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matonski
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Wolfram Alpha

Post by matonski » Sat May 16, 2009 11:44 pm

It's online and I was pleased to find that it accepts Mathematica commands.
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twistor
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Re: Wolfram Alpha

Post by twistor » Mon May 18, 2009 1:10 pm

Possibly the most annoying search engine ever.
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nathan12343
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Re: Wolfram Alpha

Post by nathan12343 » Mon May 18, 2009 1:48 pm

But also the first search engine that solves differential equations. I wish I had it when I was taking undergrad math classes.
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Re: Wolfram Alpha

Post by a bucket » Mon May 25, 2009 11:28 pm

Wolfram loves Back to the future :lol:
http://www23.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1.21+gigawatts

http://www23.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=88+mph
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twistor
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Re: Wolfram Alpha

Post by twistor » Tue May 26, 2009 11:27 am

No hits for "Hill Valley" though.
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