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The Free-Form Linguistics Revolution in Mathematica. November 15, 2010 With the release of Mathematica 8 today, the single most dramatic change is that you don’t have to communicate with Mathematica in the Mathematica language any more: you can just use free-form English instead.

The Free-Form Linguistics Revolution in Mathematica

Wolfram|Alpha has pioneered the concept of specifying computations with free-form linguistic input. And with Mathematica 8, the powerful methods of Wolfram|Alpha become available within the Mathematica environment. All one has to do is to type an = at the beginning of a line. Then what follows is taken as free-form linguistic input. You don’t have to use precise Mathematica syntax. In their native forms, Wolfram|Alpha and Mathematica operate in very different ways. The exciting thing that’s now happened with Mathematica 8 is that these very different approaches have been brought together—to produce the best of both worlds. For Mathematica beginners, free-form linguistic input has an obvious and dramatic effect.

College Physics. MetaCrawler. Map of the Tornadoes Across the South, Day by Day - Interactive Feature. SpywareGuide.com - Spyware, Greynets, Privacy, Botnets, Rootkits, Security Resource. Google data mines your information and wants more Mamamia. Let's own ALL the things.

Google data mines your information and wants more Mamamia

If you do a Google search about how much information Google really controls, there’s a little bit of hyperbole (from users) out there. There’s a litany of searches like ‘Google wants to own your mind‘, ‘Google wants to control you’. There’s also a ‘Google wants to teach computers regret’ which is just creepy, really. Those living in fear of a barcode on their psyche have been prolific with their concerns, no doubt about it. But they’re not totally barking up the wrong tree. Luckily, its motto is ‘don’t be evil’. What does Google know? That ‘information’ isn’t just in all the books ever written (one Google project is to digitise most of the books in the world – eventually – and place them online, making them searchable for everyone).

It started with Google search itself. True story. It knows more about me than my own family does. Information is the new gold No seriously, they probably know the answer before you knew you what the question was. Not quite. Oh wait. 10 Search Terms To Put Wolfram Alpha To Good Use Everyday. If you are still drunk on Google and other traditional ways of doing search, take a sober pill and give Wolfram Alpha a look.

10 Search Terms To Put Wolfram Alpha To Good Use Everyday

Yes, Wolfram Alpha still doesn’t have a handle on the entire human knowledge, but it has its unique take on answering questions, comparing keywords, and projecting data. After understanding the true power of Wolfram Alpha, you will appreciate it as one of the most powerful search engines out there. But is Wolfram Alpha too daunting for a layman? Looking at all the mathematical equations and statistical graphs that the search tool drums out, it seems so. The True Power of the Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine. Earlier this week, I heard Conrad Wolfram speak at the TEDxBrussels convention.

The True Power of the Wolfram Alpha Knowledge Engine

The man, a big force in the popular mathematics company, argued that computational aid at school should not be considered cheating. Computational aid, like Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha. In fact, declining these readily available tools is cheating. This discussion will lead to a rethinking of education. Does one need to know how to build a car to drive it? Although I will save this discussion for the comments, Wolfram’s demonstration of Wolfram Alpha was an eye-opener.

In this article, I will try to shed some light on the three most important aspects that make up the Wolfram Alpha knowledge engine. Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine. Polar r= sin t *sqrt abs cos t / sin t 7/5 -2*sin t 2. Open Source ILS - Integrated Library System. • Easy-to-use circulation policies, strong patron management, intuitive navigation, and extensive permissions for staff accounts. • Parent-child relationship for patron records, as well as a 'copy' patron feature to quickly add families. • A Clubs and Services feature that allows libraries to manage reading groups, book clubs, and other other community outreach programs.

Open Source ILS - Integrated Library System

This feature is easily managed by library staff. • Extensive support for holds, including an option to 'suspend' and 'reactivate' a hold, an option to place holds from a patron's OPAC account, an option to allow staff to re-organize the holds queue, and an option to place holds at either the title or item level. • Enhanced matching policy rules for the 001 and 035 tags, allowing libraries to update older records with a newer version. • Libraries to 'undo' entire import batches from the catalog in a single click, rather than having to delete on a one-by-one basis. Search (and Destroy) Engines. Alex Lightman and Rachel Coleman Wang Jue was going through a difficult time in her life, feeling distraught and powerless.

Search (and Destroy) Engines

She connected with cameraman Li Yuejun and together they committed an extremely sadistic act, unforgivable and senselessly violent. William Gibson says the "The street has its own use for things. " The Internet decided that Yuejun and Jue would pay. The Document Search Engine.