Here is a list of some useful (and obviously defined) mathematical functions:
Name | Description | |
Sqrt[x] | square root of x | |
Exp[x] | exponential | |
Log[x] | natural logarithm of x (i.e. base e) | |
Log[b,x] | logarithm of x base b | |
Factorial[n] | factorial of n | |
Sin[x] | trigonometric functions, with the arguments in radians! | |
Cos[x] | ||
Tan[x] | ||
ArcSin[x] | inverse trigonometric functions | |
ArcCos[x] | ||
ArcTan[x] | ||
Sinh[x] | hyperbolic trigonometric functions | |
Cosh[x] | ||
Tanh[x] | ||
ArcSinh[x] | inverse hyperbolic trigonometric functions | |
ArcCosh[x] | ||
ArcTanh[x] | ||
Abs[z] | absolute value of x (even when z is a complex number) | |
Re[z] | real part | |
Im[z] | imaginary part | |
Arg[z] | argument of x (normally used when z is a complex number) | |
Conjugate[z] | complex conjugate of z | |
Round[x] | closest integer to x | |
IntegerPart[x] | integer part of x | |
Mod[k, x] | k modulo n, i.e. the remainder of | |
k when its divided by n |