Quadratic equations are very easy to solve using a calculator. Alcula’s scientific calculator makes it even easier. This is the first of a series of examples of how entering commonly used formulas as user defined functions into the scientific calculator can help you streamline your work, weather your are checking your homework or verifying the solutions to the exercises in your math textbook.
Archive for the ‘Math’ Category
How to solve Quadratic Equations
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010How to use the Random Function of the Scientific Calculator
Thursday, December 17th, 2009As seen in a previous post, the new online scientific calculator now has a random generator function. This article describes the new function in detail and how to use it for generating random integers within a specified interval or for simulating random events such as the rolling of a dice.
Using the Random Integer Function on the Scientific Calculator
Online Fraction Calculator
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Using Alcula’s new online scientific calculator as fraction calculator
One of the most unique and useful features of the online scientific calculator is it’s ability to perform calculations on fractions without converting them to floating point numbers. This article describes how to use it’s power to add, subtract, multiply, divide and even raise fractions to a power.
INT and GCD, new functions of the Online Scientific Calculator
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009With the latest release (0.6) of the Online Scientific Calculator, come two new functions: INT (Integer) and GCD (Greatest Common Divisor). Here is a brief explanation of how they work and why they are useful.