IMPORTANT: Uninstall any existing version of Mathematica on your computer before you proceed.

Please follow the instructions below for the license appropriate to your role at MSU and type of use. If you do not have a Wolfram account you will need to create one first.

Step 1.  Create a Wolfram account 

If you already have a Wolfram account, skip this step and go to step 2.

  1. Go to http://user.wolfram.com/ and click the Create Account button.

  2. Complete and submit the form to create a Wolfram ID.
    An email message will be sent to you that contains a validation link:
  3. Go to your email, click the link to validate your Wolfram ID. 

Continue to step 2 to download Mathematic. Follow the instructions for appropriate license.

Step 2.  Download Mathematica 

Follow the instructions for the license appropriate for your use of Mathematica.

NOTE: If you do not have a Wolfram account, you will need to create one first. Follow the instructions above in Step 1.

 

Work Use License - for faculty and staff to install on MSU-owned, on-campus computers

  1. Log into Wolfram at https://user.wolfram.com/portal/requestAK/c2d724f5a084ba381da3a60e9b2e676389fdc285.
  2. Complete the Wolfram Activation Key Request Form (select Single License for product), and click Submit.
    On the page that opens, copy the activation key. You will need to enter it to complete installation process.
  3. Click the Product Summary link.
  4. Click the Get Downloads button and then click the Download button next to the platform for your computer.

    After download is complete:
  5. Open and run the installer file.  Enter the Activation Key when prompted.

 

Home Use License - for faculty & staff to install on personally-owned computers

  1. Go to http://www.wolfram.com/siteinfo/homeuse/?parent_license=L3132-1938&request_type=NEW_HU_LICENSE.
  2. Follow instructions to complete the Site Home-Use Mathematica License Request Form.

 

Student License - for students to install on personally-owned computers

  1. Log into Wolfram at https://user.wolfram.com/portal/requestAK/8df0e1ee07ad509f87482f2da51ecbd9fb1c86e9.
  2. Complete the Wolfram Activation Key Request Form and click Submit.
    On the page that opens, copy the activation key. You will need to enter it to complete installation process.
  3. Click the Product Summary link.
  4. Click the Get Downloads button and then click the Download button next to the platform for your computer.

    After download is complete:
  5. Open and run the installer file.  Enter the Activation Key when prompted.

 

Lab/Classroom License -

Please contact the UIT Service Desk at helpdesk@montana.edu to acquire a license key for use on a group of lab or classroom computers. Include the following info in the request about the lab/classroom:

  • building
  • room number
  • number of computers being deployed
  • name, email address, and phone number of the person maintaining the computers.