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I'd like to throw something out that I'd love to see in an (open) calculator like this that I've only ever seen implemented in some software calculators. I'd lo
by gravypod 9y ago
I'd like to throw something out that I'd love to see in an (open) calculator like this that I've only ever seen implemented in some software calculators. I'd love to have a physical hardware dedicated calculator that would understand units and boast an easy to use multiple-variable solver.
I'd love to be able to ask my calculator questions like this: We have a sensor attached to a device that moves at 100 feet/second. Our sensor can be configured to sample it's location at a frequency in GHz. What frequency do we need to sample at to make sure that no to samples are further than 12 U (rack units) apart.
(100 feet/second) / (x GHz) = (12 U) [0]
I'd like to also be able to have user programmable units by allowing users to create a file that looks like this. I'd hopefully be able to create this on my desktop and push it to my calculator.
On the multivariable solver-front I'd like to be able to define constraints and get a sensible answer. Something like...
solve(x, y, z, min(x), y=10, z > .3, min(f(x)), max(g(z)))
Something like that... I haven't thought it through.
[0] - My answer: http://i.imgur.com/pimZnwq.png http://i.imgur.com/pimZnwq.png
- wtallis 9y agoHP's graphical calculators have always supported units, including in the interactive numerical solver. Support in the symbolic CAS is more limited. Custom units can be defined in terms of built-in units. In your example, you'd simply store 1.75 inches or 44.45 mm to the variable 'U'.
- duskwuff 9y agoTI's TI-89, TI-92+, and Voyage-200 can handle your first problem. The '89 is still in production; the other two can be inexpensively obtained on eBay ($30-40). http://i.imgur.com/cJudumU.png http://i.imgur.com/cJudumU.png
- baobrien 9y agoThe TI-Nspire and Nspire CX both come in CAS variants that can also do that.