12.1.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

12.1.2.1 Entering numbers in Scientific Notation?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=36792

I need to play with a lot of powers such as  10^-3 .  1E-3  does not work for it. Is there any short form for it? 
[number-representation]
 

asked by hhh https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2000 Score of 86

answered by Joe https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=44710 Score of 4

12.1.2.2 What are the most common pitfalls awaiting new users?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=18393

As you may already know, Mathematica is a wonderful piece of software. 
However, it has a few characteristics that tend to confuse new (and sometimes not-so-new) users. That can be clearly seen from ... 
[programming] [core-language] [faq] [guidelines]
 

asked by Dr. belisarius https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=193 Score of 559

answered by Michael E2 https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=4999 Score of 327

12.1.2.3 How to generate a random snowflake?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=39361

'Tis the season... 
And it's about time I posed my first question on Mathematica Stack Exchange. 
So, here's an holiday quest for you Graphics (and P-Chem?) gurus. 
 
What is your best code for generating ... 
[graphics] [random] [simulation] [generative-art]
 

asked by Peltio https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=6745 Score of 153

answered by Silvia https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=17 Score of 191

12.1.2.4 Finding Limits in several variables

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=21544

Is there a way to find a limit of a multivariable function, like 
 
$$\lim_{(x,y)\to (0,0)} f(x,y)$$ 
with Mathematica? 
 
When $f$ is continuous, we can use 
$$\lim_{(x,y)\to (0,0)} f(x,y)=\lim_{(x,0)\... 
[functions] [calculus-and-analysis]
 

asked by Dominic Michaelis https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=5899 Score of 35

answered by whuber https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=91 Score of 44

12.1.2.5 Are you interested in purchasing David Wagner's "Power programming with Mathematica"?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=16485

I recently contacted McGraw-Hill to see if they have a mechanism in place for printing out-of-print books that are still of interest.  Specifically, I asked about "Power programming with Mathematica" ... 
[reference-request]
 

asked by Todd Allen https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=249 Score of 165

12.1.2.6 $\LaTeX$ and Mathematica

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=736

I quite often would like to draw graphics in my $\LaTeX$ documents using Mathematica. I have encountered three problems. I would like to know if there are any workarounds to these problems 
 
I would ... 
[graphics] [export] [latex]
 

asked by Thomas Rot https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=227 Score of 142

answered by Simon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34 Score of 48

12.1.2.7 Mathematica vs. Python - how does Mathematica compare to Python's scientific computing suite?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=86058

Python's family of packages for scientific computing has matured rapidly. I can pretty much replicate all of Mathematica's functionalities, but with production level and open-source code using the ... 
[python] [system-performance]
 

asked by M.R. https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=403 Score of 68

answered by Jens https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=245 Score of 43