On the basis of simply introduction of Mathematica,this paper emphasizes on discussing its advantage of programming,adjustment,curve fitting and iterative operation in the area of geodesy,meanwhile some examples are presented.

• 在简要介绍Mathematica软件的基础上,着重讨论了其在测绘编程计算、平差、曲线拟合、迭代运算方面的优势,并利用实例进行了分析。