Installation, Registration, Passwords

What should my installation look like, again?



How do I install mathStatica under Mac OS X (10.1 or higher)?
Under Mac OS X, Mathematica is installed as a bundle, which is at the same time both an application and a folder. In order for mathStatica to work, it must be installed inside this bundle.

To view the contents of the bundle:

  1. Go to the Finder, and simply CONTROL-click on the Mathematica icon. A pop-up menu appears.
  2. Select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu, as shown in the following diagram.

You can then install mathStatica in the normal way, as described on pages 3 and 4 of the book.

I just upgraded to Mathematica 5. Which version of mathStatica do I need?
You need mathStatica 1.5 which provides perfect compatibility with Mathematica 5.

[ See: mathStatica compatibility table ]


Can I install mathStatica on our network?
To run mathStatica over a network, you will need to buy a mathStatica Network License.
Please see the Network License page for more details.

I registered as a BASIC user. I now want GOLD. How do I upgrade?
To upgrade, please go to the Buy Gold page.

When I click mathStatica's HELP button, the computer just beeps!? Why?
This may occur if you did not implement Step 4 of the installation (see page 4 of the book).
    To resolve this problem:
     
  1. Start up Mathematica (fresh kernel)
  2. Go to Mathematica's HELP MENU
  3. Select: Rebuild Help Index

  4. Load mathStatica:

        <<mathStatica.m

  5. Click on the HELP button in the palette below.

The problem should now be fixed.

I have a custom Mathematica init.m file. Can this interfere with mathStatica?
Some advanced Mathematica users make their own custom  init.m  file which tells Mathematica to do various things when it starts up. If you do not know what an  init.m  file is, or if you have not modified your  init.m  file, then this point does not concern you.

However, if you have modified your  init.m  file, please recall that mathStatica assumes that it is always going to be loaded from a fresh kernel, before anything else is loaded. So, if you have modified your  init.m  file to, for example, define n=22 at startup, then when you subsequently load mathStatica, it will complain and notify you that you should be loading mathStatica from a fresh kernel. If this happens, one solution is to add mathStatica to the top of your  init.m  file, so that it gets loaded before anything else. Alternatively, you could remove the offending bits from your  init.m  file.

I have also purchased CalculusWiz. Can this product interfere with mathStatica?
By default, CalculusWiz is installed in the: 'AddOns/Autoload' directory. This causes CalculusWiz to be automatically loaded every time Mathematica is started up. Unfortunately, some variables in CalculusWiz are not properly kept private which in turn causes a context conflict with mathStatica.

    To resolve this problem:
     
  1. Move the whole CalculusWiz folder from the 'AddOns/Autoload' directory to the 'AddOns/Applications' directory.

  2. Next, move two files, namely 'CalculusWiz.nb' and 'CalculusWizNavigator.nb', from the:

    'AddOns/Applications/CalculusWiz/FrontEnd/Palettes'

    directory to the

    'Configuration/FrontEnd/Palettes' directory.

    Then, both applications ( mathStatica and CalculusWiz) will run fine.


I started out using the FREE trial version of Mathematica. I have now bought my own copy of Mathematica. Will I need a new mathStatica password?

Yes.

Your mathStatica password is linked to your Mathematica license number. If you start off using the FREE trial version of Mathematica, and then subsequently purchase your own copy of Mathematica, please contact us with your new Mathematica License number at register@mathStatica.com. After verifying your details, we will provide you with a new mathStatica password.

Once you have your own copy of Mathematica, both your Mathematica License number and your mathStatica password will not change again.