Wolfram|Alpha
I just ran into the Wolfram|Alpha site (found it via NyTeknik). The site is amazing. Try, for instance, to search for a substance: caffeine. The result not only includes a nice picture of the molecule, but also quite a few facts about the substance.
Looking a molecules is fun, but the man behind W|A was also responsible for Mathematica. So, go ahead, enter a formula: sin(x)^2. The result includes period, a plot, derivate, integral, but also the steps taken to reach the results. I can imagine one or two maths students using this.
Well, sorry for bugging you with this - but I was absolutely stunned when I ran into the site. It has earned itself one of my bookmarks!
Update! This makes it less attractive: Groklaw - Terms of Use: A Real Difference Between Wolfram|Alpha and Google.
posted by Johan Thelin @ 08:22
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Have a look at this page. It's amazing. Try, for instance, to search for a substance: caffeine. The result includes a nice picture of the molecule, CAS, RTECS, formula, molar mass, density, acidity, history, human tolerance, effects, etc.
*SCNR*
I'm a bit irresolute concerning Wolfram. Did you read 'A New Kind of Science'? Not only did he make it sound like he is the inventor of CA and all similar concepts, he also seems to suggest that he revolutionized computer science with it. It's ridiculous. He's too much a poser for my taste, even if he's as intelligent as he claims.
He might be a poser, but I still like the tool.
Did you try KDE? It gives you 4 Kids Entertainment, latest trade prices, price history and so on. I think it should really give you a comparison between Gnome and KDE and obviously KDE is winning:-)
Let's see what happens when Google^2 is released...
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/12/what-is-google-squared-it-is-how-google-will-crush-wolfram-alpha-exclusive-video/
Hah, that totally would've been handy when I was taking calculus and such. Probably a good way to learn Mathematica too.
WolframAlpha is a very useful tool for searching information mathematical and scientific in nature. But searches like 'baby name meanings' are not understood by WA. Been playing around with it along with other search engines like Find.com, Google.com and all I can say is that i still wanna use traditional search engines, if I have to choose. I don't search for data like how far is the moon from the earth like everyday.
Greetings good people, please have a look at this article from /.
Be cautious when using the app above mentioned.
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ISsCZUQfHt0/article.pl
Nothing else.
TC
The legal side of things is something to be aware of. Good of you to point it out!
It actually makes an awful lot of mistakes when dealing with chemistry. Better go to WikiPedia.
Try "submarine" :) And I thought this was a ship with abilities to submerge under water...
this is also a cool way to learn geography
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