Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Wolphram Alpha

Wolphram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine. It has a lot of functions, it's not your regular search engine though.


What it calculates and example input :
  • Advanced calculations - cos(x)+sin(x)
  • Ages - age of obama
  • Areas - area of china
  • Birth/death dates - birthdate of clinton
  • Calories - calories in 2 eggs
  • Chemical formulas - SiO10
  • Conversions - 5mph to km/hr
  • Dates - june 22, 1979
  • Density - density of the earth
  • Distances - distance philly to london
  • Elevations - elevation of salt lake city
  • Holidays - labor day
  • Mass - mass of jupiter
  • Numbers - number of bones in human
  • Populations - population of atlanta
  • Radius - radius of the moon
  • Stock quotes - msft
  • Sunrise/Sunsets - philadelphia sunset
  • Tides - tides in san fransisco
  • Time - time in pa
  • Time/date spans - 1am to 4:30pm
  • Unicode - char
  • Volumes - volume of a sphere
  • Weights - weight of an apple
It's a really helpful tool for everyone. For example, to calculate functions, to draw the function, finding solutions to problems, etc.What's more, it has a simple interface, and easy to use! It even has an example page set up! The examples.

Wolphram Alpha is not just an engine, it also has products for many platforms, mobile, application for company network, etc.

Haven't tried wolphramalpha? What're you waiting for! Try it!

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