll be exploring the Wolfram High School Summer Research Program, Wolfram’s flagship program for younger students. I’ve been the Program Director since 2019, and it’s been a joy to expand and extend the Wolfram education ecosystem over that time. We have worked hard to create enrichment programs for talented students, and we now have a rich ecosystem of opportunities for students of all ages.

Rory Foulger, Precollege Educational Programs, Outreach & Communications Eryn Gillam, Precollege Educational Programs Coordinator, Outreach & Communications
Education & Academic

Wolfram Education Programs for Middle School, High School and Beyond

The precollege education team at Wolfram runs a wide range of programs and experiences for students from middle school and up. Many of our students start out with asynchronous online programs to get a feel for computational thinking and coding before moving on to our synchronous online programs or in-person programs.

Rory Foulger, Precollege Educational Programs, Outreach & Communications Eryn Gillam, Precollege Educational Programs Coordinator, Outreach & Communications
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Announcing the 2024 Wolfram Innovator Award Winners

Each year, Wolfram seeks out computational innovators and honors their work during the Wolfram Technology Conference with the Wolfram Innovator Awards. It is a pleasure to see creativity and technology concentrated in these projects that break boundaries and push others to ask “What’s possible?”

Without further ado, we present and congratulate the 2024 Wolfram Innovator Award winners.
Bailey Long, Technical Communications Specialist, Outreach & Communications
Education & Academic

From Learning to Leading: A Chemist’s Guide to Wolfram Technologies

From preparing food to nourish our bodies to finding cures for terminal illnesses, chemistry is a foundational part of our world. As a computational chemist, you may have a lot to learn to master this subject, but fueled by Wolfram’s collection of educational resources, elaborate simulation functions and research projects, you’ll be ready to tackle this exciting science head on.
Bailey Long, Technical Communications Specialist, Outreach & Communications
Education & Academic

Marking a Milestone: Four Years of Daily Study Groups

Four years ago, as the COVID pandemic wreaked havoc to class and event schedules, instructors and organizations were scrambling to create meaningful learning opportunities for students. In April 2020, Stephen Wolfram challenged the Wolfram U team to establish a unique online program for building computational skills with Daily Study Groups. The program was enthusiastically received by learners of all ages, and, after recently completing our 50th Daily Study Group, this is the perfect time to reflect on the program, celebrate a milestone and look ahead to future developments.
Jamie Peterson, Director, Wolfram U
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Announcing the 2023 Wolfram Innovator Award Winners

Around the world, experts in computational intelligence have worked to push boundaries in the Wolfram technology stack in unique applications across different fields and disciplines. These leaders are recognized with the Wolfram Innovator Award at the Wolfram Technology Conference.

We are pleased to introduce and congratulate the 2023 Wolfram Innovator Award winners.

Danielle Mayer, Director of Outreach and Communications
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