You can get Mathematica for free on any Raspberry Pi (~$35), so that more or less renders the point about expense moot: https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ ht

You can get Mathematica for free on any Raspberry Pi (~$35), so that more or less renders the point about expense moot: https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ There is also a pretty nice introductory book that is aimed at students: https://www.wolfram.com/language/elementary-introduction/2nd-ed/ https://www.wolfram.com/language/elementary-introduction/2nd...