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Wilfred Lee, Ph.D. Professor of Physics

Wilfred Lee, Ph.D. Professor of Physics. www.wolframalpha.com. What is Wolfram Alpha. A computational knowledge engine Generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base Does not search the web Answers not in terms of links

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Wilfred Lee, Ph.D. Professor of Physics

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  1. Wilfred Lee, Ph.D. Professor of Physics

  2. www.wolframalpha.com

  3. What is Wolfram Alpha • A computational knowledge engine • Generates output by doing computations from its own internal knowledge base • Does not search the web • Answers not in terms of links • Works under all standard modern browsers (IE 7+; Firefox 3+; Safari 3+; Opera 9+; etc.)

  4. Some Facts • Pet project of physicist Stephen Wolfram of Wolfram Research • Released May 2009 • 10+ trillion pieces of data • 50,000+ types of algorithms • Running on supercomputer-class compute clusters • Internal database expanding

  5. Connection to Mathematica • About 5 millions Mathematica codes • “The World's Most Powerful Global Computing Environment” • $2495

  6. My own experience with Mathematica

  7. Today’s Plan • Fun with Wolfram Alpha • Mathematics • Physics • Chemistry • Biology • Others

  8. Find the answers below • Number of full time students in SWC • Boiling point of water at the highest point in California • 1, 3, 6, 7, 6, … find the 23rd term • Find the next prime of 6193213123

  9. iPhone App

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