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What calculator do you use ?
SingedFingers:
TBH I'd use s spreadsheet more if someone did one that did engineering units.
eugenenine:
HP48SX, X48 and Droid48
HighVoltage:
--- Quote from: brucehoult on March 31, 2017, 12:35:33 pm ---Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s
Google: 29.4 m / s
Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s in km/h
Google: 105.84 kilometers per hour
Enter: 100000 aud/year in rubles/month
Google: 358 043.617 Russian rubles / month
It's pretty useful.
--- End quote ---
Instead of using google for this, try Wolframalpha
https://www.wolframalpha.com/
It gives you even functions and so much more
brucehoult:
--- Quote from: HighVoltage on April 01, 2017, 07:59:21 am ---
--- Quote from: brucehoult on March 31, 2017, 12:35:33 pm ---Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s
Google: 29.4 m / s
Enter: 9.8 m/s^2 * 3 s in km/h
Google: 105.84 kilometers per hour
Enter: 100000 aud/year in rubles/month
Google: 358 043.617 Russian rubles / month
It's pretty useful.
--- End quote ---
Instead of using google for this, try Wolframalpha
https://www.wolframalpha.com/
It gives you even functions and so much more
--- End quote ---
Of course I know alpha. For things like the above it takes about six seconds where google is under a second. HUGE difference. Not worth it unless it's something google can't do.
tkuhmone:
Still have the HP 48G - from time when studying to telecomm engineering :-)
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