Ask a Math Geek: Wolfram Alpha

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July 20, 2011

Wolfram Alpha

This website is an invaluable resource for calculus (or any math or any other class, really) students: http://wolframalpha.com/

Find answers to questions in an immense variety of areas: Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Finance, Weather, Music, Nutrition; it can do almost anything!
Take a look at examples of many things it can do: http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/

Qualifications

The Math Geek (that's me) is a student in her junior (third) year of college. She graduated with an Associate's Degree (and a 4.0 GPA) in Adolescent Mathematics Education and is two years away from obtaining a Bachelor's Degree and Teacher Certification in New York State. Her mathematics background involves Algebra, Trigonometry, and Geometry (ages 13-15); Precalculus (ages 15-16); Single-Variable Calculus (ages 16-18); Multi-Variable Calculus, Differential Equations, Proofs, Discrete Math, Linear Algebra, Statistics, and Physics (ages 18-20).
She has been tutoring for pay for two years, as well as volunteering for countless years previous. Most of the students she tutors are at the pre-algebra, algebra, or pre-calculus level.