It is figured that you learned enough from Math 171 and 172. If you are new to Mathematica, come see me, and we can make arrangments for assisstance. Neill 101w is the Newton computer lab where you may do these. They operate on Red Hat Linix 6.2, It is generally faster than Windows NT, more generally more secure. Remember though, you are on a network computer.
Networks run slower than a personal machine.