Software: MATLAB and Mathematica

All Wharton Faculty, Staff, and Students have access to free copies of Mathematica and MATLAB while at Wharton.  These software packages are only available for Penn-related academic purposes or Penn-related academic research.

Mathematica

1. On the Wolfram website (https://www.wolfram.com/), select Your Account from the upper right User icon.
2. On the Sign In page, click on "Or sign in with Single Sign-On (SSO)".
3. Enter your Wharton email address as the username (username@wharton.upenn.edu).
4. You will then be redirected to "standard" PennKey + Password Authentication "Log in with your PennKey" with DUO 2FA.
5. Download and install the software from https://account.wolfram.com/products > Wolfram Mathematica Site License.
6. When you install Mathematica, you will be prompted to log in again, using the same SSO method, above.

Additional Mathematica Resources

Hands-on Start to Mathematica popular tutorials for new users. Topics include creating notebooks and presentations, basic calculations, graphics and interactive models, data analysis, and more:

• https://www.wolfram.com/wolfram-u/courses/wolfram-language/hands-on-start-to-mathematica-wl005/

Deeper Dive: Wolfram Mathematica Learning Center offers hundreds of videos and other dynamic learning resources to maximize your use of Mathematica for your particular area of interest:

• http://url.wolfram.com/1Uo_nMpK/

MATLAB

To use the Wharton-licensed version of MATLAB you'll first need a MathWorks account.

Get A MathWorks Account

If you don't already have a MathWorks account, you'll need to create one:

1. Go to https://www.mathworks.com
2. Click Sign In in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Click Create Account.
4. Enter your Wharton email address (yourPennKey@wharton.upenn.edu).
5. Click Next.
6. You'll be taken to the PennKey login screen. Enter your PennKey username and password and log in.
7. You now have a MathWorks account.

Download and Install MATLAB

Once you have a MathWorks account, you'll be able to download the Wharton-licensed version of MATLAB:

1. Go to https://www.mathworks.com/downloads/
2. Enter your Wharton email address (yourPennKey@wharton.upenn.edu) in the email field.
3. Click Next.
4. Click the blue Download button to download the latest release. You can download previous versions by selecting a version from the release dropdown.

To install the Wharton-licensed version of MATLAB after downloading it (by following the instructions above):

1. Launch the installer you downloaded by following the directions above.
2. Follow the prompts and sign into MathWorks by entering your Wharton email address (<your_username>@wharton.upenn.edu) in the email address field and clicking Next.
3. Enter your PennKey username and password, and 2FA Duo prompt on your device, if prompted 
4. Accept the Terms by clicking Next.
5. You'll be asked to pick a license and select MATLAB (Individual).
6. Click Next.
7. Select the Products you want to install from the list.
8. Click Next, and the installation begins.

Renew a MATLAB License

To renew a MATLAB license, you can follow the instructions here: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_env/manage-your-licenses.html, which are similar to the below, in MATLAB:

1. click on the HOME tab at the top.
2. in the RESOURCES box, click expand Help.
3. expand Licensing and select Update Current Licenses.
4. you should be prompted to log on ... use <your_username>@wharton.upenn.edu and you should be prompted for PennKey authentication with 2FA Duo.
5. if asked which license you should use, select "MATLAB (Individual)".

For additional support using MATLAB, or for problems with installation, contact MATLAB's support at http://www.mathworks.com/support/

Questions?

Contact - Wharton Computing Student Support

Email - support@wharton.upenn.edu