I am using Mathematica 8. Is there a way to use free form input through the terminal? Using the notebook is not an option for me.
I want to do things like "optimize x^2 on [1, 4]" without having to type excessive notation. Thanks.
I am using Mathematica 8. Is there a way to use free form input through the terminal? Using the notebook is not an option for me.
I want to do things like "optimize x^2 on [1, 4]" without having to type excessive notation. Thanks.
You can use WolframAlpha
like this:
WolframAlpha["optimize x^2 on [1, 4]", "Result"]
(* {{1, {x -> 1}}, {16, {x -> 4}}} *)
This requires the front end. It does not require an actual screen, and will work in terminal mode, but the front end must be able to run somehow. If you are accessing a headless Linux machine through SSH, there must still be a running X server. The typical way is to use Xvfb, but ssh X forwarding (-X
option) may work too.