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Once again, here is the main page for Wolfram|Alpha.

  1. Wolfram|Alpha, http://www.wolframalpha.com/

You may have come across Wolfram|Alpha in the news. Here are a few recent articles.

  1. Carl Bialik, "Sum Help: Search Engine for Mathletes," Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2009, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124516890985419379.html
  2. Jeff Young, "A Calculating Web Site Could Ignite a New Campus 'Math War,'" Chronicle of Higher Education, June 12, 2009, http://chronicle.com/article/A-Calculating-Web-Site-Coul/47316/

Various web sites have been following the developments as well.

  1. Frederic Lardinois, "Wolfram Alpha Gears Up for the Fall Semester," http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wolfram_alpha_gears_up_for_the_fall_semester.php
  2. Nathania Johnson, "Wolfram|Alpha Hard at Work Three Months After Launch," http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090824-011314

Geeks have been busy incorporating Wolfram|Alpha into other apps:

  1. Goofram, http://www.goofram.com/
  2. heapr, http://www1.heapr.com/splash

There is even a YouTube video about Wolfram|Alpha.

  1. Robert Talbert, "Wolfram|Alpha for Calculus Students," YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyfhzhfuz58

Mathematicians have been discussing Wolfram|Alpha as well.

  1. David M. Bressoud, "Launchings: Wolfram|Alpha," http://www.maa.org/columns/launchings/launchings_08_09.html
  2. "New Search Engine WolframAlpha Has Mathematicians Hypothesizing," Math in the News (MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library), June 22, 2009, http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/?pa=mathNews&sa=view&newsId=608
  3. "WolframAlpha Is Computing's 'Best of What's New' in 2009," Math in the News (MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library), December 2, 2009, http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL?pa=mathNews&sa=view&newsId=722

More detailed and very thoughtful discussions by mathematicians can be found in:

  1. Maria Andersen, "Don’t get W|A Implications? Try these examples," Teaching College Math, http://teachingcollegemath.com/?p=1019
  2. Maria Andersen, "Impact of Wolfram Alpha on Math Ed," Teaching College Math, http://teachingcollegemath.com/?p=998
  3. Walpha Wiki, http://walphawiki.wikidot.com/

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