Archive for March, 2010

How to solve Quadratic Equations

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Quadratic equations are very easy to solve using a calculator. Alcula’s  scientific calculator makes it even easier. This is the first of a series of examples of how entering commonly used formulas as user defined functions into the  scientific calculator can help you streamline your work, weather your are checking your homework or verifying the solutions to the exercises in your math textbook.

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Scientific calculator skins

Monday, March 8th, 2010
Following the nice comments received about the new calculator’s functionality, and since no new bugs were reported, I had time to work a bit on the look and feel of the calculator. The new version adds two user selectable skins: ‘Wooden’ and ‘Smoke’, the original look is now called ‘Classic’.  Here they are:

Following the nice comments received about the new calculator’s functionality, and since no new bugs were reported, I had time to work a bit on the scientific calculator’s look. The new version adds two user selectable color themes: ‘Wooden’ and ‘Smoke’, the original theme is now called ‘Classic’.

Wooden

Wooden

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