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How to Install Mathematica

  1. If you are a new user, you will need to create a new account. (see step 5)
  2. Go to wolfram user portal (https://www.wolfram.com/siteinfo/) and enter your email address in the "Enter your institutional email address" field. Check the "I have read and agree to Wolfram's Privacy Policy checkbox. Click Continue.
  3. On the next page, select whether you are a student or faculty/staff.
  4. Next page, click on Get Mathematica Desktop.
  5. In the Sign In field put in your sonoma.edu email address or if you don't think you have a Wolfram ID, click on Create one.
  6. In the Wolfram Activation Key Request Form specify what department you are in. Then select a product and version and click on Submit.
  7. You will be taken to a page with your activation key. An email will also be sent to your Sonoma State University email address.
  8. You can click the "Product Summary page" link or the link in your email to be taken to the downloads.
  9. Scroll down to “Downloads” and find your OS listed under “Standard Download”. Click the download button adjacent to your desired platform.
  10. This will download the Download Manager file for the corresponding operating system.
  11. Follow the remaining steps for your operating system.

Windows

  1. Run the Download Manager and keep all of the default settings and click [Next].
  2. Once the Download Manager finishes click [Launch]. This will launch the installer.
  3. Leave all settings at the default and proceed through the installer, clicking the [Install] button at the end.
  4. When it is finished installing leave the "Launch Wolfram" box checked and click [Finish].
  5. The Wolfram Product Activation will launch. You can click the [Continue >>] button under "Sign In to Activate Your Product".
  6. It will launch a browser window. If you are still logged in, you will be prompted to activate Mathematica. Otherwise login and you will be prompted to activate Mathematica.
  7. Accept the terms of Wolfram's License agreement and the product will launch.

macOS

  1. Launch the Apple Desktop Image file containing the Download Manger.
  2. Run the Download Manager and keep all of the default settings and click [Next].
  3. Once the Download Manager finishes click [Launch]. This will launch the installer.
  4. Leave all settings at the default and proceed through the installer, clicking the [Install] button at the end.
  5. When it is finished installing click [Close]. It should launcha window that will allow you to drag the "Wolfram" (Mathematica) application to your Applications folder.
  6. Launch the application from the Applications folder.
  7. The Wolfram Product Activation will launch. You can click the [Continue >>] button under "Sign In to Activate Your Product".
  8. It will launch a browser window. If you are still logged in, you will be prompted to activate Mathematica. Otherwise login and you will be prompted to activate Mathematica.
  9. Accept the terms of Wolfram's License agreement and the product will launch.