A Different Pencil Too Good to be Ignored? A First Look at Wolfram|Alpha

Authors

Gizem Karaali, Pomona CollegeFollow
Bruce Yoshiwara, Los Angeles Pierce College

Document Type

Article

Department

Mathematics (Pomona)

Publication Date

2009

Keywords

Wolfram|Alpha, computational knowledge engine, systematic knowledge

Abstract

So you came across several news pieces about Wolfram|Alpha and you’re wondering what all the fuss is about. Let’s start with the basics.

Comments

First appeared in MAA FOCUS, newsmagazine of the Mathematical Association of America.

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© 2009 The Mathematical Association of America

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Recommended Citation

Karaali, G. and Yoshiwara, B., A Different Pencil Too Good to be Ignored? A First Look at Wolfram|Alpha, FOCUS (newsletter of the Mathematical Association of America) Volume 29 Number 5 (2009), page 15.