An Update on Wolfram|Alpha

Jean Buck

Director of Content Development, Wolfram|Alpha

Progress on Many Fronts

New Data

Better Performance

New Interfaces and Platforms

Enhanced Interaction

New Data

Mathematics

Physics

SciTech/Medical

Socio/Economic Data

Mathematics

Algebra

Permutations

Quarternions

Vectors

Geometry

Planar laminae

Packings

Non-periodic substitution tilings

Calculus & Analysis

Riemann sums

integrate x^2-x^3, x=0 to 1

Area between curves

area between the curves y=1-x^2 and y=x

Directional derivatives

derivative of x^2 y + x y^2 in the direction (1,1)

Poles and residues

residues of (z^2-9)/(z^4-3z^3+2z^2)

Discrete Math

Number classes

Graphs with symbolic parameters

Integer partitions and compositions

Latin squares

Elementary Math

Repeating decimals

Number lines

show x^3-4x+1>0 on a number line

Computational Complexity

Complexity classes

Physics

Concrete formula calculations

Ideal gas law

Pendulum

Physical systems data

Available systems

Double pendulum

Equation of motion for a driven harmonic oscillator

Magnetic field of a sqare current loop

SciTech/Medical Data

Health and Medicine

Weight loss calculator

Calorie consumption for sports activities as well as other activities

Symptoms of diseases

Materials science

Alloys

Properties of classes of alloys

Precise alloys

Treatments

Radiation shielding

Electron radiation shielding

Photon shielding

Penetration in materials

Machinist and mechanical enginering formulas

Beam deflection

Drill sizes

Milling feed rate

Lathe speed

Chemistry

Miscible solvents

Dilutions

Molarity

Socio/Economic and Consumer Data

In-depth economic and demographic data

Production and consumption comparisons

Country population characteristics

City education statistics

Livability indicators

Climate

Home prices

Traffic

Education

Other cost of living indicators

Consumer topics (mostly under development)

Sports

Retail prices

Movie information

Better Performance

Speed

More complex queries (nesting, chaining, and more)

"top grossing steven spielberg movies starring tom hanks"

“linear regression of burglary rate vs. median home value in all US States vs the Midwest”

“puerto rican american population in the largest massachusetts congressional district”

Better math heuristics

“9.97519751... + 1”

"convert 12,34 euros to dollars"

“26 and 36: what is the least common multiple”

New Interfaces and Platforms

Widgets

Mobile Apps

Wolfram|Alpha Integration with Mathematica

API

Search Engine Integration

Answer Sites

Voice Technologies

Mobile Assistants

Enhanced Interaction

Links to external functionality

Movie tickets

Commercial product sales

Wolfram|Alpha Pro

Go to Chris Williamson’s preview on Friday at 2:00!!

Acknowledgments

My many and heartfelt thanks to all the hard-working Alpha developers who have made what I’ve shown you today possible. 

And I’d especially like to thank Alan Joyce, Dushyant Mukkamala, James Mulnix,Greg Thole, and Michael Trott for providing me with material for this presentation.