Stephen Wolfram's Introduction to the Wolfram Language

Why it was recommended

The demos are all pretty impressive

Recommendationjdp · Original2014-03

What it covers

Stephen Wolfram gives a 13-minute tour of the Wolfram Language, a symbolic, functional programming language with a built-in knowledgebase. He demos querying large datasets. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Wolfram

Length

12 min 56 sec

Year

2014

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