Microsoft Mathematics is probably one of the most
under estimated pieces of software, that I started to love in the last few
years.
The default Microsoft Windows Calculator is often
fairly limited if you want to perform a little more complex calculations. On
the other end of the spectrum you could use a specialized full blown
engineering suite like Mathworks Matlab. However in a lot of (relative simple)
scenario’s such an extensive toolbox is overkill. Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 is
in the middle between both ends of the spectrum. You can do more advanced
calculations from different mathematical fields, that are more than sufficient
in most cases.
Graphical calculator
As you can see in the screenshot Microsoft Mathematics
4.0 looks like a typical graphical calculator. In the calculator screen on the
left you can expand or collapse different sets of buttons aimed at a specific
professional / scientific field:
- Calculus;
- Statistics;
- Trigonometry;
- Linear Algebra;
- Standard;
This means you can do a lot of advanced
higher order mathematics, without any problem. While this is
extremely helpful for students studying mathematics or other engineering
fields, it can be an excellent tool for a wider audience f professional who
need to do some calculations or solve complex problems.
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Microsoft Mathematics 4 review – A free must-have Math application for Windows to do Calculus, Statistics, Trigonometry, Linear Algebra and more !
Microsoft Mathematics is probably one of the most
under estimated pieces of software, that I started to love in the last few
years.
The default Microsoft Windows Calculator is often
fairly limited if you want to perform a little more complex calculations. On
the other end of the spectrum you could use a specialized full blown
engineering suite like Mathworks Matlab. However in a lot of (relative simple)
scenario’s such an extensive toolbox is overkill. Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 is
in the middle between both ends of the spectrum. You can do more advanced
calculations from different mathematical fields, that are more than sufficient
in most cases.
Graphical calculator
As you can see in the screenshot Microsoft
Mathematics 4.0 looks like a typical graphical calculator. In the calculator
screen on the left you can expand or collapse different sets of buttons aimed
at a specific professional / scientific field:
- Calculus;
- Statistics;
- Trigonometry;
- Linear Algebra;
- Standard;
This means you can do a lot of advanced
higher order mathematics, without any problem. While this is
extremely helpful for students studying mathematics or other engineering
fields, it can be an excellent tool for a wider audience f professional who
need to do some calculations or solve complex problems.
The Ribbon
Microsoft introduced with Microsoft Office 2007
the so called ribbon, a “modern way to help users find, understand, and
use commands efficiently and directly—with a minimum number of clicks, with
less need to resort to trial-and-error, and without having to refer to Help.” I
will cover the features of Microsoft Mathematics 4 by following the structure
of the ribbon.
In the Home tab of the ribbon you can see the
first block of Clipboard options like copy, cut, paste, undo, redo.
A second block is called Numbers and Angles,
where you can easily switch between real and complex numbers, or change from
degrees to radians or gradians dependant on the calculations you are
performing.Finally you can set the decimal places from the drop down menu.
Input is the label of the third block,
which allows you to swtich between keyboard input or pen input.
The final and last block in the ribbon of the
home screen is labelled Tools. Each of the tools will be described in
the sections below.
Equation solver
One of the unique features of Microsoft
Mathematics 4.0 is the equation solver tool, which helps you
to solve equations within a single click.
In the example I processed the equation x +
3 = 2 with the solution x = -1 ! From the solution x = -1 in the worksheet you
can easily plot the equation fairly easy in various typs of graphs. Below
the solution in the worksheet you can see some hyperlinks, which act as the drawing
shortcuts.
Formulas and Equations
The second tool is called formulas and equations. You can choose a specific category of equations you want to solve, from the pull down menu:- Formulas and Equations
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Laws of Exponents
- Properties of Logarithms
- Constants
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