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WolframAlpha FREE @ Microsoft App Store (Was $4.45)

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  • jv on 21/12/2017 - 22:49
    +7

    I've had it on my iphone for about 6-7 years and I think I used it once.

    • pifts on 21/12/2017 - 22:56
      +3

      When you were in high school (/when Wolfram was every student's saviour), did computers exist?

      • j05h on 21/12/2017 - 23:24
        +3

        I have fond memories of using Wolfram Alfa to solve and graph quadratic equations in Year 12 :’) It was a true saviour… until test time!

        • MathNerd on 22/12/2017 - 16:55
          +3

          quadratic equations

          Now you got me interested.
          We have reached the turning point / vertex of this Deal's discussion.

    • [Deactivated] on 21/12/2017 - 22:56
      +8

      Did it understand your questions?

    • MathNerd on 21/12/2017 - 23:30
      +11

      Thanks, I was just wondering how much you used Wolfram Alpha.
      Thanks for letting us know.

    • PeeDee on 22/12/2017 - 00:01
      +1

      It's a great app if you do physics, finance or maths problems and need an understanding of the equations

      • jv on 22/12/2017 - 00:05
        +1

        Can it do Fourier transforms?

        • MathNerd on 22/12/2017 - 00:27
          +4

          Yes.

        • INFIDEL on 22/12/2017 - 07:47
          +7

          @MathNerd:
          As they say - username checks out😉

        • MathNerd on 22/12/2017 - 08:03
          +1

          @Infidel: I always aim to please.

        • Munki on 22/12/2017 - 09:08
          +5

          @MathNerd: I would've thought you always aimed to solve x.

        • MathNerd on 22/12/2017 - 16:54
          +1

          @Munki: Solve for x? Yes I have to, because the pirates asked me to find their treasure and it's marked X on their map.

      • Diji1 on 22/12/2017 - 00:51
        +3

        Yeah, you totally understand shit when you use WolframAlpha to solve stuff. Sounds legit.

        • Jolakot on 22/12/2017 - 14:29
          +3

          It doesn't just solve it, it tells you how to solve it. Being able to get the step-by-step breakdown of any problem probably got me through Y12 Methods.

        • MathNerd on 22/12/2017 - 16:56

          @Jolakot: gotta love year 12 Methods and Spesh.

    • starbearer on 22/12/2017 - 09:54
      +1

      I've had it on my iphone

      jv is an iOS user. Mind = Blown!

      • brawndo on 22/12/2017 - 12:55
        +1

        Only used the iPhone once, though.

  • videlity on 21/12/2017 - 22:50
    +3

    thanks!

  • Darkhour on 21/12/2017 - 23:19
    +4

    has no idea what this was.. should prob put it in the description

    • ATangk on 21/12/2017 - 23:46
      +14

      If you don't know what it is, you probably don't need it.

      • SlickMick on 22/12/2017 - 09:49
        +4

        perhaps, but it's free, and I'm curious :)

    • INFIDEL on 22/12/2017 - 07:55
      +3

      Assuming knowledge - leaving out basic details, in deal title or description is not acceptable according to posting guidelines.
      I have a degree in Mathematics with some engineering from a few years back & I had no idea what this deal was until I read the comments.

    • kpm on 22/12/2017 - 00:44
      +2

      Please, tell me more about the generic search engine that computes things like this.

      • PVA on 23/12/2017 - 16:33
        +1

        Bloody hell, thats simple stuff you can almost do in your head, no app needed.

    • Diji1 on 22/12/2017 - 00:51
      +2

      You failed at Googling.

      • figarow on 22/12/2017 - 07:35
        +3

        duck duck go.
        fail #3 posting my woes

  • MathNerd on 21/12/2017 - 23:31
    +9

    I just wet my pants seeing this deal, my math senses went all tingly.

    This app is integral to everyone's phone needs

    It doesn't differentiate between your abilities in maths

    It'll make you think in a straight line

    Hopefully your head won't be spinning in circles after using this

    • T-Quizzle on 22/12/2017 - 00:37
      +5

      It is true: Maths is the only subject that counts

      There are 10 types of people in this world: those that understand binary notation and those that don’t… and those that need Wolfram|Alpha to understand Ternary ;-) http://m.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=10+ternary+to+decimal

      I might be going off on a tangent but I must admit, I am a little afraid of negative numbers… truely, I will stop at nothing to avoid them…. +1 for this deal

      • entropysbane on 22/12/2017 - 11:28
        +2

        up vote for the effort

      • [Deactivated] on 22/12/2017 - 16:03
        +2

        So true! And of those who don't, every 4 out of 3 don't even understand fractions!

