A new Web site that performs very complex math calculations at breakneck speed is causing controversy among some math experts, who wonder if it will discourage students from being forced to work out ...

Whether you need to perform high-level mathematic computations or search for facts and statistics, WolframAlpha is worth a look. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

In case you missed the news, the WolframAlpha search engine recently went “live.” In the run-up to the site’s launch, there was lots of buzz on the Internet about how it could be something that ...

Wolfram|Alpha is best known as a free online computation tool for math and science. It can solve calculus problems while showing you the steps and it can show you how much a teaspoon of salt weighs.

For the past several months, I’ve given WolframAlpha a hard time. I actually think the service is pretty cool, I just think they drastically overpriced their iPhone app. The computational engine was ...

Electronics takes a lot of math. Once you’ve mastered all the algebra and calculus, though, it is sometimes a drag to go through the motions. It also can be error-prone. But these days, you have ...

If you’re studying math or science, you are probably pretty familiar with Wolfram Alpha as a tool for figuring out complicated equations. That makes it a pretty good tool for cheating, but not ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The much-anticipated free Web service WolframAlpha finally launched late Friday, giving the general public a chance to try the "computational knowledge engine" that has had ...