An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language - Second Edition

The Wolfram Language represents a major advance in programming languages that makes leading-edge computation accessible to everyone. Unique in its approach of building in vast knowledge and automation, the Wolfram Language scales from a single line of easy-to-understand interactive code to million-line production systems.

This book provides an elementary introduction to the Wolfram Language and modern computational thinking. It assumes no prior knowledge of programming, and is suitable for both technical and non-technical college and high-school students, as well as anyone with an interest in the latest technology and its practical application.

Stephen Wolfram is the creator of the Wolfram Language, as well as Wolfram]Alpha and Mathematica. He has been a pioneer in the science and technology of computation for nearly four decades. He started using computers while doing physics research in his early teens, and made many important discoveries that led eventually to his groundbreaking 2002 book A New Kind of Science. Since 1987, Wolfram has been CEO of Wolfram Research, one of the world's most respected software companies, known for its long history of technical innovation.