    • Diji1 on 22/12/2017 - 00:53

      I'm unclear as to why people keep saying using Wolfram Alpha is amazing for learning. Using a calculator to solve maths problems doesn't teach you maths …

  • Subada on 21/12/2017 - 23:41
    +1

    What's the difference between the app and the website?

    • naturaldecay on 21/12/2017 - 23:45
      +1

      On desktop, not much. But on mobile it can be clunky loading the web interface in your browser every time- additionally, the mobile app has a more graphical UI so you can easily see expressions with nested brackets and fractions etc.

    • blighst on 21/12/2017 - 23:45
      +4

      Don't know about this one, but the android one gives you step by step solutions for free which the website wants you to pay for.

      Edit: just checked, step by step is free too here

      • Subada on 21/12/2017 - 23:55
        +3

        This would've been great when I was still in uni :(

        Anyway that's pretty sweet.

        • Rohangiga on 22/12/2017 - 01:38
          +1

          Yeah if only I had this for free 3 years ago haha

  • D6C1 on 21/12/2017 - 23:55
    +4

    Who still uses a Windows Phone?

    • MathNerd on 22/12/2017 - 08:05
      +6

      Savas.

      • [Deactivated] on 22/12/2017 - 16:38
        +3

        .savaS

  • pierre6 on 22/12/2017 - 00:03
    -1

    Microsoft link says free, click on "get the app" that'll be $4.45 thanks.

    • D6C1 on 22/12/2017 - 00:07
      +3

      No its not. I just downloaded it free.

    • alvian on 22/12/2017 - 00:23
      +4

      Works fine for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile but not Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Phone 8/8.1.

      • pierre6 on 22/12/2017 - 21:20
        +1

        thanks this was the problem. Can't say I'm surprised just about everything else has stopped working on this phone.

  • SDF05 on 22/12/2017 - 00:39
    +1

    Damn this app still hasn't been updated. Still has the looks from the Windows 8.1 version of the apps.

  • mrhatken on 22/12/2017 - 00:42

    Pity not iOS

  • iamblaq on 22/12/2017 - 05:47
    +3

    Thought I'd use this throughout my engineering degree but ended up using it a total of 0 times.

  • Pacify on 22/12/2017 - 18:57
    +2

    Supposedly it allows you to access the Pro features for ever. Thats freaking amazing.

    Oh, needs window 10. dang

  • priceaintright on 23/12/2017 - 12:09
    +1

    Coming up as $2.25 … expired?

    • JokerCandy on 23/12/2017 - 13:07
      +1

      Same, would like to know :)

      • EnemyEagle3 on 23/12/2017 - 14:49
        +1

        yeah, what's up with it?…

      • sss333 on 23/12/2017 - 20:40
        +1

        It is part of the Microsoft Countdown Sale, someone must've messed up discounting it by 100% instead of 50%

        • CASHONLY on 23/12/2017 - 20:58
          +2

          Clearly that someone didn't use WolframAlpha

  • ColonialBoy on 29/12/2017 - 13:06
    +1

    I signed up for AUD2.25. It created a recurring payment to Microsoft which I cancelled.

    It also forces you to use a Microsoft browser, probably Microsoft edge, and I could not change the font size.

    That aside, Wolfram Alpha is the crowning jewel in 2000 years of science and maths. This is the simple online version and there is a much more extensive PC version which includes a programming language.

    I use it which my Grade 12/12 maths and physics students. If you need to solve a definite integral or factor a polynomial, this is for you.

    You can use the free version at https://www.wolframalpha.com/

    Examples https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=factor+x%5E3-1

    https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=government+debt+of+Aus…

    https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=using+Newton%27s+metho…

    https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+a+second+cousi…

    • Savas on 29/12/2017 - 13:38

      That's really weird, i bought it last year for $3.69 and it wasn't a recurring payment. I have used it lots of times as well, thanks for the tips! I bought the app so i could see the working out for free and support the developer.

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